In this episode: free school meals, big retailers' quarterly results, and a buyer's market ...

A new study reaches that conclusion by comparing the U.S. to Belgium, where wages are indexed to inflation by law.

The number of people looking to buy a home hit a record low in July. For wealthier buyers, there are deals to be had in many ...

A year after many Canadians boycotted travel to the U.S., border crossings have risen slightly. In northeastern Vermont, businesses are doing what they can to welcome Canadians back.

The average worker in the U.S. who stayed in their job between 2021 and 2024 saw their wages decline by 9% after inflation, a new paper finds.

We’re answering Maddox’s question about what happens to your quarter when you put it inside a claw machine. It just zips away! Ryan and Bridget talk to an expert who lets them peek inside a claw ...

More than 100 rockets took off into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast last year — a new record. And with more rockets taking flight each year, the availability of launch sites ...

Consumer spending might not rebound quickly, according to the University of Michigan’s survey for August. Plus: China’s economy, GDP, Colorado mail fraud, Reddit, and plastics.

Have you ever gotten mail addressed to a strange business, instead of to you? Thousands of Colorado residents have reported their addresses are being used to register fake companies.

It leaves some things out, but it is a very good gauge of the health of an economy,” said Allison Schrager, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and columnist at Bloomberg Opinion.

Data from China shows that the world’s second-largest economy is slowing down — especially around consumer spending. The official jobless rate ticked up to 5.2% — though other estimates put the real ...

Consumer sentiment tumbled in early August, according to the University of Michigan survey. July retail sales were down more than half a percent from June, and AAA reports the nationwide average gas ...