Consumers Feel Worse Now Than They Did During Covid Lockdowns

The University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment measures how U.S. consumers feel about their personal…

August Jobs Report to Show How Much Heat Remains in Labor Market

The U.S. jobs report for August will offer a snapshot of how tight the labor market…

How Two Mexican Drug Cartels Came to Dominate America’s Fentanyl Supply

CULIACÁN, Mexico—At a half-built house in a barrio, a longtime Sinaloa cartel employee used a shovel…

Everyone’s a Landlord—Small-Time Investors Snap Up Out-of-State Properties

Jack Cronin found San Francisco-area homes too expensive or too far from the city center to…

Jerome Powell’s Dilemma: What If the Drivers of Inflation Are Here to Stay?

Central bankers worry that the recent surge in inflation may represent not a temporary phenomenon but…

The Surprise in a Faltering Economy: Laid-Off Workers Quickly Find Jobs

When Suki Lanh was laid off from a fintech insurance startup in early July, she worried…

The 30-Year-Old Spending $1 Billion to Save Crypto

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SPAC Activity in July Reached the Lowest Levels in Five Years

Listen to article (2 minutes) SPACs were one one of the hottest investments on Wall Street…

U.S. to Report July Inflation as Economy Cooled

U.S. inflation likely remained close to a four-decade high in July despite cooling energy prices, economists…