Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
Bipartisan spending pushes U.S. national debt past the historic $40 trillion mark
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (55+ words) Utah Public Radio Bipartisan spending pushes U.S. national debt past the historic $40 trillion mark The national debt reached $40 trillion this week. It's an eye-popping figure -- one that has grown as the influence of debt and deficit hawks has receded in Congress....
The Fed holds interest rates steady as the economy faces deep uncertainty
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (673+ words) Updated March 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM MDT The Federal Reserve's balancing act is getting harder. The central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday as policymakers face growing signs of a softening job market, even as the war in Iran…...
Why prices won't drop after the Trump tariff ruling, according to economists
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (808+ words) Consumers likely won't see cheaper prices at the grocery store or shopping mall, economists say, despite the Supreme Court striking down many of President Trump's tariffs. There are a couple reasons why: For one, the president has many tools to…...
Inflation ticked up 3% in September, the U.S. belatedly reports
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (388+ words) Updated October 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM MDT Consumer prices rose 3.0% in September from a year ago, slightly below forecasters' expectations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). On a month-to-month basis, prices rose 0.3%, cooling slightly from the 0.4% inflation reported in August....
3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a trio of researchers Monday for their work on how cycles of technological innovation feed economic growth. Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University, Peter Howitt of Brown University and Philippe Aghion of the…...