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Consumer inflation fears spike in February as tariff worries hit sentiment

People shop at a Whole Foods store on Feb. 3, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty…

Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari expects lower interest rates later this year

Minnesota Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Friday he expects to see interest rates lower this year if the economic…

Jobs report January 2025:

A hiring sign is displayed in the window of a Chipotle on August 22, 2024 in Alexandria, Virginia.  Anna Rose…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: PINS, AMZN, TTWO, TSLA

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Affirm Holdings — Shares of the payment company popped 14% after…

Some Census Bureau data now appears to be unavailable to the public

Many databases from the U.S. Census Bureau appeared to be unavailable to the public on Thursday, with users being told…

How the U.S. has used tariffs through history — and why Trump is different

Shipping containers are seen at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Canada, on Feb. 3, 2025.  Andrej Ivanov | Afp…

Republicans divided on how to pay for Trump’s tax cuts

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reacts following the passage of a spending legislation to avert a government shutdown, on…

Why Trump loves them, and how they work

A drone view shows shipping containers from China, at the China Shipping (North America) Holding Company Ltd. facility at the…

Private payrolls expanded by 183,000 in January, topping expectations, ADP says

A “Now Hiring” sign at a Chipotle restaurant in San Francisco, California, US, on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Chipotle Mexican…

Fed Vice Chair Jefferson advocates remaining cautious on rates as policy drama unfolds

Philip Jefferson speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Feb.…