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Iran war fueling economic uncertainty, pressures for Utah consumers - KSLNewsRadio
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (634+ words) Jul 16, 2026, 6:00 PM Gas prices at a Speedway station in Salt Lake City on March 31. As Utah settles into the dog days of summer, the state's economic picture — like the rest of the nation's — remains uneven and rapidly changing. (Scott G…...
US housing prices highest ever - KSLNewsRadio
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (794+ words) Jul 13, 2026, 5:00 PM The cost of a median-priced home in the United States just hit a new high. (Michelle Budge, Deseret News) (Michelle Budge, Deseret News) BY LISA RILEY ROCHE, DESERET NEWS Americans paid $440,600 for the typical existing home in June,…...
Will today's surpluses be tomorrow's shortages? - KSLNewsRadio
2+ week, 5+ day ago (644+ words) Jun 27, 2026, 5:00 PM BY MATT GEPHARDT AND SLOAN SCHRAGE, KSL SALT LAKE CITY — The way shoppers spend money right now could affect what is on store shelves a year or two from now, and how much those items cost. For Utah…...
Utah consumer sentiment falls, state economy 'increasingly subdued' amid international unrest - KSLNewsRadio
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (730+ words) Jun 25, 2026, 4:49 PM A customer fuels a vehicle at the Foothill Drive Chevron in Salt Lake City on June 15 (Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News) (Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News) BY LOGAN STEFANICH, KSL SALT LAKE CITY — After a few months of treading water,…...
Apple leads Wall Street toward more records as oil prices pull back - KSLNewsRadio
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (680+ words) May 1, 2026, 12:00 PM BY STAN CHOE, BUSINESS WRITER The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% and was building on its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 162 points, or 0.3%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was…...
Iran's rial currency hits record low as a shaky ceasefire with the US and Israel holds - KSLNewsRadio
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (961+ words) Apr 29, 2026, 2:06 PM BY JON GAMBRELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS Experts warn that the rial’s slide is likely to further fuel inflation in a country where many imported goods, from food and medicine to electronics and raw materials, are affected by the dollar…...
Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war - KSLNewsRadio
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (593+ words) BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP ECONOMICS WRITER Tune in at 10:05 a.m. on Thursday, or come back later to listen to the podcast episode, as Inside Sources discusses how the Iran conflict affects the U.S. economy, and how quickly it could recover if war…...
US stocks hold their losses after the Federal Reserve opts again not to cut interest rates - KSLNewsRadio
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (970+ words) BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, ASSOCIATED PRESS Fed policymakers maintained their forecast for an additional rate cut this year, but in a news conference, Powell suggested that the central bank remains concerned about inflation that was still stubbornly elevated even before the…...
US stocks erase a big early loss and rise after oil prices whip from nearly $120 back below $90 - KSLNewsRadio
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (839+ words) Mar 9, 2026, 6:10 PM BY STAN CHOE, ASSOCIATED PRESS The S&P 500 dropped as much as 1.5% in the morning before flipping to a gain of 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average clawed back a plunge of nearly 900 points to rise 239 points, or 0.5%, while…...
Wall Street rises to records after the unemployment rate improves
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (969+ words) BY STAN CHOE, ASSOCIATED PRESS The moves came after the U.S. Labor Department said employers hired fewer workers during December than economists expected, though the unemployment rate improved and was better than expected. It reinforced how the U.S. job market may be…...