Updated April 10, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET
As the U.S.-Iran war ratcheted up in March, energy prices surged quickly. Within a few weeks, other prices were rising, too: airlines hiked fares and fees to...
For years, many Americans have wondered why their paychecks aren’t keeping up with the spiraling cost of things they need to buy.
Even as many economists acknowledged an "affordability crisis" and a...
When contending with years of budget-breaking inflation, there was at least one saving grace: For the past 34 months, the average wage was growing faster than prices were.
That’s expected to change...
...auto and credit card loans, making everyday life more expensive for Americans.
Mortgage rates climbed for five straight weeks after the war began, but ticked down this week to 6.37% for the...
Before the war, Americans were still spending at a robust pace; however, prices continued to rise faster than normal, new data showed Thursday.
Consumer spending rose 0.5% in February, up from a...
...consumers, of course, would love to know just when credit card rates, mortgage rates and more will go down and stay down.
But the war and higher prices actually could put the possibility of...
