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Republicans highlight the positives, Democrats the negatives in latest US CPI report; experts say the data is mixed.
Factory-gate prices rose by a much stronger-than-expected 0.9% in July ...
Spending at US retailers, including at restaurants and online, rose 0.5% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday. That’s ...
A new report from Deloitte shows the average cost for a packed lunch is now $6.15, up nearly 3% from 2024. But that all depends on what you buy.
Inflation expectations for a year from now increased to an annual rate of 4.9% from 4.5% in July. According to the consumer ...
U.S. consumer sentiment softened in August as households anticipated higher goods prices because of import tariffs.
The July index for bread was 241.2, up 0.4% from June and up 1.3% from a year ago. Under this heading, the CPI for white ...
The stock market cut losses but it wasn't enough to erase all of the early losses made on a hot inflation report.
The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef ...
U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that President Donald Trump's sweeping taxes on imports ...
Lots of reports on the calendar for Friday, headed by retail sales. But the discussion in markets was still the ...