Oct 21 Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states will decide By Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts are set to decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers. Continue reading
Oct 18 Driving retail spending, wealthier Americans are powering U.S. economy By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press One key reason is a relatively simple one: Wealthier consumers, boosted by strong gains in income, home equity and stock market wealth, have increasingly driven the spending. Continue reading
Oct 10 U.S. inflation drops to lowest point in 3 years at 2.4 percent, some price pressures remain By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Consumer prices rose just 2.4% in September from a year earlier, down from 2.5% in August and the smallest annual rise since February 2021. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 6:18 After strong jobs report, Treasury official discusses what it says about wider economy By Amna Nawaz The Labor Department issued one of the last jobs reports before the presidential election, and the numbers are strong. It shows 254,000 jobs were added in September, beating expectations. Overall, the report paints a picture of a robust American economy… Continue watching
Sep 27 Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work? By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China and a 20% tariff on everything else the United States imports. This week, he raised the ante still higher. Continue reading
Sep 27 Fed’s favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The cooling of inflation might be helping to erode former President Donald Trump’s polling advantage on the economy. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 9:19 Harris and Trump campaign in swing states with battling visions for the economy By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Eliot Barnhart, Hamada Hanoura The presidential candidates were on the campaign trail Wednesday laying out their plans to tackle one of the most consequential issues of the election, the economy. Lisa Desjardins reports from North Carolina. Continue watching
Sep 25 WATCH: Harris gives speech on her economic vision in Pittsburgh By Zeke Miller, Steve Peoples, Josh Boak, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump ’s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas. Continue reading
Sep 20 EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Part of the money will be used to help the country repair and reconnect its war-damaged electricity grid and boost its heating capacity as winter approaches. Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is destroyed. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 8:11 Economists explain hidden downfalls of ending taxes on tips By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Tax cuts and credits have been a popular theme during this campaign. Both candidates have also proposed several tax breaks and have not always explained how to pay for them. That's true of one idea former President Trump and Vice… Continue watching