Fitch affirms US at AA+ with stable outlook, flags fiscal and inflation risks

Fitch Ratings affirmed the US sovereign credit rating at AA+ with a stable outlook, citing economic resilience and the dollar ...
Hoodline

Inflation Cools to 3.4% in July, But Rent and Gas Still Squeeze Wallets

Inflation eased to 3.4% in July — but real wages actually fell, and Sherwin-Williams is about to hike paint prices 8%.

Wall Street rises near a record as AI stocks climb and worries about inflation ease a bit

Wall Street is flirting with a record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, ...
WFAE

Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years on spike in gasoline prices

Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. Soaring gasoline prices, triggered by the U.S. war with Iran, have pushed inflation to its highest level in more than three ...
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Inflation spreading across the United States’ economy

(The Conversation) — Americans don’t need a press release to know that inflation is rising. Gasoline is above $4 per gallon amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and closure of the Strait of ...
Heartland

Housing Affordability: America’s Short-Term Crisis and Long-Term Problem

A steep rise in inflation since 2021 has triggered an affordability crisis, and especially a housing affordability crisis, in the United States. A new poll by The Heartland Institute’s Glenn C.

United States

The US has the most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $59,500. US firms are at or near ...
Telegraph Herald

Wall Street rises near record as AI stocks climb, worries about inflation ease a bit

NEW YORK — Wall Street finished just shy of a record Wednesday after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring ...