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Why has America’s economy gone K-shaped?
Today's Big Question The rich are doing well. Everybody else is scrimping.
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Rising costs are making Halloween more expensive
In the Spotlight Both candy and costumes have jumped significantly in price
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Why are beef prices rising?
Today's Big Question Drought, tariffs and consumer demand all play a role
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Fed cuts interest rates a quarter point
Speed Read ‘The cut suggests a broader shift toward concern about cracks forming in the job market’
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September 16 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Tuesday's political cartoons include bad news for inflation, Brian Kilmeade's solution, and Kash Patel's dinner order
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Pros and cons of tariffs
Pros and Cons As Donald Trump urges Nato allies to take action against China in return for ramping up US sanctions on Russia, here are the arguments for and against duties
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Inflation derailed Biden. Is Trump next?
Today's Big Question 'Financial anxiety' rises among voters
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Trump picks conservative BLS critic to lead BLS
speed read He has nominated the Heritage Foundation's E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Trump nominates Powell critic for vacant Fed seat
speed read Stephen Miran, the chair of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers and a fellow critic of Fed chair Jerome Powell, has been nominated to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
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US inflation jumps as Trump tariffs 'bite'
Speed Read Consumer prices are climbing and the inflation rate rose to its highest level in four months
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Economists fear US inflation data less reliable
speed read The Labor Department is collecting less data for its consumer price index due to staffing shortages
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Tariffs were supposed to drive inflation. Why hasn't that happened?
Talking Points Businesses' planning ahead helped. But uncertainty still looms.
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Fed leaves rates unchanged as Powell warns on tariffs
speed read The Federal Reserve says the risks of higher inflation and unemployment are increasing under Trump's tariffs
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Inflation: How tariffs could push up prices
Feature Trump's new tariffs could cost families an extra $3,800 a year
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