Retail sales were flat in December following a 0.6% increase in November. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected an increase of 0.4%. On an annual basis, sales rose 2.4%, failing to keep up ...

The consumer price index rose 2.7% in December 2025 from 12 months earlier, unchanged from November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tariffs put some upward pressure on prices for ...

The final inflation report of 2025 showed that prices rose 2.7% in December from a year ago, a sign that cost pressures for consumers remain slow to ease, particularly for everyday items. A drop in ...

US consumer prices rose 2.7% annually in December, closing out a year that saw slight progress on inflation but continued affordability concerns for many Americans. The latest Consumer Price Index, ...

Using Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index (CSI) tool to measure the impact of climate change on daily temperatures across the United States, as well as NOAA’s Applied Climate Information System ...

President Trump has declared that Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 will be federal holidays this year, meaning that federal departments and agencies will be closed. According to an executive order issued ...

Some additional Americans got Friday, Dec. 26, off as a federal holiday this year when President Donald Trump signed an executive order for 2025, but the day is not an official holiday for most ...

To many, December 26 may feel like a holiday. Offices remain mostly empty, families are still in town and employers don't expect much work to get done when it falls on a Friday, like in 2025. Its ...

After no grand prize winner from the Saturday, Dec. 20 drawing, the Powerball jackpot for Monday, Dec. 22 now is up to $1.6 billion with a cash value of $735.3 million. It's now the fourth-highest ...

As Christmas approaches, Christians across the world are preparing to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. However, you may be wondering how the holiday exactly came to be. With no ...

Christmas came early for federal workers as President Donald Trump declared Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 as federal holidays this year. Trump issued an executive order Thursday, per The Hill. This means ...