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WATCH: The economy is doing well, but everything is still expensive. Here's why
Inflation is slowing, but prices are still high. Wages are going up, but everything feels unaffordable. Corporations have record profits, but everybody’s rent is too high and no one can buy a home. The economy is doing well, but the vibes are atrocious. What on Earth is going on? News4’s Maggie More reports.
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WATCH: If the economy is good, why are the vibes so bad?
Remember when you could go to the grocery store for just a few things and leave without a huge bill? Remember when a dozen eggs cost less than two dollars? News4’s Maggie More explains what’s behind the inflation that made everything so expensive.
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WATCH: Why are the economic vibes so weird? Your wages are playing catch-up with inflation
Is the economy doing well, or is everybody struggling to hang on? The answer is… kind of both. News4’s Maggie More explains why your wages aren’t keeping pace with inflation, and how that makes for very weird economic vibes.
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WATCH: Why are prices still high if inflation is slowing?
Inflation is slowing, but prices are still high — what gives? News4’s Maggie More explains the difference between inflation, disinflation and deflation, and the role each one plays in those sky-high grocery bills.
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WATCH: Why does it feel like everything is too expensive? Here's a contraption to explain
Even if your wages have gone up recently, it might not feel like there’s any difference in your bank balance. News4’s Maggie More explains how inflation and wages are related with a contraption of her own making.
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Rent and mortgages have been high for years. Could slowing inflation help fix it?
The pandemic made it harder to find a home. But the problem of high housing costs for both buyers and renters started long before the work-from-home reshuffle.
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Prices have gone up since the pandemic began. Is that ‘inflation' really corporate greed?
After four years of time for the market to adjust to the “unprecedented times,” inflation has only started to slow. To many people, the climb of inflation being considered “natural” is starting to seem like nonsense. And to some, the more likely explanation seems like “greedflation.”
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‘A tale of 2 economies': Wages are going up. Why do we feel like we can't afford anything?
A majority of Americans, around 64%, saw an increase in wages between October 2022 and October 2023. But if most workers saw bigger paychecks, why do so many people still feel like everything is too expensive?
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Is inflation always bad? The answer is complicated.
Prices have been going up for months, and inflation has hit many Americans hard. But if inflation causes so much pain, why don’t economists think it’s universally terrible?
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Inflation is going down. Why are many prices still high?
Inflation has been high for months, and those price increases add up to a big difference over time. But what is inflation, really, and how is inflation slowing down if prices are still so high? Here’s what to know.
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United Airlines raises checked bag fee $5, following American
United Airlines followed American, JetBlue and Alaska in raising baggage fees.
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Deflation: Here's where prices fell in January 2024, in one chart
The U.S. economy is seeing some consumer categories deflate, or fall in price. That’s largely happening for prices of physical goods.
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U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January, much better than expected
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 185,000 in January, according to a Dow Jones consensus estimate.
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From FedEx to airlines, companies are starting to lose their pricing power
Faced with weakening demand, price-sensitive consumers and easing inflation, some sectors are now forced to grow profits without the tailwind of price hikes.
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‘Stop the price gouging': Biden hits corporations over high consumer costs
Big business and junk fees prove easy targets for the White House in the inflation blame game.
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Biden says he's helped lower inflation as he hosts first meeting of his new supply chain council
President Joe Biden convened the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council on Monday.
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This is the most expensive neighborhood in the U.S.— see how the priciest ZIP code in your state compares
Median home prices vary by more than $8 million between the most expensive ZIP codes in each U.S. state.
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US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?
Recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth.
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The 15 best U.S. cities for first-time homebuyers—the top 3 are in Texas
For younger first-time buyers, the small military city of Killeen, Texas, is considered the best place to buy a home.
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US trucking firm Yellow shuts operations. How that impacts the supply chain and prices for consumers
As Yellow customers like Walmart and Home Depot take their shipments to other carriers, prices will go up.