1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (540+ 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. Here's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (694+ words) There's a famous line in the movie "The Graduate" where a young Dustin Hoffman receives this bit of career advice from a businessman: "One word, Benjamin: plastics." He wasn't talking about credit cards, but he might as well have been....

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (476+ words) Consumer confidence plunged to a record low on Friday as the economic fallout from the war in Iran continued. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index recorded its lowest reading on record, dropping to 47. 6, down 10. 7% from the month prior. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (369+ words) The consumer price index (CPI) rose in March as economic shocks ripple through the economy from the war in Iran, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. The annual rate reading was the largest recorded since April 2024 and increased…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (743+ words) For decades, the American financial model followed a familiar structure. Earn a wage, save consistently, invest long term, and rely on gradual growth to build security. That model still exists, but it is no longer the only framework people are…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (545+ words) France's national bank removed and sold all of its remaining gold held by the U. S. Federal Reserve, netting a profit worth nearly $15 billion, multiple outlets reported. The Bank of France announced it netted 12. 8 billion euros " equivalent to $14. 8 billion " after it finished…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (270+ words) Friday's'strong jobs report'smashed expectations and demonstrated that the economy and labor market are far stronger than the mainstream media suggests. The economy added 178, 000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate fell to 4. 3 percent. Real wages rose again, increasing average American…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (444+ words) Every year, American families sit down to review their health insurance and brace for the same gut punch: premiums rising, deductibles higher, out-of-pocket maximums climbing. Most accept it as an unavoidable fact of life. It doesn't have to be this…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (327+ words) A massive data center deal was announced by the United States and Japan on Friday. The Portsmouth Consortium includes banks, construction companies, and manufacturers. J. P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation are notable project participants. Soft Bank and its subsidiary…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (283+ words) The Trump administration announced new policies to lower the amount of capital banks must hold. The proposal was introduced Thursday, and it comes in the wake of President Donald Trump's March executive order on mortgage credit. Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth…...