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A hiring sign is displayed at a sandwich shop, in Streamwood, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

U.S. hiring slows, unemployment ticks higher with a month remaining before Americans head to polls

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

Hiring sign is displayed at a bakery in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Cold jobs report offers mixed bag for GOP before midterms

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Signs mark the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in New York's Financial District on Wednesday Dec.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

U.S. stocks rise near their record after the latest jobs report eases worries about inflation

By Stan Choe - Associated Press

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Letter to the editor: Government, live within your means like the rest of us

President Donald Trump, left, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, second right, visit the Federal Reserve in Washington on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

IG report finds no misconduct around Fed building renovation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE ***

Key inflation reading comes in cooler than expected, easing pressure on Fed and Trump

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A motorist fills up the fuel tank of a vehicle at a QuikTrip gasoline stop Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Americans’ view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey says

By Matt Ott - Associated Press

Damaging inflation on households illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Higher interest rates will make life harder for workers, not investors

By Peter Morici

A motorist fills up the fuel tank of a vehicle at a QuikTrip gasoline stop Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Americans’ view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey says

By Matt Ott - Associated Press

Inflation and the U.S. Federal Reserve illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

What’s really causing inflation?

By Alvaro Vargas Llosa

FILE - Luxury homes are under construction in a subdivision, May 22, 2007 in New Albany, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Mortgage rates brush 7%, weighing on buyers, sellers and further straining a bleak housing market

By Alex Veiga - Associated Press

White House trade counselor Peter Navarro speaks with reporters following a video interview with Real America's Voice News, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, outside the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

Peter Navarro: Fed made ‘inexplicable’ error in raising rates during energy price surge

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Shannon Airport, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump insists on lower interest rates, hours after Fed raises them

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Michael Gallucchi Traders works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street holds steady ahead of the Fed’s decision as oil prices and bond yields ease

By Stan Choe - Associated Press

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Fed raises rates by quarter-point to tame inflation, risking Trump’s ire before November election

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh arrives at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Moran, Wyo. (AP Photo/Amber Baesler)

Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump’s demands

By Christopher Rugaber - Associated Press

Michael Smyth works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AI stocks hold steadier as Wall Street drifts lower ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting

By Stan Choe - Associated Press

Christian Magoon, center, CEO of Amplify ETFs rings the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Wall Street week ahead: Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, retail sales update

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

Prices climbed slightly in August as Fed weighs interest-rate increase

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Shoppers pass through the bakery section at a Target store, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Woodbury, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

No relief from inflation as Middle East clashes lift fuel prices to painful levels

By Christopher Rugaber - Associated Press