Inflation rose more than expected in January thanks to a jump in grocery and housing costs‚ underscoring the challenge of taming price pressures within the economy. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index‚ a broad measure of the price of everyday goods including gasoline‚ groceries and rent‚ rose 0.3% in January from the previous month. Prices climbed 3.1% from the same time last year. Both of those figures came in higher than the 0.2% monthly increase and 2.9%...

Inflation rose more than expected in January as stubbornly high shelter prices weighed on consumers‚ the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The consumer price index‚ a broad-based measure of the prices shoppers face for goods and services across the economy‚ increased 0.3% for the month‚ the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. On a 12-month basis‚ that came out to 3.1%‚ down from 3.4% in December. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a monthly increase of 0.2% and an...

The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case is traveling to a secure room on Tuesday for a confidential meeting with lawyers about what top-secret government files can be shared in the case. After meeting with Trump's lawyers and Department of Justice lawyers separately on Monday‚ Judge Aileen Cannon will hear on Tuesday from lawyers for Trump's two co-accused‚ Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira‚ who are accused of moving boxes of classified documents at Trump's...

Price hikes eased off less than expected in January‚ but still offered some relief for Americans who have suffered through the steepest price hikes in four decades. The first measure of inflation for 2024‚ the Consumer Price Index‚ showed that prices rose by 3.1% for the 12 months ended in January‚ according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday. That marks a step back from December’s 3.4% rate and a dramatic cooling from the 6.4% increase seen in January 2023. On a monthly...

The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine‚ Israel and Taiwan‚ pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad. The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 billion for Ukraine held the Senate floor through the night‚ using the final hours of debate to argue that the U.S. should focus on...

The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning‚ delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations‚ dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House‚ where Republican resistance threatened to kill it. The 70-to-29 vote reflected a critical mass of support in Congress for the $95 billion emergency aid legislation and for continuing to arm Ukraine...

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