This article was originally published Nov. 4, 2026. Democrats won control of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections, and you may be wondering what such a reshuffle means for your investments. We asked our analysts how a Democratic Congress could affect the parts…
Three-fours of voters described the economy as not good or poor, polls showed. A monthslong surge of inflation. A national average gas price well above $4 a gallon. Thirty-year mortgage rates north of 7%. Economic woes helped fuel a Democratic takeover of…
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“The city of Miami is so expensive that a minimum wage doesn’t cut it,” said Alana Ramos, a sophomore at the University of Miami who earns $15 an hour from an on-campus job. Florida’s minimum wage reached $15 per hour this fall,…
A majority (61%) of U.S. consumers are concerned about inflation. But the impact of rising prices isn’t felt evenly across all consumers: 64% of lower-income consumers completely agree they are focused more on buying what they need versus what they want, compared to…
Winter is coming, and for Wisconsinites, that means snow and bitterly cold temperatures. Thanks to the Democrats at the state's Public Service Commission (PSC) — appointed by Democrat Gov. Tony Evers — their utility bills are about to go up another 14 to…
Part of our midterms guide. Start here: what the vote really changes for your money. Democrats won the House and the Senate on Tuesday, and women carried them: in NBC News’s national exit poll, women backed Democrats for the House…
Today’s post has two parts. I first run through what I see as the four key implications for policy. Then I discuss what I think this means for markets. Let me start with the four key implications for policy: Here’s…
WASHINGTON — Health insurance is no guarantee against medical debt, according to a new analysis that found more than one in four U.S. adults struggling with medical bills in 2025. The analysis, conducted by the Urban Institute and supported by the Robert…
Prices never rolled back after the last surge, and a new Cleveland Fed projection suggests the climb is about to speed up again. One simple calculation on a typical family budget shows how fast the damage adds up. American families…
The affordability squeeze on households: grocery, rent, insurance, childcare and utility costs, and the politics of affordability.
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