Homeowners with low mortgage rates are balking at the prospect of selling their homes to borrow at much higher rates for their next homes, a development that could limit the supply of houses for sale ...
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$8 a gallon gas? RBC energy guru on why we should brace for higher oil prices
American consumers may have gotten a bit of a break from sky-high gas prices over the past few months as the prices for oil and natural gas in the U.S. have eased off their peaks from earlier this yea...
Electric Bills Soar Across the Country as Winter Looms
U.S. utility customers, faced with some of their largest bills in years, are set to pay even more this winter as natural-gas prices continue to climb. Natural-gas prices have more than doubled this ye...
U.S. inflation roars back in August, CPI shows, despite falling gas prices
The numbers: Falling gas price delivered a second low U.S. inflation reading in a row as the consumer price index rose by just 0.1% in August. But the report also showed inflation has spread more broa...
Wells Fargo Fined $22 Million for Alleged Whistleblower Retaliation
Wells Fargo & Co. was fined more than $22 million by the U.S. Labor Department for allegedly firing a senior manager in its commercial banking unit after the employee reported concerns about misco...
Inflation falls for first time in more than two years, key U.S. gauge shows, due to sinking gas prices
The numbers: A key gauge of U.S. inflation fell 0.1% in July thanks to tumbling gasoline prices, marking the first decline in more than two years and giving Americans some relief from a rapidly rising...
Rivian Drops Cheapest Versions of Its Electric Truck and SUV Models
Electric-vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc. is discontinuing the cheapest versions of its pickup truck and SUV models, citing low customer demand. Eliminating the base version, dubbed the Explore ...
Ford Raises Price for F-150 Lightning Electric Pickup Truck
Text size Ford’s F-150 Lightning truck previously cost around $40,000 to $90,000. It now ranges up to $96,874. Courtesy of Ford Ford Motor has increased the price of its electric F-150 Lightning...
Ford’s New F-150 Lightning Truck to Get Price Hike
Updated Aug. 9, 2022 1:22 pm ET Listen to article (1 minute) Ford Motor new all-electric truck is getting a price increase fewer than four months after it started shipping to dealerships for the first...
U.S. inflation surges again and stays at 40-year high, key price gauge shows
The numbers: A key gauge of U.S. inflation rose a sharp 1% in June, led by higher fuel prices, in a sign that price pressures in the economy are still intense and unlikely to relent quickly. The incre...
Expect gas prices to drop to $4 a gallon soon, Biden energy adviser says
After peaking above a record $5 a gallon in June, U.S. gas prices should continue to fall in the coming weeks, a top White House energy adviser said Sunday, predicting prices around $4 a gallon, on av...
Gasoline Demand Is the Lowest in a Year. Blame Remote Work, Not Pump Prices.
Text size U.S. crude oil inventory levels still remain 5% below the five-year average for this time of year. Brandon Bell/Getty Images It isn’t just high oil prices, but Americans working from home th...