Economy

Lithuanians vote in parliamentary election with many looking for change despite a strong economy

Winter afternoon in Vilnius, Lithuania. Loop Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Lithuanians voted Sunday in the first…

Trade rep Lighthizer warns Wall Street to be prepared

Robert Lighthizer, former US trade representative, speaks during an event with former US President Donald Trump, not pictured, at Precision…

The Federal Reserve may have pretty much just hit its 2% inflation target

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee…

TSLA, WFC, JPM, FAST and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle maker tumbled more than…

French budget focuses on tax hikes as analysts warn of ratings downgrades

France’s newly-installed government on Thursday presented a draft budget containing 60 billion euros ($65.6 billion) in tax hikes and spending…

Producer price index September 2024:

A customer shops at a Whole Foods grocery store in Edgewater, N.J. on Sept. 11th, 2024.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC…

UK economic growth August 2024

Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economy grew 0.2% in August on a month-on-month basis,…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: FSLR, TSLA, CVS, TD

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: First Solar — The solar stock slipped 8%, on pace for…

Here’s the inflation breakdown for September 2024 — in one chart

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Inflation fell in September as lower gasoline prices combined with other waning price pressures…

CPI inflation September 2024

The pace of price increases over the past year took was higher than forecast in September while jobless claims posted…