In the United States, most families unwrap their gifts on Christmas Day, with the majority not waiting until breakfast to get cracking or unpacking...

...is it worth it?

...real or fake?

...easy to see which way The FOMC leans...

...but, rates have risen significantly since

...but multi-family starts plunged?

The robust spending that we saw around Thanksgiving continued through Cyber Monday week...

Clearly, things are not heading in the right direction...

“They’re just selling to the individuals that are in those...”

Mortgage rates at 6 percent are expected to be the ‘new normal’ next year.

Rising food inflation impacts global food security and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations...

...one out of every six dollars was spent online.

Interest rate caps are no different from any other price control: They end up creating market distortions with unsustainable surpluses and shortages...

...we're not just poorer now than we were 40 years ago, we're much, much poorer.

A proposal slated to be considered by Los Angeles' City Council would mandate a similar raise over the next four years for some hotel workers...

...un-adjusted jobless claims at their highest since January

In many areas of government, this has led to a doom loop: tax cuts reduce funding, funding reduces service, and lack of service imposes a very large “trouble tax” on citizens...

"The best time is whichever day maximizes joy in your household."

The lifestyle of a stable New Gilded Age is out of stock...

Krugman faults the voters, in effect, for failing to accept the superior wisdom of a columnist at The New York Times...