December Inflation Data Closes Door on January Rate Cut, but There’s Improvement Under the Hood
Rising energy prices accounted for more than 40% of the total increase in the CPI, according to the BLS, and gasoline prices ...
December US CPI Report Shows Inflation at a 2.9% Annual Rate
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% in December from year-ago levels—an uptick ...
Canada Existing Home Sales Pull Back on Recent Gains, Falling 5.8% in December — Update
National home resales dropped 5.8% in December from the previous month, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Wednesday. That marked the largest decline of the year and was sharper than the 2.2% ...
Social Security's COLA is expected to drop in 2026 - but how low could it go?
Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment is expected to shrink in 2026 and could be the lowest increase seen in a decade.
STOXX Europe 50 Index Ends 0.94% Higher at 4385.92 — Data Talk
The STOXX Europe 50 Index is up 41.00 points or 0.94% today to 4385.92 --Largest one day point and percentage gain since Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 --Off 15.38% from its record close of 5183.24 hit Tuesday, ...
EURO STOXX 50 Index Ends 1.04% Higher at 5032.31 — Data Talk
The EURO STOXX 50 Index is up 51.84 points or 1.04% today to 5032.31 --Largest one day point and percentage gain since Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 --Largest two day point and percentage gain since Tuesday, ...
FTSE 100 Index Ends 1.21% Higher at 8301.13 — Data Talk
The FTSE 100 Index is up 99.59 points or 1.21% today to 8301.13 --Largest one day point and percentage gain since Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 ...
'I've never been happier': I married a wonderful lady from Ukraine. I have two successful kids. Do I put my wife on the deed to my home?
We are now looking to downsize and move to another home and I'm wondering if we should put the new property in joint names. I would not want to leave her homeless once I pass. I have two children, ...
I worked for a well-known company 40 years ago, which has been taken over several times. How do I find my pension?
Forty years ago, I worked for a large, privately-owned and well-known company for about 10 years, and I received a notice from the Social Security Administration that I may be eligible for retirement ...
Bank of England's Taylor Sees Need for 'Pre-Emptive' Cuts to Lower Recession Risk — Update
Taylor was one of three members of the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee to vote for a rate cut in December, when six voted to leave borrowing costs unchanged. His comments suggest he will ...
CAC 40 Index Ends 0.69% Higher at 7474.59 — Data Talk
The CAC 40 Index is up 50.92 points or 0.69% today to 7474.59 --Largest one day point and percentage gain since Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 --Largest two day point and percentage gain since Tuesday, Jan. 7, ...
Crypto XRP reaches all-time high above $3. It now has the $4-plus range in its sights.
XRP's price hit an all-time high on Wednesday, potentially opening a path for the cryptocurrency to reach as high as $4.40, one technical analyst said.