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Finance

US Treasury Preps for Massive Bond Auction

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With a sale that includes a massive $70 billion offering of 5-year notes, the government hopes to close the widening deficit.

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Consumer

Green Fuel Boom May Bring Down Chicken Prices

After a sharp spike in prices the past couple of years, chicken is finally experiencing some deflation thanks to the green energy industry.

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The Great Talent Crisis

Fewer people are working than almost any other time in U.S. history.

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Inflation & Prices

Rising Rents Pushed Inflation Higher in December

The consumer price index offered up a surprising uptick, damaging hopes that the Fed will be cutting rates anytime soon.

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Power Corridor

After Stormy Waters, Will Fed Get A Glide Path?

Why it’s still a tightrope-walk to an economic soft landing.

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Indicators

New Jersey’s Labor Mismatch is a Cautionary Tale for Rest of the US

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New Jersey is a microcosm of the country’s post-pandemic labor struggles — no jobs in some sectors, and too many jobs in others.

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Power Corridor

El Niño Ravages Land and Sea, Slamming Markets

Climate change is colliding with another phenomenon called El Niño – and the results are already far-reaching, global, devastating.

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Indicators

As Job Market Cools, Small Businesses Scramble for Employees

As the country’s largest companies have begun slowing down hiring, small businesses are hanging up “Help Wanted” signs at a record pace.

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Inflation & Prices

Deflation Begins to Hit Durable Goods

Slowing inflation usually means prices are rising, just not as fast as before. But now there is actual deflation.

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Real Estate

HOA Fees Are Adding to the Housing Affordability Problem

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Prospective homebuyers face limited supply, historically high mortgage rates, plus increasingly high homeowners association fees.

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