Spending fell 0.2% for the month. Adjusted for inflation, it sank 0.5%. Those are the biggest monthly declines since February 2021.

Data released Friday showed that consumers slashed their spending by the most since February 2021, even as their incomes rose.

Ongoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be ...

U.S. consumers cut back drastically on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even as inflation declined, though ...

Stripping out the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index gained 0.3% last month after an unrevised 0.2% ...

President Trump met with U.K. Prime Minister Starmer at the White House. Also, why many Americans are tired of cost-cutting ...

Consumer sentiment has turned south as high prices weigh on households. Could that crimp big pieces of the president’s ...

Yes, California’s housing market is erratic, as only two states have experienced more volatility during the past half-century ...

California Democrats pledged to tackle affordability in 2025, but their plans to address Trump cuts, housing costs, energy, ...

Yes, California’s housing market is crazy, as only two states have experienced more volatility during the past half-century.

ACLU sues over alleged abuses during immigration raids in Kern County, claiming unlawful targeting of farmworkers.

Yes, California’s housing market is crazy, as only two states have experienced more volatility during the past half-century. My trusty spreadsheet eyeballed price indexes from the Federal Housing ...