Oregon loses jobs for the first time since 2021

This is Oregon Insight, The Oregonian’s weekly look at the numbers behind the state’s economy. View past installments here. -- Mike Rogoway covers Oregon technology and the state economy. Read More

Readers respond: Change taxes, not kicker

An opinion piece in last Sunday’s Oregonian/OregonLive ... MFS Cash Oregon and the services they provide to lower-income taxpayers, (“File your taxes for free: Here’s how eligible Oregonians ... Read More

Economy

At Planet Money, a multimedia team of reporters tracks down the economists, investors and regular folks who are trying to make sense of the rapidly changing global economy. April 12, 2024 ... Read More

What pawn shops know about the economy that Biden doesn't

Here's some insight on why people are so gloomy about the economy. In December 2023, wages were reported to be up by 4.3% year over year. Remember, those are pre-tax wages. By the time hard ... Read More

Why Are Americans Still Down on the Economy?

Today, unemployment is below 4 percent and inflation is around 3 percent (and probably, despite some noisy recent statistics, still heading down ... that it’s still a lousy economy. Read More

Mortgage applications are down. Here's why buyers may want to act now.

With mortgage applications down on a weekly basis, it could make more sense to act now. Here's why Find out how affordable your mortgage loan could be now. The probability of your offer being ... Read More

The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady. Here's the impact on your money.

Policymakers on Wednesday said that while inflation is coming down ... today's announcement, he added. "I expect the increases to be pretty small, barring unexpectedly bad economic news, but ... Read More

Your internet bill may be going up soon: Here’s why

(NEXSTAR) — Millions of U.S. households have been receiving warnings ... and more to provide eligible households with up to a $30 monthly discount on internet service (or up to $75 for ... Read More

Gold Hits Another High—Despite A Strong Stock Market And Economy. Here's Why.

A key factor behind gold’s rally is things are looking far less bright for many non-U.S. markets: The U.S.’ 2.1% projected economic ... is up 1% year-to-date and down 2% over the last year. Read More

Home Sales, Leading Indicators Confirm Economy’s Strength

Economists had expected a drop from January’s 3.1% increase. Meanwhile, a forward-looking gauge of the economy moved up slightly in February ... the report follows news from the Federal Reserve ... Read More

ChatGPT no longer requires a login, but you might want one anyway. Here's why

The company is rolling out the change globally but it may take a while before you see it. Also: OpenAI's Voice Engine can clone a voice from a 15-second clip. Listen for yourself "It's core to our ... Read More