Economy

Annual inflation rate hit 2.6% in October, meeting expectations

Inflation perked up in October though pretty much in line with Wall Street expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.The consumer price index, which measures costs across a spectrum of goods and services, increased 0.2% for the month. That took the 12-month inflation rate to 2.6%, up 0.2 percentage...

Investing

Top Wall Street analysts like these dividend-paying stocks

The major averages have been on a sharp upward turn since Donald Trump won the presidential election last week, but investors who want to buffer their portfolio from future market shocks may want to add dividend stocks.To select the right dividend stocks, investors can consider the recommendations of top Wall...

Finance

Fed’s Kashkari says Trump tariffs could reheat inflation if they provoke global trade ‘tit for tat’

Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2024. David Swanson | ReutersMinneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump's tariff proposals could worsen long-term...