Home prices adjusted for inflation fell in the second half of 2025 in a sign the housing market has hit an affordability ceiling.
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Inflation Cools to 2.4%, Signaling Relief for Fed Despite Data Delays
Inflation eased in January to its slowest pace in nearly a year, offering a fresh sign that price pressures are retreating after a temporary stall […]
American Income Rose In December. Americans Are Not Feeling It.
A new PCE report shows the U.S. economy leaving the average household worse off despite its overall resilience thanks to affluent earners. By Yulia Almazova […]
New residential sales hold steady as homes become slightly more affordable
New home sales ended on a strong note in 2025 with an increase in sales as builders provided incentives that lowered closing costs and encouraged […]
Retail Sales Stalled in December, Falling Flat During the Holiday Season
Sales for U.S. retailers remained unchanged in December as shoppers trimmed their spending during the holiday shopping season. Retail sales totalled 735.0 billion, according to […]
Trump Is Losing His War on the Trade Deficit—at Least for Now
The U.S. trade deficit in goods reached a new record last year, despite Donald Trump’s continued efforts to reduce the number, which he sees as […]
Tariffs Hit Sour Note With Instrument Industry
It didn’t take long for the tariffs to hit Kessler & Sons Music. The music store in Las Vegas, Nev., has already had to make […]
Legal Weed Breathed Life Into This Prison Town—and Then It Didn’t
When Chris Kaiser steps outside his indoor cannabis grow on Maverick Lane, in the small rural town of Ordway, Colo., he’s struck by the weight […]
What Powered the Scroll Might Not Survive the Tariffs
Priscilla Marie Lopez never set out to sell online. She built her TikTok following by posting cooking videos of recipes and cooking on a budget […]
Already in Crisis, Beekeepers Face New Challenge From Tariffs
Blake Shook fell in love with bees at age 12 when he won a beehive through a local scholarship program. In high school, he built […]