Inflation Sped Up as Gas Prices Rose
Federal Reserve officials are likely to remain wary about the outlook for inflation following a report released Wednesday: Overall price increases sped up because of a pop in gas prices…
Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose
Poverty increased sharply last year in the United States, particularly among children, as living costs rose and federal programs that provided aid to families during the pandemic were allowed to…
U.S. Added 187,000 Jobs in August and Unemployment Rose to 3.8%
The United States labor market is starting to look a lot like its old self — the one that existed before the pandemic. The Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases have…
She Rose From Poverty as China Prospered. Then It Made Her Poor Again.
Two years ago, as she walked through a hospital hallway in handcuffs and shackles to get tested for Covid, Sun Junli felt ashamed and defeated. At 45, she had come…