The housing market is no longer a wealth-building engine as home price slump
High home prices and mortgage rates have created unaffordable conditions for many Americans, but the housing market’s ability…
US stocks pull back from their records
Wall Street closed out another winning month Friday, even as stocks gave back some of their recent gains,…
Record Tourism & Low Gas Prices
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2025 | by Alan Jamison | 28 Comments | Print As Americans head…
Consumers Pare Back Spending in July Amid Inflation Woes
All eyes were on the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures data Friday (Aug. 29) as a read-across for when…
PCE inflation report July 2025:
Inflation edged higher in July, according to the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, indicating that President Donald Trump‘s…
Contributor: Only grocery prices can salvage the American experiment
Toward the end of her 2024 campaign, Kamala Harris made a big mistake. Having gained traction by talking…
Wall Street edges higher and notches another record for S&P 500
Modest gains on Wall Street lifted the stock market to an all-time high Wednesday ahead of a highly…
Social Security COLA Shaping Up to Be ‘Lose-Lose’ for Retirees—Analyst
The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is projected to be 2.7 percent, according to the latest estimate…
Stocks hold steady just below recent records on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding near breakeven in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as indexes…
Uneasy Labor Market Could Pose Broader Threat to US Economy
There’s good news and bad news these days when it comes to the American labor market. On the…