Economics

Spring 2022 saw 685,000 fewer students compared to last year, and projections estimate that the decline in postsecondary enrollment will continue into the fall.

Preliminary data show hybrid schedules and flexibility to work entirely from home are impacting demographics and economics more substantially than many realize.

The cost of feed and tricky growing conditions are the likely culprits of this year's limited participation at the Iowa State Fair contest.

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Coffee in U.S. City Average

Starbucks has been hiking prices as inflation soars and labor costs rise. And it's planning more this year.

“If you shop at Walmart, you know how to spend a little less to make life a little better.”

Retail’s biggest names are offering workers the option of accessing their hourly pay on-demand, hoping it will improve recruitment and retention.

Ukrainians are offering to write personal messages on a growing arsenal of weapons. Westerners are opening their wallets.

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The restaurant industry is fighting hard against a labor bill making its way through the California legislature.

U.S. goods imports were worth $2.8T in 2021. From east coast to west, this visualization breaks down imports on a state-by-state basis

Square footage has increased but income didn't get the memo.

The average size of starter homes has steadily increased. Read more about the demand builders are seeing to construct bigger homes.

Houses are less affordable today than they were 50 years ago. However, a viral TikTok video exaggerates the increase in prices.

Grocery gains are here to stay.

A Lebanese judge reportedly dropped the charges against the man.

They’re also eating at Applebee’s.

Investment advisers can help you calculate your personal inflation rate.

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The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

The Continent's drought could be its worst in 500 years.

A new state-level analysis finds that ending emergency unemployment benefits had a statistically significant positive impact on employment.

The CPI number came in at 8.5%, from 9.1% in June, as food prices continued to spike but gasoline and nat gas prices fell and durable goods prices backed off. Services CPI rose to 6.25%.

Degrowth - the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption - is about the closest you can get to a heresy in economics, where growth is widely held as the best route to prosperity.

Walt Disney Co edged past Netflix Inc with a total of 221 million streaming customers and announced it will increase prices for customers who want to watch Disney+ or Hulu without commercials.

There are many measures of inflation available. Which one should we be focusing on? The July CPI was announced this week, and Federal Reserve’s preferred measure, the PCE index, will be announced on August 26. These two series each have variations, and there are still other measures available.

The number of U.S.