Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Global central bankers issued a statement Tuesday defending U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the launch of a criminal investigation…
Milorad Kravic | E+ | Getty Images For many consumers, buying a car increasingly comes with a hefty monthly bill. The share of new-car buyers who pay $1,000 or more per month for their auto loans rose to a record 20.3% of all new vehicle purchases financed in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to…
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. NBC is about to have itself a “legendary” month. “Legendary February,” a marketing tagline invented…
Core U.S. consumer prices rose less than predicted in December, reinforcing hopes that inflation is tempering as the Federal Reserve contemplates its next move on interest rates. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, the consumer price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% gain on a monthly basis and 2.6% annually, the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
A grocery store in the Manhattan borough of New York on Dec. 13, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Progress in the fight to throttle back inflation appeared to stall in December amid price pressures from groceries, dining out, utility gas, clothing and other categories of consumer spending. The consumer price index, a…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. When Peter Buffett learned that he and his siblings would be in charge of giving away the fortunes of their father, Warren Buffett,…
QINGDAO, CHINA – JANUARY 13, 2026 – The cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on January 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports growth in December sharply beat expectations, catapulting the annual trade surplus to a record high, while…
Superb Images | The Image Bank | Getty Images Read more CNBC personal finance coverage Trump’s legislation included several provisions that impact 2025 taxes. These included a bigger standard deduction; a more generous maximum child tax credit; a higher limit for the state and local tax deduction; a new $6,000 tax break for seniors; and new deductions for auto…
U.S. President Donald Trump, in front of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., delivers remarks at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 22, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out the broad outline of a health-care plan that the White House claims will…
Wholesale prices moved up less than expected while consumers kept up a heavy buying pace in November, according to economic data released Wednesday. The producer price index, a measure of final demand prices that producers get in the marketplace, rose just 0.2% for the month, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor…