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Nevada unemployment rate rises slightly in January
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (312+ words) Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 12:01 p.m. Nevada's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.3% in January, up 0.1 percentage points from December, according to a report released today by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. The state's unadjusted unemployment rate also increased 0.1 percentage…...
US stocks fall as hopes wither for a cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve this year
2+ week, 4+ day ago (578+ words) Updated 1 hour, 39 minutes ago The S&P 500 fell 0.7% in morning trading and was on track for a fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak in a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 136 points, or 0.3%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern…...
Federal Reserve projects one rate cut this year, sees limited economic impact from Iran war
2+ week, 6+ day ago (446+ words) Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 11:31 a.m. For now, Fed policymakers left short-term interest rates unchanged Wednesday for the'second straight meeting'at about 3.6%. In a statement, the central bank said that the "implications of developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain." Whether that…...
Drivers see gas prices at highest since 2023 as Iran war drags on
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (546+ words) Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | 4:55 p.m. NEW YORK " The'Iran war'has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already'straining households'worldwide. And in the U.S., drivers are now facing the highest prices they've seen at the pump in nearly two and a half years....
Poland is now among the world's 20 largest economies. How it happened
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1043+ words) Updated 1 hour, 31 minutes ago It's a historic leap from the post-Communist ruins of 1989-90 to European growth champion, which economists say has lessons on how to bring prosperity to ordinary people " and that the Trump administration says should be recognized by…...
Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices
3+ week, 4+ day ago (340+ words) Updated 10 hours, 4 minutes ago Prices rose 2.8% in January compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Friday , slightly below December's increase in a report that was delayed by last fall's six-week government shutdown. The shutdown created a backlog of…...
How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1086+ words) Updated Monday, March 9, 2026 | 8:45 p.m. Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most immediate economic pain at the pump. But you don't have to drive a car to be affected. Nearly all goods " including food " that are…...
Trump’s ‘roaring’ economy meets a rough start to 2026: What the latest numbers show
4+ week, 2+ day ago (669+ words) Updated Sunday, March 8, 2026 | 5:26 p.m. In his State of the Union address less than two weeks ago, the Republican president confidently told the country: "The roaring economy is roaring like never before." The latest batch of data on jobs, pump prices and…...
Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spending
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (629+ words) Updated 3 hours, 4 minutes ago American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year. Retail sales fell 0.2% in January, following a flat reading in December, according to the Commerce Department's report…...
US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and as oil prices stop spiking
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (785+ words) Updated Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | 2:01 p.m. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and made back most of its losses since the war with Iran began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 238 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%. The strength followed a scary start to…...