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1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (179+ words) Chicago residents making purchases at their local liquor store will notice a new tax on their bill beginning Sunday. According to the city's Department of Finance, the new 1.5% tax on liquor will officially go into effect on Sunday after having…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (28+ words) President Donald Trump, his Treasury secretary and his choice to lead the Federal Reserve believe they can coax the U.S. economy into partying like it's 1999....

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (487+ words) U.S. Treasury buyback operations came into focus on February 25, 2026, as the government confirmed a $745 million repurchase of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). The transaction was part of a broader $2.7 billion repurchase program executed that same week. The bonds involved fall within a…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1675+ words) (Bloomberg) " US payrolls growth probably settled back in February after the strongest month of hiring in a year, returning to a more moderate and likely sustainable pace of hiring. Economists project 60,000 jobs were added for the month " less than half…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (815+ words) Join economist Dr. Orphe Divounguy and Chris Krug as they discuss Inflation weak job growth on this episode of Everyday Economics! Everyday Economics is an unrehearsed, free-flow discussion of the economic news shaping the day. The thoughts expressed by the…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (527+ words) Red alert: Households are cutting meals to pay electricity bills. In the past decade, food's share of household spending has dropped from 43 percent to 37 percent, while utilities have climbed from 15 percent to 25 percent. The plate has shrunk so the meter…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (364+ words) DENVER " At downtown Denver Scandinavian clothing retailer Aktiv, every sweater, hat, and base layer is imported " and owner Nate Axvig says his profits have taken a significant hit from Trump's global tariffs. "In real dollars that cost us, last fall,…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (571+ words) Chancellor urged to reform Office for Budget Responsibility to open way to more public investment Rachel Reeves must reform the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to open the way to more public investment, an alliance of thinktanks has argued ahead…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (158+ words) Founded in 2004, Seeking Alpha is an industry-leading financial research platform powered by one of the world's largest investing communities. We bridge the gap between financial information and actionable insight by providing unrivaled coverage on all asset classes and access to…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (770+ words) LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top worry for investors unsettled by the prospect of a power struggle in Iran and a protracted regional war, with ramifications for everything…...