Black Friday spending to fall for first time in years
Many Black Friday shoppers are expected to rein in their spending for the first time in years, according…
Core wholesale prices rose less than expected in September; retail sales gain
Core wholesale prices rose less than expected in September, indicating a potential cooling in pipeline inflation pressures, the…
Is It Time for Congress To Change the Social Security COLA?
For millions of Americans relying on Social Security, small changes to the formula that calculates annual benefit increases…
How rising Medicare premiums could impact your 2026 Social Security check
A higher Medicare premium set to go into effect in 2026 will push the monthly charge above $200…
How Bad Are Retirement Savings? Really Bad, A Study Finds
Worrying about money for retirement. getty A lot of Americans are approaching retirement age without the assets to…
US employers cut more than a million jobs this year, a sharp rise compared to 2024. Is the weak job market here to stay?
Forget ghosts and ghouls this fall: October’s job cuts are what’s really spooking economists. Research from the executive…
The analyst who once predicted the ‘end of capitalism’ sees Zohran Mamdani as a ‘day of reckoning coming in’—and corporates only have themselves to blame
Albert Edwards, the long-standing strategist at Société Générale known for offering the “alternative view” within the institution, believes…
Can Trump’s barrage of ideas to lower beef prices help chains like Texas Roadhouse?
Ridiculously high beef prices are a big problem at portfolio name Texas Roadhouse and many of its casual…
Fewer grocery chains means lower prices
Any further concentration of the supermarket sector leads to a reduction in prices, say representatives of the sector,…
Fed won’t get key inflation data before next rate decision as BLS cancels October CPI release
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working…
Bessent says oil prices could drop if ‘something happens’ in Venezuela
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the economy is seeing peace dividends as a result of President Donald Trump‘s…
Japan’s core inflation in October rises to a 3-month high, supporting the case for rate hikes
Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi…