Still, the unemployment rate held steady in December at a remarkably low 3.7% and average hourly earnings growth ticked up to 4.1% year-over-year from 4.0% in November. The key takeaway from the ...

The national unemployment rate of 9 percent may look good compared to the 10.6 percent in January — but compare it to the last 20 years and it is still very high. Dante Chinni is the director of ...

Paying higher prices for groceries isn't just inflation, but part of a complicated equation 02:44. Grocery prices are high. The most recent government report on inflation confirms it.