3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (239+ words) American voters have become more pessimistic about the economy since the start of the conflict with Iran, according to a CBS News poll released Sunday. More than three out of four respondents said they felt "concerned" about the economy, while…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (573+ words) Yields on 30-year Treasury bonds spiked Friday to levels last seen during the 2007-2009 financial crisis as markets continued to react negatively to fallout from the Iran war and the federal government's fiscal crisis. Yields on the 30-year U. S. Treasury note reached…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (435+ words) A plurality of Americans said all of their money is currently being spent on living expenses, according to an Napolitan News Service poll released Thursday. The newly released survey found that 44% of registered U. S. voters say all their money goes toward…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (347+ words) U. S. inflation jumped higher than expected in April as the ongoing Iran war raised food and energy prices across the nation, according to government data released Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a broad measure of the cost of everyday goods,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (468+ words) Friday's'jobs report smashed expectations again, showing the labor market is far healthier than corporate media suggests. In April, 115, 000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate remained at 4. 3%. These job gains follow a string of strong labor market indicators this week....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (376+ words) The U. S. national debt exceeded the total amount of output from the entire economy as of March 31, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The country's publicly held debt was $31. 265 trillion, while the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the total value of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (603+ words) You probably didn't hear much about a'trade meeting that wrapped up in Cameroon last month. That's understandable. What happened there, or more precisely what didn't happen, affects your paycheck, your job and the prices you pay for almost everything. The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (351+ words) Four committee members dissented Wednesday from the Federal Reserve's statement to keep the central bank's benchmark interest rate unchanged, marking the highest level of opposition since 1992 as Chairman Jerome Powell is set to be replaced. The sentence in question added…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (663+ words) From time to time, this kind of question pops up in my inbox: How can I get started investing in stocks and mutual funds that are risk-free and have guaranteed high rates of return? Of course, that makes me laugh,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (785+ words) President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel have done something no Washington consensus would have predicted five years ago: they put American economic security back on the agenda and kept it there. That matters. The conversation around trade has fundamentally shifted,…...