Business coverage at the point where companies meet the state: merger reviews and antitrust proceedings, subsidy and contract awards, tariff decisions, sanctions and export controls, fines and consent orders. Items quantify the cost or exposure where figures exist. For executives, counsel and analysts pricing regulatory risk.
Business coverage at the point where companies meet the state: merger reviews and antitrust proceedings, subsidy and contract awards, tariff decisions, sanctions and export controls, fines and consent orders. Items quantify the cost or exposure where figures exist. For executives, counsel and analysts pricing regulatory risk.
The three headline indexes measure different slices of the market in different ways, and their gaps in any given year tell a story about what is driving stocks.
Alexandria Lucas · March 22, 2026
The CPI tracks about 80,000 prices a month across eight major categories, and its methodology choices — weighting, substitution, shelter — are why economists argue about it.
Alexandria Lucas · February 14, 2026
Minimum wages climbed in roughly 20 states on January 1, 2026, with Hawaii posting the largest jump and Florida completing its climb to $15.
Alexandria Lucas · January 17, 2026
The Labor Department's Employment Situation release moves markets in seconds, and its five headline numbers say very different things about the economy.
Alexandria Lucas · January 13, 2026