The nation’s fertility rates hit record lows in 2025 as childbearing continued to shift toward older women, according to new federal data released Thursday. For the sixth straight year, the number of ...

The European Central Bank may have to raise its key interest rate a number of times if the energy crisis caused by the conflict in the Middle East proves long-lasting, with a first move possible later ...

It’s a good bet that interest rates will be lower in coming months — notwithstanding the ultimate resolution of the war in Iran, beyond the temporary cease-fire agreement, and the extraordinary ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its personal consumption expenditures price index data for September earlier today. Here is the report, at a glance: Core YoY: 2.8% increase, in line with ...

The White House is moving to scrap a program that helps low-income people pay their utility bills at a time when Americans’ energy costs are surging. Genna Contino is the Smart Spending reporter on ...

Asheville city school leaders are concerned that children’s standard of education could be at risk if Buncombe County commissioners are unable to approve their supplemental tax request. District ...