by Sami Marshak | Mar 23, 2025 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Featured, Inflation
Inflation in February slowed more than expected, although the threat of widespread tariffs, especially on goods from China, brings uncertainty about what’s to come in the future. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year, slightly lower than the 2%...
by Sami Marshak | Mar 4, 2025 | Consumer Price Index, Featured, Inflation
Inflation ticked upward in January, rising higher than many economists expected—a sign that the economy is headed in the wrong direction. Prices rose 3% in January from a year ago — a full percentage point higher than the Fed’s 2% target goal, the Bureau of Labor...
by Genna Contino | May 14, 2024 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Inflation
Inflation is still top of mind for many voters heading into the presidential election, despite the rate of price acceleration slowing considerably from its pandemic-era extremes. The consumer price index report, set to release Wednesday morning, will provide insight...
by Joseph Lingad | May 24, 2023 | Economy, Inflation
When Noah Carey founded his company in 2015, no banks worked with the cannabis industry. But now he is seeing financial institutions that once balked at the underserved market have a change of heart — in part because of the recent banking crisis. Carey’s company,...
by Mrinalini Nayak | May 23, 2023 | Economy, Housing, Inflation, Jobs, Manufacturing
Ajax Paving Industries, Florida LLC couldn’t be any busier this year. The company is bagging multiple contracts for re-building interstate highways and roads in Florida as the fast growing state sees skyrocketing development from building roads and airports to homes...
by Joseph Lingad | May 10, 2023 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Inflation, Jobs
The Labor Department will release April’s Consumer Price Index Wednesday–a measure of prices for goods and services–amid sticky inflation, a robust job market, and the recent banking turmoil. Bloomberg is forecasting April’s inflation will remain at 5% but see...
