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Thanks to high demand for low-paying jobs in recent years, workers had plenty of leverage for bigger salaries and better perks.
Another month, another potential government shutdown. The U.S. House of Representatives did manage to briefly overcome its deep divisions long enough to…
The U.S. Federal Reserve is all but certain to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, but the economy is still scorching – beating expectations in…
America’s debt clock is ticking – the nation’s debt is at around $33.7 trillion and its deficit, in the latest fiscal year, has effectively…
John Paulson, of “The Greatest Trade Ever” fame, is suing a former business partner tasked with running an investment empire for Paulson valued at…
As housing prices reach record highs nationwide – against quite a few forecasts at the start of the year – buying a home is now completely…
Americans are going to shop until they drop – Inflation and interest rates are up, the labor market is cooling, the pumpkins are out and the Halloween…
The U.S. Economy is taking Americans for a ride, interest rates hit a 23-year high at 8.34 percent on 30-year mortgages.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has met his match in the ongoing fight against inflation: skyrocketing oil costs.
Americans’ inflation-adjusted annual median income fell in 2022 to $74,580.
It’s not often the U.S. Federal Reserve faces a phalanx of wobbly banks as it weighs a decision to raise interest rates in order to cool…