Browsing: Economy

By Nandita Bose SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded federal aid to Hawaii and promised help to its suffering citizens as deadly…

What’s going on with frozen fruit and vegetables? Food prices rose 0.2% on the month in July after remaining unchanged in June, and they rose 4.9%…

Investing.com — Bank borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending programs rose slightly for the week ended Aug. 9. In the week ended Aug. 9, total lending…

In the wake of Yellow Corp.’s bankruptcy announcement, Rep. French Hill of Arkansas has again voiced his concerns about a $700 million federal loan that the…

By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – U.S. mortgage delinquency rates fell to a record low in the second quarter due to a strong job market and low…

The numbers: The U.S. producer price index rose 0.3% in July, the Labor Department said Friday, up from a revised flat reading in June and the…

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Markets are betting that the Fed’s…

The numbers: The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment inched down to a preliminary August reading of 71.2 after hitting a 22-month high of 71.6…

Inflation at the wholesale level rose more than expected in July, ending a year-long streak of steady declines in consumer prices. The Labor Department said Friday…

By Patricia Zengerle and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve about $40 billion in additional spending on Thursday, including $24…