Diesel and heating oil supply’s low, which could keep inflation high and push up heating bills this winter. Some say only a recession can dent prices.
Author: Medora Lee, USA TODAY
Consumers are feeling less cheerful ahead of the holidays. What this may mean for spending
Consumer confidence is weakening under the weight of inflation, higher rates, and economic uncertainty. This could affect holiday spending, some say.
Good news is wages are rising. Unfortunately, that may also be bad news. Here’s why.
Hot inflation could push wages up, which could boost prices again, in a “wage-price spiral. Is that what’s happening?
Buy I bonds now to lock in a record 9.62% for 6 months. On Nov. 1, the rate drops to 6.48%
I Bond rates will drop to 6.48% on Nov. 1 from a record high 9.62%. If you act quickly, you can still lock in the record rate for six months.
Energy price shuffle means no inflation relief. Winter utility bills to cancel gas savings.
Consumers will still feel the strain of high energy prices this winter. It’ll just show up in soaring utility bills instead of at the pump.
Amazon Prime Day: Inflation pushes household staples to top of spending categories – again
Household essentials top early spending categories, again, at Amazon Prime Day in a sign of how inflation’s shaping spending even ahead of holidays.
The best holiday shopping gift? Inflation relief. Why you may get it — and deep discounts.
Brimming retail inventory means deep holiday discounts this year and some relief from inflation.
The Daily Money: Ex-Fed chief wins Nobel Prize and how zip code affects Medicare prices
Today’s headlines include Nobel Prize in economics winners, Medicare enrollment considerations and more.
Americans began new businesses at record pace in 2021. Here’s how they’re doing.
Facing 40-year high inflation, small business owners who can’t access traditional bank loans are using various forms of micro loans to stay afloat.
Workers won’t be able to say “I quit” much longer as job openings fall
There’s still 1.67 open jobs for each jobless American, but that’s fast changing as the labor market cools. Next year, 1.2 million jobs could be lost.