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The CPI Might Lie 鈥 Blame the Shutdown

鈥淪tarting now, accuracy is getting worse,鈥 Omair Sharif, president of Inflation Insights, said in an Oct. 9 interview, just over a week into the shutdown.

October 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Logistics Leaders Urge Resilience as Costs Climb

CSCMP鈥檚 2025 State of Logistics Report found that annual expenditures associated with moving freight grew 5.4% year over year to $2.58 trillion in 2024 compared with 2023.

October 9, 2025
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Tesla Eyes Safer Door Handle Design Amid NHTSA Scrutiny

Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla鈥檚 longtime design chief, said the company is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations.

September 17, 2025
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Retailers Brace for Tariff-Driven Price Hikes Ahead

Retailers are expressing optimism about the resilience of U.S. consumers, a sentiment that could soon be put to the test as tariff-fueled price hikes increasingly show up on shelves.

August 21, 2025
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Americans, Not Exporters, Eat Rising Tariff Costs

鈥淭he top-down macro evidence seems clear: Americans are mostly paying for the tariffs,鈥 George Saravelos, global head of FX research at Deutsche Bank.

July 22, 2025
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Inflation Expectations Hit Nearly 3-Year High

Median expectations for inflation three years from now rose to 3.2% in April, the highest reading since July 2022. Estimates for year-ahead price growth, however, held steady.

May 8, 2025
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Low-Income Earners Face Sharpest Impact From Tariffs

While prices will rise for everyone, lower-income families are expected to lose a larger portion of their budgets because they tend to spend more of their earnings on goods.

April 25, 2025
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Inflation Fears Grow With Tariff Uncertainty Looming

Expected inflation five years ahead rose to 3% last month, the highest since May 2024, according to results of the New York Fed鈥檚 Survey of Consumer Expectations published Feb. 10.

February 10, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US Economy Defies Odds Despite Election-Year Challenges

Despite uncertainty around a presidential election, elevated interest rates and a cooling labor market, economic growth remained solid in 2024.

December 30, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Inflation Slows, Boosting Hopes for Deeper Rate Cuts in 2025

The so-called core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food and energy items, increased 0.1% from October and 2.8% from a year earlier.

December 20, 2024