Buy, build or fix: basics for home buyers
By Kate Wood, NerdWallet
Hoping to buy a home in 2025?
Federal Reserve officials see risks of higher inflation ahead, support pause in rate cuts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials at a meeting last month pointed to rising risks that inflation could worsen, a key reason they kept their benchmark interest rate unchanged.
Jobs cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says
By TARA COPP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a “critical safety” position has been fired as it cuts the federal workforce, but some FAA jobs that were eliminated had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations, according to their union and former employees.
Beauty market shifts to target the young at heart in a rapidly aging Japan
By YURI KAGEYAMA
TOKYO (AP) — Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn’t stopped her from going to the gym every day and trying the free-of-charge makeup course at her housing complex.
18 ways to save money on groceries
By Karen Bennett, Bankrate.com
Inflation has cooled significantly since 2022, but prices of essentials like groceries remain uncomfortably high for many Americans.