2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (611+ words) Back-to-back hotter-than-expected inflation readings may disappoint the majority of US central bankers who had been counting on price pressures easing on their own, setting the table for an interest-rate hike at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week and potentially more…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (798+ words) A key inflation gauge in August came in slightly hotter than expected – sending the odds the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates next week toward near certainty. The core figure in the Consumer Price Index – which excludes volatile food and…...

4+ day, 24+ min ago   (184+ words) Wholesale inflation in August saw its strongest increase in three months, largely driven by higher energy costs – as the Federal Reserve weighs whether to raise interest rates next week to stem rising prices. The Producer Price Index jumped 5.4% in August…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (356+ words) The cost of calling yourself affluent in California appears to be creeping ever higher. Newly-shared analysis reveals just how much cash you need in the Golden State to call yourself upper-middle class — and $156,000 per household is considered to be the…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (806+ words) American manufacturing is on the rebound — and that good news could hardly come at a better time for President Donald Trump, as Republicans gird themselves for the midterm elections just two months from now. Manufacturing isn’t the only sector that’s…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (837+ words) Bill Gates is warning that artificial intelligence could unleash mass unemployment, enable bioterrorism and even slip beyond human control — while accusing the tech industry of downplaying the dangers because too much money is at stake. The 70-year-old tech titan sounded…...