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Economy

“Fed’s Kashkari wants to see ‘many more months’ of positive inflation data before a rate cut”

“…The Federal Reserve should wait for significant progress on inflation before cutting interest rates, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari told CNBC on Tuesday. Asked what conditions were needed for the Fed to cut rates once or twice this year, Kashkari… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Why so many workers are striking in 2023…”

“Just as Hollywood’s writers and studios reached a tentative deal to return to work after nearly 150 days, a new strike was brewing. More than 75,000 health-care workers walked off the job Wednesday at Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest non-profit health-care organization, driven in part by demands for… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“…AM radio is being removed from many cars”

“America’s love affair between the automobile and AM radio — a century-long romance that provided the soundtrack for lovers’ lanes, kept the lonely company with ballgames and chat shows, sparked family singalongs and defined road trips — is on the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“More than 2,100 U.S. cities brace for budget shortfalls… many planning cuts and layoffs”

“More than 2,100 U.S. cities are anticipating major budget shortfalls this year and many are planning to slash programs and cut staff in response, according to a new survey of local officials released Tuesday… Nearly 9 in 10 cities surveyed… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

“Why So Many Americans Don’t Talk About Money”

“Americans love to talk about how Americans hate to talk about money. Indeed, recent surveys from financial and market-research firms have found that in 34 percent of cohabiting couples (married or not), one or both partners couldn’t correctly identify how much money the other makes; that only 17… Continue Reading…

Investing, Personal Finance

“Many college grads feel their grip on middle class loosening”

“Yet college graduates aren’t as likely as they once were to feel they belong to the middle class, according to a collaborative analysis of the 2018 General Social Survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and GSS… Continue Reading…