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Opinion | Shoppers know food is expensive
3+ hour, 27+ min ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Marian L. Tupy and Gale L. Pooley's Dec. 6 op-ed, "Actually, today's food prices are…...
A new round of confusing economic data is muddying the picture
2+ day, 12+ hour ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Economists largely shrugged off this week's monthly jobs and inflation reports, saying…...
Opinion | Quantitative easing is back. Let’s hope it works for all Americans this time.
2+ day, 19+ hour ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Fed's rate cut wasn't the surprising part of its moves this…...
Inflation has proven stubborn all year. Will November be any different?
3+ day, 12+ hour ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. After a gap in official data, Thursday's report will offer a more…...
Column | A reckoning over capitalism
6+ day, 6+ hour ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. In the late 1800s, when the word "capitalism" began to be used to…...
More Americans are buying boring, practical gifts this holiday season
1+ week, 6+ hour ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Rising costs and economic jitters have many Americans rethinking their wish lists....
Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks up to 6.22%, but remains close to its low for the year
1+ week, 3+ day ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week, though…...
Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett leads in the race to be Fed chair
1+ week, 3+ day ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Kevin Hassett continues to be the top candidate to replace Jerome Powell…...
The Federal Reserve cuts rates again, amid mixed economic signals, signals at least one more cut next year
1+ week, 4+ day ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The central bank lowered its benchmark rate for a third consecutive meeting....
What a Fed rate cut means for your home, car and credit card loans
1+ week, 4+ day ago Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates again. Here's what…...