QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will the American economy grow or stagnate?
It feels hard to plan for the short term these days.
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Consumer report shows Super Bowl party food costs about the same this year, exceptions include produce
Football fans across the country will be gathering to watch Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. Hosting a Super Bowl party can be costly.
“I think collectively we’ll probably spend about 350, 400 dollars on drinks and food,” Chiefs fan Paul-Scott Wheeler said.
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Stocks set to end 2024 on a sour note despite strong gains for the year
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks dropped Monday, with the Dow falling by 418 points, or just under 1%, as markets close out a record year. The S&P 500 ended the day down by just over 1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq saw the biggest slide, down 1.19%, as traders sold off
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Markets stumble as Wall Street sells off Big Tech
By Lucy Bayly, David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — US stocks ended Friday in the red, closing out a lackluster week despite a year of historic highs. The Dow was lower by 333 points, or 0.78%, after the closing bell. The S&P 500 lost 1.1% and the Nasdaq Composite was down by 1.5%,
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Columbia Mall GM says Black Friday crowd was close to pre-pandemic levels
A record 183.4 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the National Retail Federation. NRF said that is up from the previous record of 182 million in 2023 and 18.1 million people more than five years ago in 2019.
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Next steps after Boone County housing study to be discussed at housing summit next week
A 2024 housing study released Thursday by Boone County and the City of Columbia show the local market is plagued with high prices.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you feel like inflation is getting lower?
Inflation in the U.S. hit its lowest level in more than three years in September, according to a government report released this week. The consumer price increase of 2.4% is the lowest since February 2021. However, the report notes that some prices remain high, including medical care, clothing, auto insurance and airline fares. Those “core
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MU supply chain professor says no immediate concern for Missouri as port strikes continue
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 45,000 dock workers from the Longshoremen’s Association continued to strike Wednesday across the East and Gulf coasts. The workers are demanding better pay and a ban on the use of automated equipment. The strike, which started on Tuesday, has raised concerns about a shortage of certain goods for some Americans. However,
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did the Fed wait too long to cut interest rates?
The Federal Reserve made lots of Americans happy on Wednesday.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has your buying power rebounded from high inflation?
The U.S. Census Bureau released a report Tuesday saying Americans’ inflation-adjusted income had rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
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Americans’ inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power. The proportion of Americans living in poverty also fell slightly last year, to 11.1%, from 11.5% in 2022. But the
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have increased costs made it hard for you to afford housing?
A local nonprofit said Tuesday that its rental assistance program would run short after federal COVID-19-era dollars are exhausted.
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New data shows US job growth has been far weaker than initially reported
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark review of employment data suggests that there were 818,000 fewer jobs in March of this year than were initially reported.
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Inflation milestone: Consumer Price Index slows below 3% for first time since March 2021
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Price hikes slowed more than expected in July, and, for the first time in more than three years, the Consumer Price Index has landed below 3%. That paves the way for the Federal Reserve to cut rates next month after a yearslong battle with inflation that sent rates spiking
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Home Depot issues a warning about the economy
Home Depot says consumers are feeling crummy about the economy, and they’re dishing out less on major home renovation projects.
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City officials discuss uses for Capital Improvement Sales Tax after Prop 1 passes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia voters on Tuesday approved the continuation of the one-fourth-of-one-percent Capital Improvement Sales Tax. The approval will extend the sales tax for another 10 years. The current sales tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. According to the City of Columbia’s website, $94,350,000 would go toward public works, $15,450,000 would go
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you eating less fast food because of the cost?
Many fast food chains are offering special values to entice customers as the cost of their standard fare has grown.
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Missouri’s fireworks industry booms
The start of fireworks sales Thursday in Missouri, one of America’s most fireworks-happy states.
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McDonald’s releases a new $5 value meal to combat inflation
McDonald’s has revealed the details of its highly anticipated $5 value meal, which the fast food chain hopes will rev up sluggish sales and lure back customers who have cut back.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you adjusted to inflation?
The latest inflation report released Wednesday showed that price increases eased in May.
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