Consumer Sentiment Sours Despite Solid Jobs Numbers as Goldman Sachs Points to Falling Happiness
CNBC reports Goldman’s Joseph Briggs says falling happiness may partly explain sour U.S. consumer sentiment despite steady job growth.
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Prices, jobs, market moves and recalls that are about cost rather than safety — what happened, what it costs you, and which numbers are still unconfirmed.
Fed Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023: What It Means for Your Wallet
The Fed raised rates a quarter point to 3.75%-4.00%, its first hike since 2023. See how it affects mortgages, credit cards, savings and auto loans.
10-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5% for the First Time Since 2023, and Chip Stocks Take the Hit
The 10-year Treasury yield crossed 5% and chip stocks sold off after AI leaders called for slower development; the Fed then hiked rates 25bp to 3.75%-4.00%, its first hike since 2023. Past 5% crossings haven’t reliably predicted what comes next.
Stock Market Fear Is Spiking, But Wall Street Hasn’t Actually Crashed
Searches for “stock market crash” have surged this month, but the record doesn’t show one.
Nvidia Sold RTX 5090s at $1,999 in Seattle While Retail Prices Reach $6,000
For four days in early September, one way to buy Nvidia’s top graphics card, the RTX 5090, at its original $1,999 price was to find a specific Nvidia employee
US Inflation Rose to 3.4% in August as Gasoline Prices Surged
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its August 2026 Consumer Price Index report at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, September 11, 2026, showing consumer prices rose 0.4%
Starbucks and Peanuts Launch a 10-Item ‘Great Pumpkin’ Collection Sept. 15, With a Two-Cup Limit on the Snoopy Cold Cup
Starbucks is bringing Snoopy back for fall, and this time the chain is limiting each customer’s purchase of its flagship cup.
Denny’s Franchisee M15 Inc. Closes All 5 Minnesota and Wisconsin Locations, Workers Left Without Guaranteed Final Pay
Five Denny’s restaurants across Minnesota and Wisconsin closed on the morning of September 3, 2026, after their franchisee, M15 Inc., told employees the day before
UnitedHealth Stock Slides After TPG Buys Into Its Florida Senior Clinics
UnitedHealth Group shares fell Wednesday, September 9, 2026, after news broke that the company sold an interest in its Florida senior-clinic business to private
Disney’s $50 Million YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream Settlement Claim Deadline Has Passed — What Happens Next
The Sept. 8, 2026 deadline to claim a share of Disney’s $50 million YouTube TV/DirecTV Stream settlement has passed; a Dec. 1 objection deadline and a Jan. 14, 2027 approval hearing are what’s next
Trump Calls Canada’s Dollar “Unacceptable” Two Days Before Its Retaliatory Tariffs Took Effect
President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, September 6, 2026
Fed Staff Compared Stock Valuations to the Dot-Com Bubble. Chair Warsh Didn’t Say the Words Himself.
Federal Reserve staff wrote that the equity premium on U.S. stocks was at a level that had only been lower in recent history during the dot-com bubble.
2027 Social Security COLA Estimates Range From 3.2% to 3.6% Ahead of October’s Official Number
The raise Social Security recipients can expect in 2027 is still an estimate, not a decision.
Uber Cuts About 10% of Its Workforce, Its Largest Layoffs Since 2020
Uber is eliminating about 10% of its jobs worldwide, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees in an internal memo on September 2, 2026, that the company also published
Dell Posts Record Quarterly Revenue and Raises Full-Year Guidance on $95 Billion AI Server Backlog
Dell Technologies reported record revenue of $47.0 billion for its fiscal second quarter after the market closed Tuesday, Sept.
SAIC Tops Earnings Estimates and Raises Full-Year Outlook, Shares Rise
Science Applications International Corp, the government-services and defense-technology contractor known as SAIC, does information-technology and services work
US Stocks Fall, Oil Jumps After Strait of Hormuz Strikes Raise Fed Rate-Hike Bets
Wall Street fell and oil prices climbed on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, after US forces struck Iranian military targets in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend and Iran
High-Yield Dividend Stocks Are Trending for Roth IRAs Because Their Payouts Escape Tax There — With a Rising-Risk Catch
Dividend income taxed at ordinary rates in a brokerage account can grow and be withdrawn tax-free from a Roth IRA — the tax distinction behind the recurring high-yield dividend lists, and where those lists stop short.
Social Security’s Retirement Fund Is Now Projected to Run Short in Late 2032, Three Months Sooner Than Last Year’s Estimate
Social Security’s retirement trust fund is now projected to run through its reserves in the fourth quarter of 2032 — three months earlier than the government
PayPal Stock Sinks After Advent International and Stripe Reportedly Drop $53 Billion Buyout Bid
PayPal Holdings shares fell sharply on Aug. 28, 2026, after Bloomberg reported that a consortium of private equity firm Advent International and payments company