Economy

The consumer price index was expected to show a 0.1% increase in September and a 2.3% gain from a year ago, according to Dow Jones consensus estimates.

Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding that some of the biggest food and beverage companies stop engaging in “shrinkflation” — the practice of reducing product sizes while charging prices that are the same or higher.

Thousands of dockworkers are heading back to work Friday after reaching a tentative agreement on pay. NBC6’s Niko Clemmons reports

Thousands of dockworkers are heading back to work Friday after reaching a tentative agreement on pay. Longshoremen across the county and in South Florida went on strike earlier this week with several demands.

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977.

All eyes are on the negotiations between dockworkers on the East Coast and port operators as consumers and business owners worry about their bottom line.

A dockworkers strike in South Florida and across the country entered its second day Wednesday.

The first thing that’s going to be impacted by the dockworkers strike, experts said, is fresh produce, like bananas, and fresh seafood.

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.

Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China and a 20% tariff on everything else the United States imports.

The Federal Reserve announced its first rate cut since 2020. The rate cut comes at a key time for one South Florida woman looking to keep building her small business. NBC6’s Alina Machado reports

The Federal Reserve is cutting its interest rate by a half a point, the Committee said Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for consumers.

Reports suggest the rate of inflation is heading in a good direction. But that doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll see prices go down anytime soon. NBC6’s Alina Machado reports

The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next week.

Retirees and near-retirees perhaps face the biggest risks if an economic downturn upends their financial plans. Experts say these are the questions to ask now.

One manufacturer included in the Dallas Fed’s latest survey said growth in the category typically aligns with a slowing economy.

A potential rate cut is on the horizon, according to the head of the Federal Reserve just weeks before next month’s board meeting. NBC6 Responds’ Alina Machado is on your side with how this could impact you

Speaking at the Federal Reserve’s annual retreat Friday, Chair Jereme Powell said “the time has come for policy to adjust.”

Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union — which represents more than 10,000 workers — failed to come to an agreement after months of labor talks.