2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (39+ words) Arkansas state government cuts full-time employees in fiscal 2026 by 0.5%, raises total salaries and benefits by 7.5% The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas state government cuts full-time employees in fiscal 2026 by 0.5%, raises total salaries and benefits by 7.5%...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago   (669+ words) The S&P 500 fell 0.2% after flipping between modest gains and losses through the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 9 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.5%. The reaction was stronger in the bond market following Warsh's first…...

22+ hour, 55+ min ago   (890+ words) JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. -- Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (359+ words) WASHINGTON -- Americans' confidence in the economy declined again this month as the ongoing conflict in Iran continued to push U.S. gasoline prices above $4 per gallon. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped from 90.2 in July to 89.4 in…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (828+ words) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's debut speech at the annual Jackson Hole conference this week, self-advertised as a choice between discussing near-term policy and sticking to broader principles, has taken on added weight as traders and analysts look for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (19+ words) Arkansas’ unemployment rate drops to 4% for July The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas’ unemployment rate drops to 4% for July...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (411+ words) WASHINGTON -- Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims dropped from a revised 212,000 the week before to 206,000 last week....

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (909+ words) NEW YORK -- After splurging on the World Cup and Amazon Prime Day sales, Americans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest amount in more than a year. Retail sales fell 0.6% last month, marking the biggest decrease since May…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (676+ words) NEW YORK -- The U.S. stock market edged back from its all-time high Friday following the latest report on the economy to come in surprisingly weak, this time about how much shoppers are spending at retailers. Such data could keep interest rates…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (647+ words) WASHINGTON -- Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead. The Labor Department's producer price index -- which…...