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Jill On Money: How to support, not enable adult kids
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (375+ words) With annual inflation at a three-year high (4. 2 percent), housing costs elevated, andstudent loan debtcrushing millions of borrowers, it's no surprise that many young adults are leaning on their parents for financial help. But how much is too much " and when…...
As beef prices hit record highs, home cooks rediscover the world's oldest cheap proteins
2+ week, 4+ day ago (376+ words) Ground beef crossed $7 a pound this spring and shows no signs of coming back down. A federal antitrust probe into the four companies that process 85% of American beef launched this week, layered over a cattle supply shortage that has been…...
Jill On Money: Is the economy good or bad?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (589+ words) Silicon Valley. com Economists, analysts, and financial journalists have been wrestling with the paradox of the U. S. economy. We are living at a time of historically low confidence, high gas prices, soaring corporate earnings " and by extension, a rising stock market,…...
Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair, succeeding Jerome Powell
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (628+ words) Washington (CNN) " Kevin Warsh was narrowly confirmed Wednesday by the Senate to serve as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve, inheriting a central bank that has long been under political siege from President Donald Trump and an economy rattled by…...
Bay Area consumer prices rise at highest pace in two years, inflation report shows
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (574+ words) Consumer prices in the Bay Area jumped to their highest annual pace in two years in April with a surge in costs fueled by steep increases in gasoline prices as the U. S. conflict in Iran continues. "This is more bad news…...
Jill On Money: Consumers are miserable, but resilient
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) Americans are having a strange economic moment. We'feel'bad " really bad. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to its'lowest level ever'recorded, as war in the Middle East caused all demographic groups across age, income, and political party to feel…...
Jill On Money: Fed Chair Powell won't call it "stagflation'
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (447+ words) After the Federal Reserve decided to'hold interest rates steady'at its March policy meeting, Chairman Jerome Powell conducted a'press conference. In it, he was asked whether the economy was facing stagflation. In his very Fed-speak way, Powell said that there was…...
Jill On Money: Stocks sink, crude soars, consumers fret
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (10+ words) Silicon Valley. com...
Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (377+ words) By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press WASHINGTON" " An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs....
Inflation slows in Bay Area, but food prices keep climbing
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (603+ words) Inflation slowed in the Bay Area in February, but food prices continued to climb sharply, a new government report released Wednesday shows. The consumer price index rose 2. 5% in the Bay Area on an annual basis compared to 2025, down from the…...