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With consumers still squeezed by inflation, the Federal Reserve has little impetus to cut interest rates this year.
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Humans have enjoyed smoking plants and substances for thousands of years, and few are more famous than cannabis. It has been used for medicine and recreation for as long as humans have known about...
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Participation in the stock market is at an all-time high in the United States. Whether as retail investors or under a professionally managed fund, 58% of American households owned stocks in 2022,...
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The US economy is very strong, especially if compared to the other G7 countries. In the decade from 2023 to 2022, the US had a real GDP growth of 2.1%. This is above the G7 average of 1.7%. However,...
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Inflation — the overall upward movement of prices of goods and services — has definitely been more tame. At 3.2% in February, inflation (based on consumer price index change) is far lower than...
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The U.S. economy is a massive aggregation of moving parts, some in plain sight and some hidden from view. The average citizen feels like they have very little control over such an enormous system,...
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The consumer price index (CPI) for February was higher than expected, partly because motor vehicle insurance was up sharply.
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