US job openings fall below 9 million for the first time since March 2021
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The number of available jobs in the United States shrank for the third consecutive month, dropping…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The number of available jobs in the United States shrank for the third consecutive month, dropping…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Americans felt more pessimistic about the economy in August, following two straight months of growing…
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California-based Farmers Insurance said Monday it is laying off 11% of its workforce — or 2,400 employees — in a bid to restructure itself for…
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Home prices rose again in June, marking the fifth successive month of gains, and remaining near the all-time highs notched a year…
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Americans are being asked more and more often whether they would like to tack a tip onto their check, sometimes facing a screen that reads “add a…
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Shopdog used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to analyze how effective interest rate hikes were at tempering record…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Americans’ attitudes toward the US economy appear to be growing more tepid. The University of…
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US mortgage rates continued to surge this week, rising to their highest level since…
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New home sales rose in July from the month before, beating estimates and reaching a 17-month high, as buyers continue to look to new construction as…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — US job growth during much of the past year was weaker than previously projected by a little more…
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When employers deliver a job offer, it had better come with some teeth: Americans’ wage expectations have hit record highs, according to a Federal…
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S&P Global Ratings downgraded five regional US banks by one notch and signaled a negative outlook for several others on…
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By Anna Bahney Washington, DC (CNN) — US home buyers have a new challenge in addition to mortgage rates above 7%: Prices are rising again,…
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Retail experts have long sounded the alarm on malls in the…
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An already miserably unaffordable housing market is getting more…
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Many investors are running a sizable profit this year – the S&P 500 is about 14% higher in…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates surged this week, rising to their highest level in 21 years. The 30-year…
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Target and Home Depot are slumping. But more shoppers are heading to Walmart for groceries and…
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US consumers, trapped in a web of conflicting signals on the health of the economy and how it impacts their ability to shop, might be forced to spend…
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US home building increased in July, rising 3.9% from June, as low inventory in the existing home market continued to boost interest in new…
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UK inflation eased to a 17-month low in July, official data showed Wednesday, though it also revealed that prices of services, such as haircuts,…
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Spending at US retailers rose in July at a much faster pace than in the prior month, a combination of both strong demand among American consumers and…
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The Justice Department announced on Monday that UBS has agreed to pay $1.4 billion in penalties for allegedly defrauding investors by selling…
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After three straight years of sales growth, Home Depot went into reverse in the first quarter, and sales and profit are expected to tumble again in…
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Stacker looked at the state of employment in the home construction industry as well as reasons for the shortage using data from the Labor Department,…
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SmartAsset analyzed typical home values for 263 cities where the housing market is cooling, ranking them by the size of the…
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If you’re sitting in rush-hour traffic in Arlington, Virginia, there’s a good chance you’ll spot Hunter Scott in his helmet and elbow pads…
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US wholesale inflation rose more than expected in July, reversing a yearlong cooling trend, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
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US inflation has had a snowballing effect on family…
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The UK economy grew slightly in the three months to June 30, driven by strong rises in manufacturing and consumer and government…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Americans became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, following two straight months…
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The Pocatello Chamber of Commerce and Eastern Idaho Homebuilders Association officially kicked off their Parade off Homes week with a ribbon cutting…
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How consumers are feeling about the health of the US economy, and of their own wallets, could be showing up in the way we’re buying one particular…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — For the first time in more than 12 months, the pace of consumer price hikes accelerated on an annual…
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Moody’s on Monday evening downgraded 10 US banks and put the credit ratings of six others on review, an indication that the agency could also…
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One ticket sold in Florida has won Tuesday night’s estimated $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot – expected to be the largest in the lottery’s…
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Americans’ credit card debt levels have just notched a new, but undesirable, milestone: For the first time ever, they’ve surpassed $1 trillion,…
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Prior to the pandemic, Yue and Chris Parsons were, like many Millennials, reluctant renters moving from one apartment to another, wondering when they…
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US small businesses are noticing slightly better business conditions and are feeling less pessimistic about the economy’s future, but they’re…
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A senior official at the Federal Reserve is pushing back against growing hopes on Wall Street that the central bank could be nearly done raising…
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In the 1910s, US cities began enacting policies that would shape neighborhoods and, unintentionally, lay the roots for the severe housing shortage…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The US job market has returned to pre-pandemic form. Employers added just 187,000 jobs in July, slightly…
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Despite Tuesday’s credit rating downgrade amid concerns about the challenges facing the United States, markets and economists are expecting another…
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The Teton Valley area thrives on its tourism for both the summer and winter seasons.…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Bit by bit, the US labor market is settling down from the rolling boil of the past three years: The…
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The euro area economy is growing again, but may struggle to maintain the momentum for the rest of the…
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s a strange time for mid-sized banks in the US. The collapse of three regional banks earlier this…
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US wage gains cooled in the second quarter, showing some easing of inflationary pressures, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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Another key economic report further propped up the idea that a soft landing is not only possible, but also in motion: The Federal Reserve’s…
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US consumers have been feeling a whole lot better this summer as inflation has continued to…
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You’ve probably heard of quiet quitting. Now there’s another phenomenon: quick quitting. Tovuti LMS analyzed quick quitting, using data provided…
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Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate experienced a slight increase in June, rising by one-tenth of a percentage point from 2.6% in May to…
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US mortgage rates moved higher this week following the Federal Reserve’s rate hike, after dropping last…
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Cyclical stocks that tend to rise and fall with the economy are rallying, the latest sign that investors are becoming more optimistic about the…
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US pending home sales rose in June, up 0.3% from the previous month, marking the first increase since…
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The US economy picked up steam in the second quarter despite punishing rate hikes and still-high inflation, the Commerce Department reported…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — So many things are working against would-be home buyers this summer. The housing market remains…
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Larry Summers, the former Obama and Clinton official, slammed parts of President Joe…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales dropped in June from the month before, even as buyers continued to rely on new…
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Wheat prices rose sharply Monday following a strike by a Russian drone on a Ukrainian port on the Danube…
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US mortgage rates dipped this week, backing off 7% as inflation slows ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision meeting next…
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US home prices continued to fall in June compared to a year ago, but that may not be much comfort to home buyers. Even after falling, June’s median…
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Just 1% of all US homes changed hands in the first half of this year, the lowest share in at least a decade, according to data from…
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US wages have been on the rise, but it sure hasn’t felt like it. For more than two years, persistent and pervasive inflation has taken big bites…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Inflation’s steady slowdown in recent months has kept Americans feeling optimistic about the…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates climbed higher this week, inching closer to 7% and reaching their highest level…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Wholesale inflation continued its yearlong slowdown last month, rising by just 0.1% for the 12…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Renters and homeowners are experiencing inflation differently, according to new data from Bank of…
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Grocery prices stayed steady in June after ticking up in May, offering some relief to…
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Last week would have been an ideal week to go on vacation if you’re an economist or, ahem, an…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The number of small businesses saying they raised their prices fell in June to its lowest level since…
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By Bryan Mena and Alicia Wallace, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Florida is America’s inflation hotspot because of a persistent problem with…
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — When the Federal Reserve kicked off its rate-hiking campaign in March last year, the housing market…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The number of available jobs in the United States dropped in May after an uptick the month before,…
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — UPS isn’t just another large shipping company. It carries 6% of America’s gross domestic product in…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates jumped up this week as recent economic data showed inflation remains sticky and…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Some Federal Reserve officials are already advocating for two consecutive rate hikes starting this…
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Christmas Tree Shops will liquidate all of its stores and go out of business unless a white knight…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled off last month, and consumers reined in…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — With inflation continuing to slow, US consumers are taking notice — and they’re feeling more…
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Inflation in Europe slowed for the second straight month in June. Consumer prices in the 20 countries that…
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By Anna Bahney, Alicia Wallace and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The housing market showed clear signs of slowing, according…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The US economy expanded at a much faster pace in the first three months of the year than previously…
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Some shoppers are buying Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chickens and paying at self-checkout. The…
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By Anna Bahney, Alicia Wallace and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The housing market showed clear signs of slowing, according…
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, nobody wanted to work full time in the office. Three years…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Some welcome news for renters: The US median rent in May fell from May 2022, the first annual rent…
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Central bankers across the globe are delivering a message: Slow and steady won’t win the race…
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s hard to remain cheery as economic conditions go soft, stocks bounce around with…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates ticked lower for the third week in a row as investors absorbed strong signals from…
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By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Beaten-down stocks of smaller companies are finally making a comeback, underscoring Wall Street’s…
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — If inflation falls to 2% by the end of this year, that means the cost of everything will no longer…
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — If you have a sweet tooth, take note: Cocoa prices have been soaring — and that could drive…
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By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — UK inflation unexpectedly stayed stuck at 8.7% in May, making it more likely the Bank of England will…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US home building surged in May, climbing 21.7% from April, as low inventory in the existing home…
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By Chris Isidore and Ella Nilsen, CNN New York (CNN) — Homeowners insurance is becoming more expensive and, in many places, more difficult to…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on…
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates ticked down this week for the second week in a row, as investors absorbed the Federal…
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Spending at US retailers rose last month, in a sign that consumers are still fueling the economy.…
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Swedish consumers now have Beyoncé to blame for their bills, bills, bills. The chief economist at Danske…
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