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April notched the highest number of bankruptcies in a year as businesses give up on a quick Fed pivot, S&P Global reported.

Businesses add more than $90 billion a year in "junk fees" to bills, per the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Consumers are pushing back.

Following a botched FAFSA rollout and rocky return to student-loan repayment, Elizabeth Warren is calling for more cash for Federal Student Aid.

Young adults are spending less on alcohol, beef, and mortgage interest and more on fresh produce, rent, and healthcare.

As the US handles an uptick in asylum-seekers, pressure is mounting to solve the housing crisis.

Melinda Binkley, 56, has tried to apply for safety net programs before but she's told her household makes too much money, usually by less than $100.

Not just China, but other central banks including Turkey and India are loading up on gold, amid a stronger US dollar.

The ranking may be further proof that New York is increasingly becoming a place for only the wealthy, as the cost of living in the city skyrockets.

Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was visiting a woman he was romantically involved with when he was detained on theft charges, US officials told NBC News.

The judge previously set a May 2024 trial date, but it has long been clear the lawyers wouldn't be ready to bring the case to a jury by then.

"We believe we are heading into a proper downturn that will require a proper easing cycle," Manulife's chief economist Frances Donald said.

Housing inflation prompts questions about how restrictive monetary policy actually is, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Tuesday.

"It's hard to get a soft landing," Citi's CEO Jane Fraser told CNBC on Monday. "We're hopeful, but it is always hard to get one."

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he is asked by young people about the price of a donor kebab "everywhere I go."

The US has a "massive" trade deficit at a time when world trade is becoming fragmented, Richard Bernstein said.

Ronnie Wiggs reportedly told police he killed his wife while she was in the hospital because he couldn't afford her medical bills.

A recession in late 2024 or early 2025 could send the S&P 500 tumbling to around 3,600, BCA's Roukaya Ibrahim said.

Google's philanthropic arm is co-funding a $2.8 million guaranteed income pilot aimed at reducing homelessness in and around San Francisco.

A guaranteed basic-income program in Ann Arbor is giving small business owners $528 a month, no strings attached.

Gig work like ride-hailing is becoming more popular, per a Bank of America report. A cooling job market could be the reason.

A Gen Xer in Florida says making over $300,000 didn't make him feel rich.

A research group doesn't expect either Biden's or Trump's trade policies to reduce China's role in global production networks significantly.