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Tag: Inflation

Boeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for...

Jake Rosenfeld, Washington University in St. Louis Striking Boeing machinists approved a new contract on Nov. 4, 2024. It...

Jobs report gives a final lackluster snapshot prior to election −...

Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha The U.S. economy added just 12,000 jobs in October 2024, less than most...

If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of...

Peter A. Coclanis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Though cynics may question her motives, Kamala Harris’ recent...

US inflation rate fell to 2.4% in September − here’s what...

Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame It wasn’t that long ago that the Federal Reserve, the central bank for...

US food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 as government...

Michael Long, Oklahoma State University and Lara Gonçalves, Oklahoma State University CC BY-ND The official...

Philadelphia’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since...

Michael O'Bryan, Drexel University and Alicia Atkinson, Drexel University In Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the U.S., the...

With the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content...

Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha If there’s one thing you can say about Fed policymakers, it’s that they...

Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes – and reductions...

Hilary Seligman, University of California, San Francisco Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known...

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Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison