Top 10 richest people got richer
The world’s top 10 richest people got a record $64 billion richer from Trump’s re-election.
U.S. economy
Gas price drop slows
The drop in gas prices has slowed down due to a rare November hurricane in the gulf.
Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid postelection uncertainty
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point in response to the steady decline in the once-high inflation that had angered Americans and helped drive Donald Trump’s presidential election victory this week.
Stocks soar after Trump’s election win
U.S. stocks rose sharply on Wednesday morning after a decisive and consequential victory for former President Donald Trump in last night’s election.
Americans who bought homes in 2024 were older and richer
Americans who bought homes for the first time between July 2023, and June 2024 were older and wealthier than in previous years.
Abortion rights at forefront of Women’s March rallies in runup to Election Day
Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of abortion rights and other feminist causes ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Federal Reserve is set to cut rates again while facing a hazy post-election outlook
No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut interest rates for a second time this year.
Final job report before Election day released
The final job report before Election Day showed slower than expected growth in October with just 12 thousand jobs being added.
Inflation cools further ahead of possible rate cut
Inflation cooled even more last month ahead of a possible rate cut.
Private sector adds 233K jobs
Private sector hiring blew past expectations this month.
