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Low-wage workers are falling behind in the expansion
4+ hour, 7+ min ago The current U.S. economic expansion is now more than five years old. By many measures it has been a strong one. The unemployment rate fell to 3.4% briefly......
Stocks rise on Wall Street and pull toward weekly gains as AI stocks climb
1+ day, 21+ hour ago NEW YORK " Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday and further trimmed losses from earlier in the week for several major indexes. The......
U.S. consumer prices slowed unexpectedly in November, but still up 2.7% from a year earlier
2+ day, 21+ hour ago U.S. inflation decelerated unexpectedly last month, according to new data that had been delayed by the government shutdown...
Wall Street slips as oil prices keep dropping
4+ day, 15+ hour ago NEW YORK " The U.S. stock market drifted through a mixed day of trading Tuesday after reports on the economy did little to clear uncertainty about......
Wall Street hangs near its records following mixed data on the economy
4+ day, 20+ hour ago NEW YORK" " The U.S. stock market is holding nearly in place on Tuesday following mixed data on the economy's strength, which did little......
U.S. tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases
5+ day, 17+ hour ago The Ah Louis Store in San Luis Obispo, California, turns into a winter wonderland every holiday season. Green garlands, giant nutcrackers, baubles and......
Hassett says Federal Reserve can reject Trump's views if he is chair
6+ day, 14+ hour ago A leading candidate to be President Donald Trump's choice for Federal Reserve chair says he would present the president's views to Fed officials for their consideration but they could reject them if they chose when making decisions on interest rates....
Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to its worst day in 3 weeks
1+ week, 1+ day ago NEW YORK " More drops for superstar artificial-intelligence stocks knocked Wall Street off its record heights on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%......
Shoppers say 'tis the season for inflation, an AP-NORC poll finds
1+ week, 2+ day ago WASHINGTON " This holiday season isn't quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains......