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Why now is a good time to check the interest rates you're currently paying
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (840+ words) As a lot of conversation happens around the potential effects of a 10% cap on credit-card interest rates, the debate brings up a critical point: What are the rates in your own life? Whether the topic is what you're paying on…...
Kevin Hassett says Fed researchers should be ‘disciplined’ over report that Americans are paying tariffs
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (465+ words) (CNN) " National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that researchers at the New York Federal Reserve who produced a study finding American businesses and consumers are shouldering 90% of the cost of President Donald Trump's tariffs should be "disciplined." "It's,…...
Oil prices jump and gold hits $5,000 as tensions ramp up between Iran and the US
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (716+ words) (CNN) " Oil prices jumped Thursday to their highest level in nearly seven months and investors snapped up safe havens like gold, as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to flare. Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose 1.6%, to $71.49 per…...
Where do you land in the K-shaped economy? Do you think that will change in 2026?
23+ hour, 50+ min ago (152+ words) (CNN) " There's a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in the United States, and economists are increasingly sounding the alarm. Income inequality has expanded in a short timeframe, and various economic indicators " including rising delinquency rates " are flashing…...
Stocks are mixed as January hiring jumps
1+ week, 1+ day ago (646+ words) New York (CNN) " A brief rally in US stocks paused Wednesday morning after new data showed the economy added 130,000 jobs in January, exceeding economists" expectations. Stocks were mixed after opening higher. The Dow was down 219 points, or 0.44%. The S&P…...
Retail sales were unexpectedly flat in December
1+ week, 2+ day ago (223+ words) Washington (CNN) " US consumers unexpectedly held their spending flat in the crucial month of December as they turned gloomier on the economy and the labor market stagnated. Retail sales were unchanged in December from the prior month, the Commerce Department…...
How manufactured housing prices have changed in Colorado
1+ week, 2+ day ago (606+ words) A manufactured home is a path to homeownership that is often overlooked. Offering both quality and value, a manufactured home could be an affordable option to get you into a home of your own. Freddie Mac crunched the numbers on…...
Last month was the worst January for job cut announcements since 2009
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (388+ words) (CNN) " Mass layoffs outlined by the likes of Amazon and UPS meant last month was the worst January for job cut announcements since the Great Recession, new data showed Thursday. US-based employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January, a threefold increase…...
Fact check: Trump’s WSJ op-ed was littered with false and misleading claims
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1101+ words) By Daniel Dale, Alicia Wallace, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) " The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed on Friday under the name of President Donald Trump. Trump criticized experts who warned that his tariff policies would cause economic destruction, writing that…...
Puede que algunos tengan la esperanza de que bajen las tasas hipotecarias con un nuevo jefe en la Fed. Tendrán que esperar
2+ week, 2+ day ago (914+ words) Por Samantha Delouya, CNN Quienes buscan vivienda y esperan una ca'da significativa de las tasas hipotecarias este a'o podr'an sentirse decepcionados, incluso si el pr'ximo presidente de la Reserva Federal quiere bajar las tasas de inter's. La semana pasada, el…...