1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (267+ words) A checkout lane at a Meijer store in Howell, Michigan. (Jon King/Michigan Advance) Consumer sentiment dropped for the second month in a row, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, with respondents citing concerns about the Iran…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (685+ words) Prices rise. People blame capitalism. President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to decide what prices are "excessive." So I was surprised to see economist Donald…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (939+ words) Consumer prices rose 3. 3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, up sharply from just 2. 4% in February and the biggest yearly increase since May 2024. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0. 9% in March from February, the largest such…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (720+ words) After two years of tweaks to its value menu, Mc Donald's has a new strategy: keep it simple. The fast-food giant's budget-focused Mc Value menu will have 10 items that each cost under $3 starting April 21. The breakfast items include hash browns…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (709+ words) The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring marked a turnaround from the loss of 133, 000 jobs in February. The job gains were about three times what economists had forecast. But uncertainty surrounding the war with Iran " and its impact on energy…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (643+ words) At some point, the headlines turned "affordability" from a concern into a "crisis." But what does affordability mean? For most of us, that depends on what we consider our minimum requirements for happiness. If you look at Tik Tok, life…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (792+ words) The S&P 500 fell 1. 5% to close its fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak in a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 443 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2%. The market's losses deepened after oil prices erased an…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (717+ words) The S&P 500 fell 1. 5% and resumed its sharp swings following a couple days of relative calm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 739 points, or 1. 6%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 1. 8%. The center of action was again the oil market, where the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (570+ words) An aerial view of a container terminal in seen in Shanghai on Tuesday. (Chinatopix via AP) The export figures released by China's customs agency on Tuesday were much better than economists had forecast. They far exceeded the 6. 6% annual pace of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (363+ words) The S&P 500 dropped 1. 3% after a report showed U. S. employers cut more jobs last month than they created and after oil prices spiked above $90 per barrel. The combination of a weak economy and high inflation is a worst-case scenario for investors…...