Riskier home loans being taken out
There are more U.S. home-buyers who are taking a financial gamble before signing on the dotted line.
U.S. economy
Another rally for Alphabet leads the US stock market higher
The U.S. stock market is rising again on Monday, for now at least, ahead of a week with shortened trading because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Inflation eating more of your paycheck
Inflation is eating up more of Americans’ paychecks, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics Data released Friday, Nov. 21.
Trump ends some food tariffs
Experts say the prices of certain grocery items could go down after President Trump removed some tariffs on Brazilian goods Thursday, Nov. 20.
FAA gives $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during shutdown
Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday.
The US stock market holds steadier, for now, following its wildest day since April
Wall Street seems to be holding steadier on Friday, for now at least, following weeks of scary swings driven in part by worries that stars like AI stocks and cryptocurrencies shot too high.
Walmart sales surge amid affordability crisis
More and more Americans are turning to Walmart to ease the burden of the ongoing affordability crisis.
US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown
New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government’s first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut down on Oct. 1.
October jobs report will not be released due to government shutdown
The federal government announced it won’t release a full jobs report for October.
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless.
