Elizabeth Warren demands answers on costs, economic impact of ‘illegal and reckless war’
[ad_1] Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers to economic questions surrounding the Iran war, ticking off a […]
Iran war-induced fertilizer shortage threatens Republicans in farm states ahead of midterms
[ad_1] Garrett Mauch spreads manure as fertilizer on fields at his family’s farm in Lamar, Colorado, on January 21, 2026. RJ Sangosti | The Denver Post Via Getty Images | Denver Post | Getty Images The Strait of Hormuz shutdown caused by the war in Iran is jacking up fertilizer prices, hitting farmers in their […]
Inflation fell to 1.8% in February as tax holiday clouds data, says StatCan – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Consumer inflation cooled to 1.8 per cent in February compared to a year earlier, when the federal GST/HST tax holiday led to lower prices for many consumer goods and services. The Consumer Price Index released Monday from Statistics Canada was 0.5 percentage points less than the annualized inflation rate of 2.3 per cent in […]
‘Please, please, please’: Denmark urges citizens to avoid driving as oil prices spike
[ad_1] Gasoline prices at a Uno-X gas station in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 9, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Denmark’s energy minister urged citizens of the Scandinavian country to cut back on energy use and ditch cars as the price of oil continues to skyrocket amid the Middle East conflict. Lars Aagaard, Denmark’s […]
New York Fed’s Williams says tariff burden falls ‘overwhelmingly’ on U.S. businesses and consumers
[ad_1] John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images American consumers and businesses are taking most of the hit from President […]
Target reports another quarter of declining sales but says it sees some green shoots
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS — Target reported another quarter of declining sales and profits as the retailer struggles to regain its footing with its customers contending with higher prices almost everywhere. But the Minneapolis company on Tuesday offered a solid annual profit outlook that was better than Wall Street had been projecting, It also said it believes […]
UK inflation cools markedly in January, boosting odds of Bank of England rate cut
[ad_1] A customer looks at goods on a shelf in a supermarket on January 15, 2025 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. inflation rate cooled to 3% in January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists polled by Reuters had expected the consumer […]