2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (354+ words) The current story in U. S. manufacturing shows that an economy can look strong and remain so without adding workers. Standing in the car-making capital of the world, the President spent nearly an hour detailing an $18 trillion global investment surge and a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (538+ words) Oil prices remained volatile on Wednesday, as the US and Iran clashed over what terms might bring the conflict in the Middle East to an end. Brent crude rose to $101 a barrel at midday in the US before falling back…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (875+ words) David Einhorn made a name for himself as an investor making big short sales and investing in macroeconomic trends. His most recent letter to investors explains his thoughts about the U. S. stock market right now. Investors should focus on a specific…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (440+ words) A year after President Donald Trump proclaimed a "golden age" of growth after introducing "Liberation Day" tariffs, a new Cato Institute study reveals that his sweeping duties have delivered higher consumer prices and bureaucratic chaos rather than the promised "economic…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1666+ words) Austan Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, sees some weakness in the U. S. economy now and he's personally uneasy about the possibility of inflation heating up as the Iran war continues. But he remains "hopeful, slash…...

1+ year, 3+ day ago  (604+ words) Sallie Mae has an app for i OS and Android, making it easy for you to track your savings and make mobile deposits. The online bank also offers an array of CDs with competitive yields. Are Sallie Mae's CDs worth…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (361+ words) Chicago Federal Reserve Bank president Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday he's concerned that the oil shock from the Iran war could potentially drive up prices in a "stagflationary way." Goolsbee stressed that the oil price shock comes as tariffs were working…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (564+ words) A big drop in HELOC rates in the latest week. The $30, 000 home equity line dropped 13 basis points to 7. 04%, its lowest level since 2022, according to Bankrate's national survey of lenders. In contrast, the five-year $30, 000 home equity loan was unchanged, holding at…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (596+ words) A slight drop in HELOC rates for the week, as the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at its second meeting of 2026. The $30, 000 home equity line dipped one basis point to 7. 17%, the lowest it's been in three-plus years, according to…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (639+ words) First energy bills, then petrol prices. Now the cost of food could be the next price jump as a result of the war in the Middle East. Nitrogen-based fertilisers are an essential part of modern farming " farms globally would produce…...