ECONOMY

Shoppers are less peeved by cost hikes due to scarcity – but retailers more often blame their own rising costs

Shoppers are less peeved by cost hikes due to scarcity – but retailers more often blame their own rising costs

Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms

Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms

White House ballroom cleared for now, but question remains: Can president legally use donations to build it?

White House ballroom cleared for now, but question remains: Can president legally use donations to build it?

Making the Fed more accountable to Congress and the public may be just what it needs to fend off Trump’s threats to its independence

Making the Fed more accountable to Congress and the public may be just what it needs to fend off Trump’s threats to its independence

US-Canada trade war deepens as Trump revives Depression-era trade tool – what’s at stake for consumers and the midterms

US-Canada trade war deepens as Trump revives Depression-era trade tool – what’s at stake for consumers and the midterms

Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America’s fast-growing cities

Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America’s fast-growing cities

Legal wrangling over .5B Lakers sale shows how family trusts don’t guarantee a business stays in the family

Legal wrangling over $12.5B Lakers sale shows how family trusts don’t guarantee a business stays in the family

Why working-class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world

Why working-class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress

Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill

Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill

Layoffs tied to AI hurt worker productivity – and the reason may surprise managers

Layoffs tied to AI hurt worker productivity – and the reason may surprise managers

A little-remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’

A little-remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’