Dec 31 Analysis: How will inflation, interest rates and the U.S. consumer fare in 2025? By D. Brian Blank, Brandy Hadley, The Conversation Two finance scholars share key questions and risks they’re watching as we ring in the new year. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 6:49 Social media trend encourages young people to buy less and reconsider their consumption By Paul Solman, Layla Quran Last-minute sales, limited-time offers and half-off deals can be hard to resist for some holiday shoppers. This season, Americans were projected to spend seven percent more than 2023. But a social media trend is urging eager consumers to hit pause… Continue watching
Dec 30 The retail trends, winners and losers of 2024 By Anne D'Innocenzio, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices. Continue reading
Dec 26 How the stock market defied expectations in 2024, by the numbers By Associated Press U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. Continue reading
Dec 25 Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.15 billion after no Christmas Eve winner By Associated Press Lottery officials say the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. Continue reading
Dec 24 American Airlines blames brief grounding of flights on technical problem By Matt Ott, Associated Press American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued by federal regulators Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump adds European Union to list of U.S. trade partners he’s threatening with tariffs By Josh Boak, Raf Casert, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he's threatening with tariffs — unless the group takes steps to import more U.S. goods. Continue reading
Dec 20 What to know about Amazon workers strike at multiple delivery hubs By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union are holding a strike at seven of the company's delivery hubs less than a week before Christmas. Continue reading
Dec 20 Record holiday travel expected before New Year’s Day By David Koenig, Associated Press Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 5:34 Fed lowers interest rates again but inflation concerns make future cuts uncertain By Geoff Bennett The Federal Reserve lowered rates for the third consecutive time but also suggested there won’t be as many interest rate cuts in the year ahead as it once planned. Chairman Jerome Powell said the cut wasn’t an easy decision because… Continue watching