Economy

Taylor Swift and her army (Swifties) can’t actually break up Ticketmaster. But the judiciary and Congress probably could.

In the 13 years since the decision was passed, campaigns and candidates have developed new ways to compete in a political landscape where massive amounts of money are required for entry.

While local government is far from the only entity that has power to reduce homelessness, there’s actually quite a bit it can do.

Exactly what happens at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos at the beginning of the year is something that’s both completely out in the open and yet maddeningly opaque.

For the Federal Reserve, victory over inflation is a specific mark: core inflation rising around 2 percent, the point at which interest rate hikes and other tightening will be off the table. But for consumers, victory over inflation is far from clear.

One area where prices sharply increased was in some basic food staples. Egg prices rose 60 percent over the past year.

Products with real fur masquerading as fake are sometimes sold at low prices. Most people expect real fur to be more expensive than material made from synthetics.

It may seem like Economics 101 - but the answers are complex, and very relevant as the new year begins.

Millions of low-wage workers all around the country got a welcome gift for the new year: an increase in the minimum wage.

There’s a lingering question about how far the hardliners who delayed McCarthy from winning the speakership will go — and how much pressure those hardliners will face from financial markets.