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Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal. United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Inflation (Economics), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), […]

Restaurant chains are trying to draw in both kinds of consumers by offering low-cost and more-premium options at the same time.Restaurant chains are trying to draw in both kinds of consumers by offering low-cost and more-premium options at the same time. Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Consumer Behavior, Restaurants, Fast Food Industry, Slang Read More

Relocation incentives have a mixed record of helping cities and towns stand out as people return to rural America.Relocation incentives have a mixed record of helping cities and towns stand out as people return to rural America. Rural Areas, Motivation and Incentive Programs, Telecommuting, Census, Labor and Jobs, Arkansas, Detroit (Mich), Fort Worth (Tex), Indiana, Iowa,

Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its industrial future.Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its

The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled.The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled. Decisions and Verdicts, Coal, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry,

Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea. US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026),

The price of U.S. diesel fuel hit to a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten oil supplies.The price of U.S. diesel fuel hit to a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten oil supplies. Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, US and Israeli

The odds of a quarter-point rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week surged to 90 percent after August’s Consumer Price Index report.The odds of a quarter-point rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week surged to 90 percent after August’s Consumer Price Index report. Inflation (Economics), United States Economy, Federal Reserve System, Interest

If the AARP’s projection holds, the cost-of-living adjustment would be the largest since 2023.If the AARP’s projection holds, the cost-of-living adjustment would be the largest since 2023. Social Security (US), Elderly, Cost of Living and Affordability, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Read More

The state was the first to pass a law banning Kalshi and Polymarket. A lawsuit filed by a federal agency may set a precedent on who gets to regulate them.The state was the first to pass a law banning Kalshi and Polymarket. A lawsuit filed by a federal agency may set a precedent on who