2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (384+ words) A closely watched inflation barometer rose less than expected in August. The producer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2 percent last month, a slowdown from the previous month’s revised 0.3 percent increase and lower than the 0.3 percent forecast by economists....

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (364+ words) White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Christopher Phelan said during a Breitbart News “State of the Economy” policy discussion that artificial intelligence could be a transformative technology while arguing that its role in the economy is to assist workers…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (688+ words) What if the future of AI’s impact on the economy is not a jobs apocalypse but a blue-collar renaissance? In the modest scenario, GDP is 1.6 percent above its no-AI path by 2030, annual growth reaches 2.4 percent, and the job market barely…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (340+ words) Trump Economic Advisor Christopher Phelan said that President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce inflation is working, and added that he sees “no reason to raise rates.” While speaking to Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle, Phelan admitted that “right…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (224+ words) Sept. 9 (UPI) — Oil prices again surpassed $100 per barrel on Wednesday for the first time since July as Iran and the United States continue to trade attacks. The price of Brent crude oil hit $100.57 early Wednesday for November futures, roughly a…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (693+ words) International oil benchmark Brent spiked above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late July following renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East, stoking fears of widespread price rises and interest rate hikes. The jump in crude prices — with…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (192+ words) Apple is unveiling its latest generation of iPhones, widely expected to include a foldable version, on Wednesday at an event headlined by new CEO John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on Sept. 1. Many of Apple’s biggest rivals, such…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (161+ words) Stephen Moore: I’d Give Economy a B, It’s Good, Not Great breitbart.com On Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Jesse Kelly Show,” former Trump Economic Adviser Stephen Moore said that we have an economy that is “not a great economy. It’s…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (425+ words) New Business Formation Is Accelerating Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chided us this morning for not paying enough attention to the acceleration of business formation in the U.S., which he highlighted as one of the effects of the Trump administration’s pro-growth policies....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (302+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Americans’ spending behavior shows the consumer economy remains strong despite surveys suggesting otherwise, while pointing to continued wage gains during the Breitbart News “State of the Economy” policy event on Tuesday. “The American consumer is…...