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More K-shaped spending
When high earners ramp up their spending while low earners pull back, that’s a symptom of a "k-shaped" economy. But what about middle-income househol…
2 months, 1 week ago
Here's what we learned from the January jobs report
The January jobs report came out Wednesday, and on the surface, it was better than expected. The economy added more jobs than it has in months and th…
2 months, 1 week ago
Holiday spending slowdown
New data show retail sales were flat in December, despite high expectations for the holiday season. So did shoppers spend less? Or did they just fron…
2 months, 1 week ago
Less-than-great expectations for upcoming jobs data
The January jobs report and consumer price index come out this week, and experts expect both employment and inflation to hold relatively steady. But …
2 months, 1 week ago
Consumer mood sours
On the whole, consumers are feeling 20% worse about the economy than they were a year ago, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consume…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
There are more unemployed people than job openings right now
The latest JOLTS report is bleaker than expected. There were 6.5 million job openings across the U.S. economy in December, down nearly 400,000 from t…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Cargo theft ramps up
“Retail theft” often conjures Hollywood-esque heist scenes or sleight of hand at self-checkout. But 2025 was likely the biggest year on record for an…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Heavy on celebrity, light on social commentary
It's a big week for major televised events: The Winter Olympics kick off Wednesday and Super Bowl Sunday is nigh. Brands used to save their biggest, …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why higher productivity doesn't equal wage growth
Productivity — the rate at which companies make what they make, or do what they do — has been a reliably bright spot in this economy. But wage growth…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How small businesses navigated the ICE strike
Activists called for a nationwide shutdown of economic activity Friday, Jan. 30, following another killing by immigration officials. But in this unfo…
2 months, 3 weeks ago