‘Appetizer economy’: Food inflation is on restaurant table as diners go smaller with menu
Consumers are still dining out, but instead of higher-priced entrees, many are ordering more appetizers. As food inflation and affordability
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Trump administration’s new quarters feature pilgrims, ditching civil rights theme
Commemorative quarter depicting a pilgrim. Source: U.S. Mint The U.S. Mint on Wednesday revealed special quarter-dollar coin designs for the
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Bessent to propose major overhaul of regulatory body created from financial crisis
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday proposed a major change in how the government approaches financial regulation and stability. In
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The case for more Fed rate cuts could rest on a ‘systematic overcount’ of jobs numbers
In the Federal Reserve’s battle between fighting inflation and limiting unemployment, the latter side carried the day Wednesday and could
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U.S. has to stop taking in ‘below-average’ immigrants who won’t help economy, says Lutnick
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday that the U.S. should focus on bringing in immigrants that help grow the economy
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Bessent says U.S. will finish the year with 3% GDP growth, sees ‘very strong’ holiday season
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center
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Core inflation rate watched by Fed hit 2.8%, delayed September data shows, lower than
A key inflation measure was lower than expected in September, the Commerce Department said Friday in a report delayed by
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Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic, Challenger
A sign at a NYS Department Of Labor job fair at the Downtown Central Library in Buffalo, New York, US,
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Ukraine, trade, pandas: What China’s Xi and France’s Macron discussed in Beijing
BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 3: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during a state visit
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Bessent says Trump admin will be able to replicate tariffs even if it loses Supreme Court
NEW YORK — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday predicted that the administration still will be able to implement its
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