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New York City was among the top five most rent-burdened places in America during the second quarter.

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Housing affordability in America is finally improving. Not so much in these cities

Anticipation of a rate cut from the Federal Reserve is breathing new life into America's frozen housing market.

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Finally, America’s housing market is starting to loosen up. But it’ll be a bumpy road back

At Target in New York City, a variety of school supplies, including lunch boxes and backpacks in different colors and patterns, are on display for the upcoming school year.

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Americans set to spend a total of $39 billion on back-to-school shopping this year

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, right, during the Kansas City Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Powell said the time has come for the Federal Reserve to cut its key policy rate, affirming expectations that officials will begin lowering borrowing costs next month and making clear his intention to prevent further cooling in the labor market.

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‘The time has come’: The Fed just sent a crucial message about its next move

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference on July 31 in Washington, DC.

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Powell just suggested interest rate cuts are coming. What everyone wants to know now

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes a break during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming on August 25, 2023.

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All eyes on Powell’s Jackson Hole speech as new data fuels concern of a weaker labor market

An aerial view of Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 3, 2022.

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Minnesota’s?economy?is in the spotlight as Walz readies for the DNC

Job seekers attend a job fair on June 26 in Sunrise, Florida.

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New data shows US job growth has been far weaker than initially reported

A customer shops for dairy products at a supermarket.

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The truth behind Harris’ inflation and corporate greed claims

A worker puts on the finishing touches on a sign outside a venue ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Paris.

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Hosting the Olympics has become financially untenable, economists say

In a new survey from the New York Federal Reserve, the average expected likelihood of becoming unemployed rose to 4.4% — the highest in 10 years of recordkeeping.

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More and more Americans are worried they will lose their job

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Harris and Trump both hate inflation. Their economic proposals could cause prices to go higher

US consumers have been the heroes of America's economic rebound. They're still going strong, though they are increasingly looking for bargains at places like Walmart.

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America’s economy is wildly confusing right now. Here’s what’s really going on

Shoppers at the Econ World Trading restaurant equipment warehouse/distribution facility in Fremont, California, US, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.

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Sales at stores are suddenly surging in the US economy’s latest show of strength

Highlights

People shop at a grocery store on July 11, 2024, in Brooklyn, New York.

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Inflation milestone: Consumer Price Index slows below 3% for first time since March 2021

Workers are seen on an assembly line for compactors at Volvo Construction Equipment plant on Thursday June 6, 2024, in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

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A key inflation gauge showed price hikes slowed last month. But economic jitters remain

In the months since the settlement was announced, real estate agents across the country have been attending trainings and poring over the details of new contracts they must sign with prospective homebuyers.

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Biggest shakeup in a century set to hit real estate agents this week: Here’s how they’re preparing

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Americans set to spend a total of $39 billion on back-to-school shopping this year

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes a break during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming on August 25, 2023.

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