Consumer confidence dipped this month, thanks to the specter of tariffs. Plus, more Americans are volunteering after a pandemic-induced lull.
The Biden administration’s probe into trade practices would open the door to tariffs on Chinese chips and the products that use them.
Jessie Dean, owner of Asheville Tea Company, has sold out of her Christmas blends but is still waiting for affordable loans to rebuild.
Confidence was expected to continue to rise. Consumers cite inflation, politics and tariffs as factors they see influencing the economy.
About 3 million retirees would get full benefits in addition to pensions. As a result, Social Security could hit insolvency earlier.
Nearly 76 million Americans volunteered in 2023, up from about 60 million in 2021, a survey from AmeriCorps and the Census Bureau says.
Ashley Morken, owner of Unglued in Fargo, North Dakota, checks in to talk about how the holiday sales season has been shaping up for her gift store.
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