2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (79+ words) The housing crisis is forcing buyers to choose between affordability or safety'WBUR Ivis Garcia, professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas A&M University, has been looking into a new quirk of the current housing crisis: Many buyers…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (736+ words) Every grocery run for Somerville resident Tina Caruso is like a puzzle. She counts on about $200 a month in food assistance benefits.And she worries about how to make a set budget work when she feels like prices keep going…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (35+ words) Trump taps Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve'wbur.org - Trump keeps pressuring the Fed to cut rates. Here's why its independence matters - Federal judge blocks Trump from firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, for now...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1885+ words) President Trump says he wants to cap credit card interest at 10%. What it could mean for Americans' credit card debt. Christopher Palmer, associate professor of finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Alexa Rosenbloom, director of the Consumer Protection…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (62+ words) More young people are getting dangerously hooked on online sports betting'WBUR Online sports betting is quickly growing in popularity. It's a huge boon for state revenue, but it's also resulted in more young people struggling with gambling. WBUR's Patrick Madden…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (159+ words) The Federal Reserve is carefully balancing a cooling job market with inflation as it decides on interest rate cuts. Concerns about an AI bubble have grown. "Affordability" has caught traction this year, with rising prices putting pressure on many low-and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (65+ words) President Trump says he is certain that the economy is flourishing. We fact-check Trump's claims about the economy with Ali Velshi, economics correspondent and anchor at MS NOW. President Trump says he is certain that the economy is flourishing. We…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (106+ words) In its final meeting of the year, the Federal Reserve decided to lower interest rates by a quarter point. It was the third cut this year, and three officials dissented in one of the most divided ... In its final meeting…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (141+ words) Among the most hotly debated topics in economic policy these days is a wealth tax on billionaires " a levy targeting the total value of assets held by the ultra-wealthy, instead of their income. In California, a proposed ballot measure called…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (133+ words) The Labor Department released September's monthly jobs report, showing employers added 119,000 jobs, which is the strongest increase since April. The government shutdown delayed the release of these ... The Labor Department released September's monthly jobs report, showing employers added 119,000 jobs, which…...