Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images The surge in fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago is already driving up airfare. Consumers’ appetite…
FILE PHOTO: People queue during Black Friday sales in front of a Foot Locker shoe store, in Zurich, Switzerland November 27, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Dick’s Sporting Goods said Thursday it saw a better-than-expected holiday quarter, but the retailer issued weak profit guidance for the year ahead as its acquisition of Foot Locker continues…
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on October 30, with the US…
Kate Wieser | Moment | Getty Images Elevated oil prices may push up inflation in the coming months, which could lead to higher estimates for the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. “Geo/political tensions are driving up the price of oil right now which will continue to drive up my estimates of the COLA,” Mary Johnson,…
An increasing number of Americans are turning to balance transfers and personal loans to consolidate and manage debt. It can save them money in the short term, but without a change in spending habits, that strategy is likely to fail, experts say. “If they didn’t fix whatever issues were causing them to overspend and charge…
The war in Iran could raise global food prices as the conflict disrupts fertilizer shipments through one of the world’s most critical trade routes. While energy markets have focused on oil supply risks, analysts say threats to fertilizer supply chains through the Straight of Hormuz may also bring long-term economic issues through food inflation. “Beyond…
The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. budget deficit surpassed $1 trillion for the fiscal year through February but was sharply lower than the same period a year earlier, Treasury Department data showed Wednesday. Outlays exceeded receipts by $308 billion in February, roughly…
Prices consumers pay for a broad range of goods and services rose in line with expectations for February, offering a final look at inflation pressures before an oil shock tied to the Iran war rattled the outlook. The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at…
High gas prices are listed at Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on March 9, 2026, as gasoline prices surge amid the ongoing war with Iran. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images “I don’t get any sense that inflation is decelerating,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s. “It feels like it’s uncomfortably…
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is reducing its exposure to the private credit industry by marking down the value of loans held by the bank as…