The No. 1 cause of America’s affordability problem just got worse

America’s cost-of-living problem is simple math: Inflation spiked several years ago and paychecks haven’t had enough time to catch up. The latest jobs report revealed Tuesday that the problem got even ...
CBS News

America's deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...
CNN

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

• A flurry of economic data released Tuesday after a blackout during the government shutdown paints a confusing picture of the US economy. • September wholesale inflation rose by 0.3%, keeping the ...
The Economist

Expect mediocre growth and, in America, too much inflation in the year ahead

FOR YEARS the world economy has defied doomsayers. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, many people expected a long slump; instead there was a fast and inflationary rebound. When central banks then ...
Medscape

Inflation Is Rising, Fueling Sky-High Medical Malpractice Verdicts

In July, a Pennsylvania appellate court upheld a record $207.6 million verdict against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for a birth injury that occurred during delivery.