February 2026 PCE: Fed’s favored inflation gauge remained stubbornly high

This story about the February 2026 PCE inflation is developing and will be updated with more details. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge remained stubbornly high in February as consumers continued to face elevated price growth.The Commerce Department on Thursday reported that the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index rose 0.4% on a…

Mortgage rates fall for first time in weeks after US-Iran ceasefire

Mortgage rates fell this week after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage declined to 6.37% from last week’s reading of…

Coffee and ground beef prices surge most in 2 years, report finds

Americans are facing a tale of two grocery lists. While some prices are cooling, the items families rely on most for energy and nutrition — meat and coffee — are seeing sharp increases that wipe out any savings in the bread aisle.Fourteen of the 25 most common grocery store staples…

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Oil prices spike following U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran

Oil prices surged late Sunday as fears mounted that the escalating Iran conflict could drag on for weeks, rattling global energy markets. Global benchmark Brent crude briefly jumped to $82.37 a barrel — its highest level since January 2025 — in the first wave of trading following U.S. and Israeli…

Massachusetts loses 182,000 residents in 5 years to out-migration

A major high-tax blue state has seen a significant population loss due to domestic out-migration over the last five years, new research found. Massachusetts recorded a net loss of about 182,000 residents to domestic out-migration from April 2020 to July 2025, according to an analysis of the state’s workforce by the…

Jack Dorsey says Block cutting nearly half of workforce for AI transformation

Block on Thursday announced that it will cut nearly half of its workforce as the payments firm works to embed artificial intelligence (AI) throughout its operations. The layoffs will affect over 4,000 jobs at the company and CEO Jack Dorsey indicated he moved forward with a single round of large cuts rather…

Netflix pulls out of Warner Bros Discovery bid after Paramount offer

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav may have been counting on watching one last round in the Netflix vs. Paramount Skydance boxing match to acquire the media company he runs. What he might not have anticipated was that Netflix wouldn’t even bother re-entering the ring. Thursday after the market close,…

FedEx to give any tariff refunds back to customers after Supreme Court ruling

FedEx announced Thursday that it will return any tariff refunds it may receive to its customers who paid them as it seeks compensation from the federal government for tariffs paid that were subsequently ruled illegal. The shipping giant said in a statement that it intends to return any tariff refunds…

Americans face electricity prices outpacing inflation

Americans are facing rising electricity costs around the country as winter weather and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers increase demands on the electric grid. Electricity prices have risen faster than the pace of inflation in the last year. January consumer price index (CPI) data from the Bureau of…

Mortgage rates fall to 5.98%: Freddie Mac

Mortgage rates fell below 6% this week for the first time in three and a half years, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.98% from last week’s reading of…

American Express plans 55-floor building at 2 World Trade Center in Manhattan

American Express has announced plans for the construction of a 55-floor building at 2 World Trade Center in New York City. It is anticipated that the building project will be finished in 2031, the company noted. Construction is slated to start in spring of this year.”Spanning nearly two million square…

Luxury automaker Aston Martin announces major workforce reduction cuts

British luxury automaker Aston Martin said on Wednesday that it will cut up to 20% of its workforce as tariff and regulatory headwinds along with a challenging market backdrop weigh on the business. The company said the cuts will result in an annualized savings of about 40 million pounds ($54…