The number of homes listed for sale across the United States has soared to a record high in July, according to reports. A new report published by Realtor.com on Tuesday signals that higher mortgage rates and soaring prices are decreasing consumer demand for housing. The growing number of homes for…
The government in Bangladesh has just hiked fuel prices by a record 51.2 percent, triggering widespread protests at gas stations across the South Asian country. Protests erupted following the decision, with thousands of people thronging gas stations before the increase went into effect. The price of gasoline increased to 130…
Democrat President Joe Biden is celebrating the better-than-expected July jobs report, calling it “the result of my economic plan to build the economy from the bottom up and middle out.” The White House had initially anticipated a lower figure ahead of the report's Friday release. However, the Biden administration…
Social media giant Twitter has announced a widespread security flaw that has exposed 5.4 million users' accounts. On August 5, Twitter announced that it found a security flaw in its system that enabled a threat actor to learn whether a phone number or an email address was associated with an…
Americans who believe that the United States is in a recession are just confused, according to White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein. Bernstein claims that Americans who think the country has fallen into a recession are basically confused about the source of their economic pain. The top economic adviser to…
Minneapolis Federal Bank President Neel Kashkari has claimed that inflation may still be transitory. The next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting is more than a month away. However, U.S. central bank officials are providing insights into the Federal Reserve’s plans, inflation, and the broader economy. On Wednesday,…
The number of airline pilots complaining of fatigue increased tenfold in June, an industry expert has warned. According to Allied Pilots Association Communications Chair Dennis Tajer, the increasing complaints come as airlines across the United States work to make up for lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Allied Pilots Association…
Gas prices have fallen again for a seventh consecutive week, providing Americans with some welcome relief at the pump. However, experts are now warning that prices could rise above $5 again this summer amid fears of a recession. On Monday , the national average for a gallon of gas fell…
The squeeze from inflation in the United States is forcing a huge percentage of Americans to cut back on their spending on groceries, according to a new poll. A recent survey from Suffolk University/USA TODAY (pdf) reveals that 45.3 percent of Americans have had to cut back their spending on…
The world’s largest chemical company, Germany’s BASF, is set to further cut production of key fertilizer ingredient ammonia. BASF cited energy shortages for the reduction. The move comes as the farming industry is already battling with shortages of fertilizer, water, and other essentials amid soaring gas prices. “We are reducing…