1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (379+ words) U. S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices that have neared record levels The Conference Board's consumer confidence index slipped 0. 7 points to 93. 1 in May, the first…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (799+ words) By JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Warsh takes over a divided central bank wrestling with the economic fallout from the war started by the U. S. and Israel with Iran on Feb. 28. The conflict has driven up energy prices and made it…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (422+ words) But the strong profits were clouded by the bank's outlook for 2026, as bank executives warned how high oil prices were starting to negatively impact the consumer and further geopolitical uncertainty could hamper economic growth as the year progresses. "There is…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (607+ words) Powell, who spoke before nearly 400 students at Harvard University as gas prices inched toward an average of $4 per gallon in the U. S. , said there wasn't a lot Fed policymakers could do since energy shocks "tend to come and go pretty quickly…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (726+ words) Doll's small farm west of Detroit had no cases of bird flu, despite an ongoing outbreak that killed more than 2 million U. S. turkeys in the last three months alone. He also avoided another disease, avian metapneumovirus, which causes turkeys to lay…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1591+ words) Here's a new feature of my columns going forward: "A headline you might have missed." Trump levies 35% tariff on Canadian wildfire smoke entering the U. S. Tax will be collected via increased medical co-pays incurred by Americans Since our inception as a…...