Inflation breakdown for September 2025, in one chart

Inflation edged higher in September amid a jump in gasoline prices and other essentials such as electricity, while President Donald Trump’s tariffs put pressure on prices for physical goods such as clothing and furniture, economists said. The consumer price index, a key inflation barometer, rose 3% in September from a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics…

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Fed meeting and earnings from Big Tech

As Wall Street approaches the heigh of earnings season, CNBC’s Jim Cramer pinpointed the most important events happening next week — including the Federal Reserve’s meeting and earnings from Big Tech. Earnings are especially important as the government shutdown delays macro economic data, according to Cramer. He added that Friday’s gains make him fairly wary….

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Lankford says he'd be 'apoplectic' if Biden was striking boats 'with this level of insight'

Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) questioned the Trump administration attacks on venezuelan ships Without the approval of Congress. “The administration needs to give Congress insight. That’s part of it. If that were happening with this level of insight under the Biden administration, I would be disappointed,” Lankford said during thursday presence at C-SPAN’s new “Ceasefire” program,…

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