Economics

Earning a decent, reliable income as a social-media creator is getting harder, as platforms pay less for popular posts and brands get pickier about sponsorship deals. A possible TikTok ban is adding to anxiety over job stability.

But a similar situation in 2022 only lasted for about a week.

Apple is discontinuing its buy now, pay later service known as Apple Pay Later barely a year after its initial launch in the U.S., and will rely on companies who already dominate the industry like Affirm and Klarna.

When life gives you Lululemons… is one of the S&P 500’s worst-performing stocks this year (down nearly 40%), and investors are worried that...

Solving the polarization problem begins with our individual choices.

"What these stories all have in common is that these nations rose from poverty by embracing a common formula: more economic freedom and free trade... not international aid or central planning." ~Jon Miltimore

The federal deficit in 2023 was $1.7 trillion, equal to 6.3 percent of gross domestic product.

Inflation, but make it slower The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), a weighted basket of various goods and services, was unchanged month-over-month...

It’s a (political) party in the USA… and crypto’s in the DJ booth. As the US presidential race heats up ahead of next week’s debate, crypto has...

Fearing that a flood of cheap Chinese electric vehicles could hinder European carmakers, the bloc plans to impose tariffs on Chinese automakers.

If you've ever wondered where your tax dollars are going, you're not alone: Cardi B posted a video on Instagram saying she want receipts of where her tax mon...

All the stuff on top of the mortgage has become more expensive.

For the average single-family homeowner, ongoing yearly expenses have increased 26 percent since 2020, according to a new Bankrate study.

The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgets.

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The union that represents workers at ports from Maine to Texas canceled labor talks in a row over the use of automated machinery.

Service charges added to restaurant bills are a little different since they’re often applied in the context of some increased cost that the restaurant has incurred. So then why don’t restaurants just increase the prices of the dishes instead? Well, there’s some solid economic reasoning behind this growing trend.

Where have all the Teslas gone? Stored in parking lots, every one....

Digital surveillance and customer isolation are individualizing the prices we pay.

How do your savings compare?

Have you been wondering how much house can I afford? We’ll help you calculate the exact number with our home affordability calculator.

For better or for worse, inflation is here to stay. This game lets you practice your decision making centered around the rise and fall of prices and interest rates. Inflation stinks--nobody likes paying more for the goods and services they buy. But since interest rates are the tool most commonly used by the Federal Reserve to bring inflation down, that means it's possible to mitigate the damage of inflation by choosing what to do with your finances based on their rise and fall.

The nation’s largest city is gearing up to implement congestion pricing.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she is indefinitely delaying the implementation of congestion pricing in New York City’s borough of Manhattan just weeks before the plan was set to take effect, dealing a major blow to transportation advocates who have spent decades pushing for the deal and a win for several opponents of the plan who say the toll is a regressive tax on commuters.

To calculate "how much house can I afford," one rule of thumb is the 28/36 rule, which states that you shouldn't spend more than 28% of your gross monthly income on home-related costs and 36% on total debts, including your mortgage, credit cards and other loans like auto and student loans.

Thinking about how much house can I afford? Based on your annual income & monthly debts, learn how much mortgage you can afford by using our home affordability calculator.

How power, technology, and opportunity have come together to gouge consumers

Who's winning the battle for eyeballs?  Answer: Streaming has recently surpassed cable, with 38.4% of total TV consumption vs. 29.1% for cable Questions: When it comes to consuming TV, which method do you use most? Why?  Why do you think that streaming recently surpassed cable?  How many streaming services do you think are useful?  Do you think recent price increases from streaming services or their move to ad-supported models will impact their popularity? Why or why not?    Here are the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.

Inflation may have slowed last year, but it continued to deal heavy blows — some devastating — on Americans’ livelihoods: Nearly two-thirds of US households were worse off because of it, and roughly 1 in 6 adults couldn’t pay all their monthly bills, new Federal Reserve data shows.