People shelter from the rain under a Union flag umbrella as they walk past blooming spring flowers in St. James’s Park in central London on April 10, 2024. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images LONDON – The United Kingdom’s gross domestic product rose 0.1% in February, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday,…
The latest reading of the Federal Reserve’s most popular inflation gauge was in line with economists’ expectations, as price increases remained above the central bank’s target even after months of slowdown. The inflation measure of personal consumption expenditures rose 2.5 percent in February from a year earlier, according to a report released Friday by the…
President Biden’s re-election campaign said Sunday that it raised more than $53 million alongside the Democratic Party in February, an influx that is expected to widen Democrats’ cash advantage in the general election campaign against former President Donald J. Trump card. Mr. Biden, the Democratic Party and their joint accounts now have $155 million His…
A customer shops for groceries at a grocery store on March 12, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Wholesale prices rose faster than expected in February, further evidence that inflation remains a problematic issue for the U.S. economy. The producer price index, which measures pipeline costs for…
Inflation rose again in February, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to wait until at least the summer to cut interest rates. The consumer price index, a broad measure of the cost of goods and services, rose 0.4% for the month and 3.2% from a year earlier, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
Customers shop at a Walmart Supercenter in Hallandale Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Consumer spending rebounded in February from a plunge in January, with some support from Leap Day. But even after accounting for that extra day of spending, sales still saw good growth. The…
A sign outside a restaurant looking for workers on May 5, 2023 in Miami. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Black women’s unemployment fell in February as the number of people looking for work increased, data released by the U.S. government showed Friday. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on…
More than 75 employers accepted resumes and spoke to potential hires at a career fair in Lake Forest, California on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Paul Bersebach | Medianews Group | Orange County Register | Getty Images Layoff announcements in February reached their highest level since the global financial crisis that month, according to outplacement firm…
People work at a restaurant at Chelsea Market in Manhattan on February 2, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Private sector job growth improved in February, although growth was slightly lower than expected, payroll company ADP reported on Wednesday. Companies added 140,000 positions this month, up from the upwardly revised 111,000…
The Maslak financial and business center in Istanbul’s Sariyer district. Ayhan Altun | moment | Getty Images Annual consumer price inflation in Turkey rose to 67.07% in February, the Turkish statistics office said on Monday, exceeding expectations. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected annual inflation to rise to 65.7% last month. According to the statistical…
