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Graphic: How grocery prices have changed since Trump took office
1+ week, 5+ day ago (308+ words) BREAKING: U. S. military shot down multiple Iranian drones and struck a ground control station inside the country, U. S. official says Are President Donald Trump's policies bringing down grocery bills? Grocery prices have been on the rise for most of the past six…...
Small businesses cut 120, 000 jobs in November, ADP says
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (623+ words) Private employers in the United States shed 32, 000 jobs in November, payroll processor ADP said Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting to see an increase of 40, 000. ADP chief economist Nela Richardson described November's jobs data as a "slowdown…...
The economy is chugging along, but consumers are uneasy
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1077+ words) Consumers report feeling increasingly glum about the economy. Still, data suggests there has been no significant slowdown in their spending habits. The conflicting trends have made for an increasingly difficult landscape for the Federal Reserve to navigate as it meets…...
Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (830+ words) BREAKING: Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair, but Trump's rate cuts look increasingly unlikely Kevin Warsh was sworn-in Friday as the new chair of the Federal Reserve, the world's most influential central bank. Warsh's formal assumption of the role…...
Walmart says U. S. consumers are under pressure from rising costs
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (529+ words) Morning Rundown: Senator warns against cash for Jan. 6 rioters, mosque shooting suspects influenced by incel rage, and why some college grads hate AI U. S. consumers are struggling with rising costs " and many are heading to Walmart. The big-box retailer reported Thursday…...
Fed officials" concerns about inflation sparked talk of rate hike during last meeting
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (497+ words) Federal Reserve officials" concerns about inflation being stoked by the Iran war intensified last month, with a growing number of them saying the central bank should lay the groundwork for a possible rate hike, a sign that incoming Chair Kevin…...
Bonds 101: What you need to know about the bond market
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (1102+ words) The stock market is near record highs, but there's another corner of Wall Street that's flashing warning signs: the bond market. For many people, talk of bonds and yields and rates might sound like alphabet soup. But the bond market…...
What's behind America's new inflation spike
1+ week, 4+ day ago (18+ words) NBC News What's behind America's new inflation spike...
Kevin Warsh confirmed as next Federal Reserve chair
2+ week, 58+ min ago (18+ words) NBC News Kevin Warsh confirmed as next Federal Reserve chair...
Warsh clinches Senate approval to be Fed's next chair as inflation intensifies
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (560+ words) The U. S. Senate on Wednesday approved "Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting the 56-year-old lawyer and financier at the helm as the U. S. central bank grapples with intensifying inflation "that may make it hard to push through the interest-rate…...