4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (15+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) — US wholesale prices moved higher last month in latest evidence of stubborn inflation....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (770+ words) Unemployed and $1,300 in debt, he can no longer afford the bus fare from his suburb or the books he needs to keep studying — even at a tuition-free university that has helped generations of Argentines climb into the middle class. He’s…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (767+ words) The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (139+ words) WTOP US consumer confidence falls to lowest level in 7 months as gas prices remain elevated August 25, 2026, 10:12 AM The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 89.4 in August from 90.2 in July. That’s the lowest level in seven…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (885+ words) August 24, 2026, 4:17 PM A longstanding, federally funded Ohio manufacturing program that provides job training and technology support to companies could be shut down for good if federal officials follow recommendations in a new audit. In an audit released this week, the…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (239+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, hail possible in DC area over next few hours August 8, 2026, 1:50 PM The reports help give investors and economists a better sense of where prices are moving on a wide range of goods and services,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (671+ words) July 29, 2026, 5:18 PM The Fed’s rate-setting committee reached its decision after two days of deliberations, marking the fifth straight meeting at which the benchmark rate was kept at around 3.6%. Some economists and Wall Street analysts had predicted the Fed would hike…...