Economy

‘Commuting Is Bad’—Particularly for Women

A growing body of research shows how longer travel times affect moms’ ability to work.

Here's what a $650,000 mortgage loan costs monthly after the December Fed rate cut

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Jim Cramer says Amazon is a buy on 2025 underperformance for this key reason

Jim Cramer says investors better act fast while Amazon stock is still on the sale rack.

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Southwest Airlines, Circle Internet Group, Halliburton & more

Here are some of the stocks making notable moves in midday trading.

Nasdaq moves to make trading nearly 24 hours. Why some on Wall Street say that's a bad idea

Critics argue that formalizing nearly nonstop trading could worsen some of the very problems that plague the structure of equity markets today.

Kyle Bass: China’s Economic Spiral and the Coming Taiwan War

China is ‘having a real estate crisis, a banking crisis, a youth unemployment crisis, and now they need to be worried about their current account,’ Bass said.

Jim Cramer says buy this industrial gas giant, watch this electronics spinoff

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Investors are all in on stocks: Bank of America survey shows record low cash level

The share of portfolios in cash fell to a record low 3.3% in December, according to the bank's Global Fund Manager survey.

White House blames rising unemployment rate on federal workers

President Donald Trump‘s administration touted the economy‘s addition of 64,000 jobs in November and blamed the uptick in unemployment on federal workers.

Birkin bag prices are sinking at auction despite high-profile sales

Luxury experts say aspirational luxury consumers are facing new pressures from inflation and a slowing job market, meaning fewer Birkin buyers at auction.

What are today's mortgage interest rates: December 16, 2025?

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Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, but unemployment rate jumps to highest in 4 years

Updated on: December 16, 2025 / 10:20 AM EST / CBS News