Food inflation leads diners to cheaper menu items
Consumers are still dining out, but instead of higher-priced entrees, many are ordering more appetizers. As food inflation…
Case for more Fed rate cuts could rest on ‘systemic overcount’ of jobs
In the Federal Reserve’s battle between fighting inflation and limiting unemployment, the latter side carried the day Wednesday…
New quarters feature pilgrims, not civil rights
Commemorative quarter depicting a pilgrim. Source: U.S. Mint The U.S. Mint on Wednesday revealed special quarter-dollar coin designs…
America has to stop taking in ‘below-average’ immigrants that won’t help economy
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday that the U.S. should focus on bringing in immigrants that help grow…
Bessent to propose major overhaul of regulatory body created from financial crisis
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at…
US will finish the year with 3% GDP growth
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at…
PCE inflation report September 2025:
A shopper browses a holiday food display while shopping for groceries ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday at…
Layoff announcements this year top 1.1 million, the most since 2020 when pandemic hit, Challenger says
A ‘Now Hiring’ sign is taped to the window of a business on Oct. 3, 2025 in Miami,…
What China’s Xi and France’s Macron discussed in Beijing
BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 3: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during a…
Bessent says Trump admin will be able to replicate tariffs even if it loses Supreme Court decision
NEW YORK — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday predicted that the administration still will be able to…