Social Security Checks Are Set to Rise. New Inflation Data Shed Light on…
Social Security recipients could receive a 3.2% raise next year, according to an estimate based on…
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Retail Sales Data Arrive Today. The Report Is Another Test of Consumer…
Retail sales are expected to have grown at a slower pace in April, reflecting growing concerns that consumers…
Bitcoin Price ‘Inability to Rise Is Alarming.’ Just Wait for the Jobs…
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were little changed Thursday, having traded sideways for a few days…
The big engine that could: U.S. economy barrels ahead and puts recession…
The U.S. was supposed to suffer a recession brought on by higher interest rates. It…
Housing Costs Are Still High. And There’s More Trouble Ahead.
Shelter inflation remains stubbornly high—a continuing problem for consumers and the Federal Reserve. A nascent…
U.K. Labor Market Remains Tight as Unemployment Unexpectedly Falls
Published: Feb. 13, 2024 at 2:29 a.m. ET
By Ed Frankl U.K. wage growth eased a little less than…
U.K. housebuilders in $3.2 billion merger amid signs of property market…
Britain’s biggest homebuilder Barratt Developments agreed on Wednesday to purchase rival Redrow for £2.52…
Markets see threat of Fed ‘policy mistake’ after Powell pushes…
Something unusual happened in financial markets Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back…
U.S. Home Equity Hits Highest Level on Record—$27.8 Trillion
Americans have more equity in their homes than ever before.Total U.S. home equity increased almost 20% in the…
Stock market set for worst half-year performance since 1932. Recession…
The S&P 500 officially hit bear market territory last week and, according to Deutsche…