LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - By Naomi Rovnick, global markets correspondent. What matters in U.S. and global markets today Wall Street's ‌traditional Santa rally is nowhere to be found as inflation ...

McDonald’s has spoken at length over the past couple of years about the “bifurcated consumer base” in QSR. Essentially, it’s ...

Are you ready for the most expensive holiday season in forever? Hold on to your wallets, because high inflation and wrongheaded California policies are the Grinch that stole Christmas, pressuring ...

Maybe Christmas . . . doesn’t come from a store. Nearly two in three Americans say the economy will make the holidays less fun this year, according to a new report from WalletHub called “The Grinch ...

Many look forward to cozy family gatherings, festive meals, and gift exchanges as the holiday season approaches. Inflation, however, is straining holiday budgets across the country. According to a ...

Stocks are heading into the final stretch of 2024 near record highs. Traders are optimistic, dare we say giddy, about outlooks for the market and economy in 2025. The job market remains fairly solid.

Don’t call Governor Kathy Hochul a grinch. Earlier this month, she announced a plan for an “inflation refund,” which would offer one-time payments of $500 for families earning less than $300,000 and ...

A new Taxpayers’ Union briefing paper, Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’s Doctor: Why Tax Indexing Makes More Sense, shows the tax system is quietly making cost-of-living pressures worse through “bracket ...