Author: Medora Lee, USA TODAY

San Francisco started college funds for kindergartners in 2011 to give kids a goal. Now, cities nationwide have followed, with Atlanta as the latest.

Short-term debt yields rose above ones on longer-term notes before each recession since 1955. That’s why this week’s yield curve inversion’s worrying.

Crypto users remain optimistic despite the recent price plunge, according to a Morning Consult survey. They still like the future of digital assets.

Consumers should get used to paying higher prices. If inflation eases, that just means prices aren’t rising as fast but they’re still rising.

Soaring inflation is painful for everyone, but more so for Blacks and Hispanics, who tend to spend more in high inflation categories, a study says.

Consumers cutting spending faster than expected due to inflation sends alarm bells about the economy. Some now see recession sooner rather than later.

Employers and employees will have to see how policies shake out after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But this is what we know so far.

Consumers, already grappling with 40-year high inflation, will get squeezed again with home and auto renewal insurance rates set to rise sharply.

Recession odds are growing as investors fear the Fed’s interest rate hikes will be too fast and too big, bringing the economy to a screeching halt.