The last piece of inflation data the Federal Reserve will see before its pivotal December meeting to debate another interest-rate cut showed just a mild increase in wholesale prices even before the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are frustrated and angry over the high cost of living, the government released a report Thursday showing that inflation had cooled unexpectedly in November.

"Affordability" is the Democrats' battle cry to win elections these days. But Republicans are ready to flip the script to woo homeowners, who make up the majority (65%) of American households. Across ...

Based on this week’s jobs report, growth in average hourly earnings slowed to 3.5%, while price inflation is heating up. In November, average hourly earnings rose 3.5% year over year. That’s down from ...

SAN DIEGO — As holiday package thefts surge, videos of booby-trapped deliveries are trending on social media, but attorneys are cautioning consumers that retaliating against porch pirates could result ...

New Yorkers are continuing to receive their one-time inflation refund checks of up to $400. The state began mailing checks in October, and 6.1 million as of Friday, Nov. 7, have been mailed, according ...

US consumer spending stalled in September, suggesting Americans were already stretched going into the government shutdown in the face of stubborn inflation. Consumer spending, adjusted for changes in ...

Will President Donald Trump's massive tax law passed in July turn out to be more sweeping than policymakers expected? The legislation, which Republican leaders dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill," ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Prices have been rising across the economy in ways that are both visible and opaque. There are ...

Unlike specific assistance programs for food or energy, the governor called the money “unrestricted financial aid,” meaning recipients can spend it however they want. Hochul described the initiative ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s novel solution for reducing consumer inflation has drawn bemusement from many online. "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...