Economic Indicators

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index rose less than expected in September as Americans' confidence in the economy remains near a historic low.

Hotter-than-expected inflation data released this week could force Federal Reserve policymakers to take historic action and approve a 100-basis-point interest rate hike.

U.S. railroads will start halting crop shipments on Thursday, a day ahead of a potential work stoppage. Railroads have until Friday to reach deal with holdout unions.

Inflation improved slightly in August, and economists said the Fed will likely continue raising interest rates to bring it down further.

The producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level before it reaches consumers, remains at a multi-decade high, the Labor Department said on Wednesday.

August inflation data came in hotter than expected, raising the odds of an even more aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hike when policymakers meet next week.

The Labor Department released the latest inflation data set on Tuesday, revealing just how hot consumer prices ran in August as the Fed tries to cool the economy.

The August inflation data out Tuesday morning is expected to show that consumer prices slowed in August, but that likely won't be enough to mollify the Federal Reserve.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that gas prices in the U.S. could shoot up again this winter as the European scales back its purchases of Russian oil.

The New York Federal Reserve released a new survey on Monday revealing that American households expect inflation to cool slightly over the next three years.

Gas prices in New Jersey and around the nation continue to drop as the usual decline in demand after Labor Day helps to ease prices at the pump.

Burger King unveiled a plan on Friday to accelerate sales growth, making investments in advertising, remodeling and relocations and the Burger King app.

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French tableware brand Duralex is joining an array of European firms that are limiting production because of soaring energy costs provoked by Russia's war.

Strong earnings from the oil and gas sector could invite punitive taxes, but failed past tax policy could make matters worse, not better.

Job growth continued in August, though it was slower than last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Inflation showed signs of slowing down in July, but consumer prices remain well above the nation's 40-year high in certain parts of the country, the Labor Department reported.

Fossil fuel trade group Western Energy Alliance said it would appeal a federal court ruling issued last week that affirmed the Biden administration's policy delaying oil leases.

Former Trump deputy national security advisor Victoria Coates argued Biden has damaged the US-Saudi relationship by calling them pariahs, then begging for oil.

The Federal Reserve likely triggered a recession in the housing market with its interest rate hike campaign as rising borrowing costs price out first-time buyers.