Inflation

New data show inflation rising at fastest pace in 40 years under Biden admin.

Inflation numbers due to be released later Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are expected to show consumer prices rising at their fastest pace since 1982, with investors bracing for what could be a market-moving data drop.

U.S. unit labor costs rose sharply in the third quarter, while productivity declined at its fastest pace since 1960, adding to signs of persistently high inflation.

"First survey in The Wall Street Journal's new polling effort shows Republicans in strong position."

If Democrats want to keep winning the Latino vote, they'll need to stop using the politically correct and gender-neutral word "Latinx" to do so.

Exuberant Republicans cannot wait for the 2022 mid-term elections that they expect will restore their congressional majorities and the 2024 presidential contest to put one of their own back in the Oval Office.

Business economists expect  inflation to increase in the fourth quarter and stay elevated for years, according to a new survey.

The main trucking lobbies in Canada and the United States are warning that vaccine and testing requirements for workers will further disrupt supply chains because there is already a dire shortage of drivers.

Though unemployment fell to its lowest level in nearly two years, the U.S. added back a worse-than-expected 210,000 jobs in November—indicating the labor market is still struggling to add back jobs lost during the pandemic amid the looming threat of a new coronavirus variant.