Soda taxes made sugary drink prices rise and sales fall in cities that tried them, study finds
Sales of sugary drinks plummeted by about one-third across five U.S. cities after they started taxing those products, a study...
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U.S. mortgage rates fall for eighth week in a row, drawing buyers off the sidelines
Mortgage rates fell for the eighth week in a row, staying well below 7%, providing a much-needed boost to the...
Fed’s Williams douses Wall Street’s rate-cut speculation
By Michael S. Derby and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -Just days after a Federal Reserve meeting that penciled in an ample...
Critical piece of Alaska Airlines Boeing plane found in Portland school teacher’s backyard
A critical piece of the Alaska Airlines Boeing plane that suffered a blowout mid-flight has been found in a schoolteacher's...
U.S. durable-goods orders rebound in November by most since July 2020
The numbers: Orders for durable goods rose 5.4% in November, the U.S. government said Friday. This is the largest gain...
Exclusive-Fed’s Bostic sees two rate cuts, soft landing next year
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. central bank can begin reducing interest rates "sometime in the third quarter" of...
Americans’ inflation expectations drop to lowest level in 3 years, NY Fed survey shows
Americans are feeling more optimistic about the outlook of high inflation, according to a key Federal Reserve Bank of New...
Consumer sentiment finishes 2023 on high note as inflation wanes
The numbers: Consumer sentiment finished 2023 at a five-month high, perhaps a good sign for the economy as a new...
US-China science pact renewal ‘not a given’ -US envoy
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Friday he had...
Offices around America hit a new vacancy record
America’s offices are emptier than at any point in at least four decades, reflecting years of overbuilding and shifting work...
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