At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith. “I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth ...

Stock futures rallied on Friday after the consumer price index for September came in cooler than expected. The headline CPI rose at a 0.3% monthly rate and a 3% annual rate. The consensus among ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown now in its fourth week likely means there won’t be an inflation report next month for the first time in more than seven decades, the White House said Friday, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as gas prices jumped while the cost of rents cooled, painting a mixed picture of the expenses consumers are facing in a murky economy ...

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After existing quietly for over two decades on a Roscoe Village sidewalk in Chicago, a rodent-shaped indent became an internet sensation in 2024, when a tweet by comedian and writer, Winslow Dumaine, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The mystery of that infamous Chicago Rat Hole on the sidewalk may be solved! There was actually research done about it just published in Biology Letters. Scientists believe that ...

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while lifting up the job market, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. “There is no risk-free path for policy as we ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Trump says inflation has been ‘defeated,’ but consumer prices rose 2.9% in August, above the Fed’s 2% target.

What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades. Now scientists have uncovered just how they repair their DNA – and it has ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday it will release its monthly inflation report despite the government shutdown — bringing back furloughed employees for the task. The agency is set to publish ...

The IRS on Thursday provided annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions for tax year 2026 and increases to the standard deduction for tax year 2025 as prescribed in H.R. 1, P.L.