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The economists, who serve together as the Business Cycle Dating Committee, are hand-selected by and work under the umbrella of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a private nonprofit organization.
With Maryland's July primary election just a few weeks out, three Democratic candidates for the state's highest elected office are running neck and neck, according to the results of a new poll.
Researchers say Black families will suffer the worst effects of rising inflation because they lag behind their White counterparts in income, wealth, financial savings and home ownership.
Top Biden administration officials will be dispatched across the country this week to reassure Americans that combating inflation remains a top priority for the White House as prices soar and economic concerns mount, a White House official tells CNN.
High prices at gas stations may be pushing people toward gas rewards programs.
Some pet owners are struggling to keep up with costs as high inflation is hitting their wallets hard, and some of them are having to give up their pets.
Consumers don't receive the full benefit of gas tax holidays, according to a recent analysis by the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model, which looked at suspensions in three states through mid-May.
United Way of Central Maryland says their helpline call volume is up as more and more families struggle to afford everyday needs.
If you've been working from home and returning to the office, you'll notice the cost of your favorite lunch items going up while some companies are quietly shrinking the sizes of your favorite food products.
With U.S. inflation at a more than 40-year high, some Baltimore consumers are adapting to rising prices.
The pain of higher prices continues for U.S. consumers.
Prices are rising for just about everything, forcing millions of Americans to make increasingly difficult choices.
Sticker shock is everywhere, from burgers to buns, from ketchup to mustard. The good news is there's some price relief at stores now.
Food. Commuting. Daycare. Rising gas prices and soaring inflation have made going back to the office more expensive.
Maryland's gas tax is scheduled to increase by 18% on July 1, with increases in the state's tax on fuel indexed to inflation.
Gov. Larry Hogan called for the state's CFO to "halt or minimalize" the impact of a forthcoming increase in the state's gas tax, saying the price bump is "unconscionable" amid record prices and steep inflation.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.27% in the week ending May 5, up from 5.10% the week before. It is the highest since 2009 and well above the 2.96% average from this time last year.
Fed officials raised the central bank's benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday, its biggest single move in 22 years.
As demand surges, parents should prepare to pay more to secure a camp spot for their child.
America's inflation problem didn't abate in March. Prices kept creeping up, hitting a fresh 40-year high, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Tuesday.
The Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% for the year ended in March, not adjusted for seasonal swings.
Gov. Larry Hogan talked about how Maryland was the first state to implement a 30-day gas tax suspension to offset price pressures put into play by the war in Ukraine on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday.
According to one investment research firm, the average family will spend at least one thousand dollars more on groceries this year than last year.
Though most items cost more now than they did a year ago, a Baltimore boutique isn't on board with charging customers more.
Prices are rising rapidly in every corner of the economy as it emerges from the pandemic. But some areas are bucking that trend.
