In some good news for Vice President Kamala Harris and the economy, annual inflation fell to 2.9% in July — now marking four months of disinflation. The one-tenth of a percentage point decline in the consumer price index comes as most economists expected that annual inflation would remain at 3%, the same as the month before. Notably, inflation is now the lowest it has been since March 2021, shortly after President Joe Biden was sworn in. On a...

Inflation rose as expected in July, driven by higher housing-related costs, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that is likely to keep an interest rate cut on the table in September. The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of prices for goods and services, increased 0.2% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.9%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for respective readings of 0.2% and 3%. Excluding food and energy, core CPI came in at a 0...

Inflation eased slightly on an annual basis in July, as Federal Reserve officials inch closer to interest rate cuts that will take some pressure off the economy. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday showed prices rose 2.9 percent year over year, a slight improvement on the figure notched in June. Prices also rose 0.2 over the previous month. The report will probably move central bankers closer to cutting interest rates at their next policy meeting in...

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Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley weighed in on the state of the 2024 race Tuesday as Vice President Kamala Harris gains momentum in key battleground states ahead of the November election.  Haley told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on "Special Report" Republicans and former President Trump should focus on policy and messaging instead of crowd sizes at rallies, Harris' race, or attacks on her intellect. "You can't win on those things. The American...

Vice President Kamala Harris, hoping to distance herself from President Biden's unpopularity on the economy, plans a new focus on middle-class worries and woes. Why it matters: Beginning in North Carolina later this week with her first policy speech, and continuing next week with the Democratic convention in Chicago, Harris will tell Americans — most for the first time —who she is and how she'd govern. Harris won't say it this bluntly in public, but her...

The structures — called “monoliths” — were surprisingly found to be more effective after multiple uses, making them a reusable and affordable water treatment option. Source: Scientists develop 3D-printed ‘waffle stacks’ found to remove 75% of ‘forever chemicals’ from water Cool idea.

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by Brandon Smith, Alt Market: Why do western officials insist on gaslighting the public on illegal border crossings? Why do they attempt to destroy anyone that publicly opposes mass immigration from the third world? The laws on the books support the public’s majority position on immigration – Come here legally or don’t come here at […]