Many food banks are also facing USDA funding cuts and ICE fears among clients. Plus: Retail sales, baby necessities, the U.S. dollar, and more.
For much of the past 80 years, the greenback has served as the world’s reserve currency. There are signs that’s starting to shift.
That’s important because consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of GDP.
Alongside the national retail sales figures for May, we hear how business is going for Kristin Bingham, co-owner of Dean's Sweets in Portland, Maine.
The vast majority of baby gear sold in the U.S. is made in China. Prices have already started to rise.
Alongside the national retail sales data for May, Annie Lang Hartman at Wild Lettie in Leelanau County, Michigan, describes how business is going.
Food banks have less to give this summer since the federal government cut millions in USDA funding.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has a number of advantages for homeowners and investors. But it wasn’t always the norm.
Alongside the national retail sales data for May, Phillip Rollins, owner of OffBeat in Jackson, Mississippi, describes how things are going at his record and comic store.