Unemployment benefits expire in September: Here's how you can save money now
Extra pandemic-related unemployment benefits are set to expire on Labor Day. Here's how you can save money now.
California wildfire smoke forces residents inside as tourists urged to stay clear
Known as a pristine tourist destination, Lake Tahoe is almost unrecognizable under the heavy, grey shroud of wildfire smoke.
GDP revised up for Q2 to 6.6%: What that means for interest rates
Second-quarter GDP was revised up, but remained below expectations. Here's what that means for interest rates.
Fed's Jackson Hole Symposium: What you need to know
The Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting may be virtual this year but it is still one of the hotly anticipated wonk fests of the year.
With sales still surging, Best Buy raises prospects for 2021
Americans move to online shopping, continuing to spend despite delta variant concerns.
Millennials' high-earning years are here, but it doesn't feel that way
The oldest millennials are approaching a new money milestone: their high-earning years.
CDC, State Department warn against Turkey travel, ease India advisory
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. State Department warned on Monday against travel to Turkey because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in that nation but eased its advisories for India.
US retail sales likely fell in July as automobile purchases weakened
Spending at U.S. retailers likely fell in July, amid cooling auto purchases and signs of some pullback in consumer demand as Covid-19 cases tied to the Delta variant rose, economists say.
Job posts requiring COVID-19 vaccines soar: report
The number of job postings in the U.S. and Canada requiring potential employees to be vaccinated for the coronavirus has skyrocketed since the beginning of the year.
The Villages, Florida, was fastest-growing metro area this decade: Census Bureau
The Villages, a 55-plus master-planned community about an hour northwest of Orlando, was the fastest-growing U.S. metro area between 2010 and 2020, the Census Bureau said Thursday.
Social Security cost of living adjustment could be largest in nearly 4 decades
Social Security beneficiaries might be in for the highest in cost of living adjustment (COLA) in nearly four decades, according to new projections.
Amazon ups its Florida investment to over $18B with new fulfillment center, delivery stations
The six buildings "to support operations closer to customers" will increase Amazon's total investment in the Sunshine State to over $18 billion, Amazon announced Wednesday.
Biden admin’s fiscal policy putting ‘cart before the horse’: Former White House economist
Former Council of Economic Advisers acting chairman Tyler Goodspeed discusses inflation and the U.S. economy under President Biden.
Eviction moratorium prolongs uncertainty for tenants, landlords
The extended Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eviction ban could prolong the problems tenants and landlords have already faced amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fed's Rosengren: Stimulus wind down to begin by fall
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston added his voice Monday to a growing number of people, inside and outside the Fed, who say the central bank should soon begin to dial back its extraordinary aid for an economy that is strongly recovering from the pandemic recession.
California almond growers look to future amidst water woes
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged over the last year, California's almond industry has thrived.
Top Republican eyes 3 key jobs report indicators that will reveal strength of US economy
The July jobs report will give lawmakers a read on the strength of the U.S. economy as COVID-19 cases climb and multitrillion spending plans make their way through Congress, and at least one influential member of the GOP is concerned about the recovery.
Bipartisan infrastructure bill includes $1B for commission run by Manchin's wife
Buried in the 2,702-page bipartisan infrastructure plan that senators could pass as soon as this week is $1 billion in funding for a commission run by the wife of Sen. Joe Manchin, one of the key Democratic negotiators.
Ohio won't shut its economy as COVID-19 cases spread, Lt. Gov. says
Ohio’s Lt. Gov. Jon Husted says the state has no plans to shut down its economy, even as a highly-contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus spreads throughout the U.S.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says rising prices are evidence of a hot economy, job market
New Jersey’s Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday explained that inflation and rising consumer prices may be the effect of a strengthening U.S. economy and rising opportunities throughout the labor force.



















