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Utah households face rising costs, affordability challenges
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (571+ words) Consumer sentiment trends in Utah and nationwide, key cost-of-living pressures and the role economic data plays in shaping policy decisions aimed at improving affordability are on the minds of residents of the Beehive State and those tasked with interpreting the…...
Inflation eases in January, but the cost of basic necessities still on the rise
1+ week, 6+ day ago (660+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. The cost of U.S. goods and services is still on the rise, but clocked in at a slightly slower pace to start the…...
Labor Department report finds surprise January jobs jump
2+ week, 1+ day ago (528+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. The U.S. labor market blew past job growth expectations to kick off the new year with employers adding a robust 130,000 new positions in…...
Here's why Intermountain Health just ended its pension program
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (714+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. Utah-based Intermountain Health announced last week that it plans to bring its long-running pension program to an end. The move puts the…...
What economic, geopolitical turmoils is doing to the price of gold
4+ week, 2+ day ago (473+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. Amid ongoing global economic and geopolitical uncertainty, gold reached an all-time high on Monday, surpassing the $5,000 per ounce price benchmark for the…...
New federal report reveals mixed signals on inflation, consumer spending
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (661+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. A report delayed by the federal government shutdown found inflation continued to inch up late last year but so did consumer spending,…...
Will new inflation rate impact tension between Trump and Federal Reserve?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (744+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. Grocery prices saw their biggest one-month increase in three years in December but price drops in other categories, including gasoline, helped offset…...
Will 2026 be a brighter year for the U.S. economy?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1104+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. A weakening employment sector, persistent inflation, out-of-reach housing prices and the uncertainty born of shifting international trade policies were among the hallmarks…...
Top Utah economist says Trump investigation of Fed chair could undermine ‘entire economy’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (862+ words) The top economist at Utah's largest bank began his economic outlook report to state policymakers on Monday with a warning. The criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell by President Donald Trump's Department of Justice could throw the economy…...
Here’s what drove the biggest economic jump in 2 years
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (578+ words) Art is an award-winning reporter who covers advanced industry and technology on the Deseret News' special projects team. A delayed Commerce Department report released Tuesday shows U.S. economic growth outpaced expectations in the third quarter of the year, hitting the highest…...