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Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in Streamwood, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

US consumers are muscling through higher prices, but for how long?

October 15, 2026 at 9:34 p.m.

A slew of economic data Thursday showed that inflation accelerated last month as more expensive oil and gas began to lift prices in other parts of the economy, including shipping...

FILE – A Coherent manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)

Wholesale inflation jumped last month by most in four years as gas prices soared

October 15, 2026 at 8:38 a.m.

Wholesale inflation rose more than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs as rising prices become a bigger economic challenge for millions of Americans.

A woman pushes a shopping cart as she leaves a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near

October 14, 2026 at 8:08 a.m.

U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections.

FILE – An entrance to the New York Stock Exchange is shown on June 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

Americans 75 and older are wealthiest age group, Fed survey finds

October 9, 2026 at 6:33 p.m.

For the oldest families aged 75 and over, median net worth jumped to nearly $505,000, up from just over $367,000 in 2022. Three years ago, families aged 65 to 74...

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook leaves the Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Pres. Donald Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her

October 9, 2026 at 10:03 a.m.

President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false...

President Donald Trump on stage at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to ‘self-police’ AI development

September 29, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised the government wouldn’t limit the development of artificial intelligence, even as top executives of AI firms that have called for delays convene in Washington.

FILE – Austan Goolsbee, left, then-Council of Economic Advisers Chairman under President Barack Obama, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washingto, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Federal Reserve official says fighting inflation likely to be ‘painful’

September 21, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said in a speech in London that the Fed is facing a series of persistent supply shocks that have driven...

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky inflation and faster growth

September 20, 2026 at 9:05 a.m.

President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it...

Shoppers pass through the bakery section at a Target store, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Woodbury, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

US inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked, squeezing Americans’ finances

September 11, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many...

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Kevin Warsh to say Fed has ‘no tolerance’ for high inflation but provides no hints on next move

July 14, 2026 at 8:46 a.m.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said in written testimony Tuesday the Fed will make high inflation “a thing of the past,” yet provided no signal about the central bank’s next...

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