Inflation “cooled” in June, thanks in part to falling gas prices. However, the 3.5% annual inflation rate for June was higher than any month of 2025.
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Stocks opened higher Tuesday on the heels of the latest Consumer Price Index report, showing US. inflation eased to 3.5% over year, the lowest annual rate since April 2020.
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A major housing affordability law is now in effect, despite President Trump refusing to sign it. The bipartisan bill restricts corporations from buying single-family homes and aims to boost new construction to combat record-high prices. Lawmakers call it the biggest win for homebuyers in a g…
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Oil prices climbed after U.S. strikes on Iranian targets reignited concerns that a fragile Middle East truce may be falling apart.
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Grill masters and home chefs face sizzling beef prices for summer cookouts as cattle supplies are at their lowest levels in 75 years.
Americans are facing near-record beef prices ahead of the Fourth of July, but demand remains strong as shoppers treat steak as an affordable luxury despite higher grocery costs.
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The president said Iran agreed to nuclear inspections into 'infinity,' a claim that Tehran denied.
Donald Trump says nuclear inspectors will be in Iran at an “appropriate time” after Tehran rules out any immediate plans to allow inspection
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With the collapse of an interim ceasefire deal reached a month ago, Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to break Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran launched more attacks on Washington's Persian Gulf allies and Jordan after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets, escalating the war one week after a ceasefire collapsed.
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