Marketplace Stories

Average hourly earnings are now rising faster than prices. But two years of high inflation have left many low-income people in a financial hole.

Dylan Demery opened Colorado-based She’s Fly with two friends to provide outdoor clothing and gear that were comfortable for women.

Mortgage rates are still high, but some real estate agents have been citing an old refrain: “You can always refinance.” Except, others say, when you can’t

What a reporter learned by cataloging all the plastic products around her.

While the “malls are dying” narrative has has been prevalent for a while, foot traffic is up at shopping centers serving more affluent consumers.

A year ago, U.S. exporters were complaining that the dollar was too strong. Not anymore.

The two biggest foreign holders of U.S. debt have their own complicated reasons for buying fewer Treasurys.

Brig Malessa spends fire season living in the tower and travels the rest of the year. “I can get by on very little money.”

It makes the chips at the heart of ChatGPT and other tools.

$20,000 used to be the starting point for a new car. Now there’s only one remaining model on the market that sells for around that figure … the Mitsubishi Mirage.