Matt Egan

1 week ago | telemundonebraska.com | Matt Egan

Los fabricantes de latas advierten que la duplicación de los aranceles al acero por parte del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, socavará una promesa clave de campaña: reducir los precios de los comestibles. El Instituto de Fabricantes de Latas, un grupo comercial de la industria, dijo este martes que los consumidores se verán afectados por el más reciente movimiento arancelario del presidente, ya que los fabricantes de latas nacionales importan casi el 80 % del acero de lámina de estaño.

2 weeks ago | wpsdlocal6.com | Matt Egan

New York (CNN) — Despite a brief market scare, the richest 10 Americans got $365 billion richer over the past year, according to a new analysis from Oxfam. The stunning increase in wealth amounts to a gain of roughly $1 billion per day for those billionaires. By contrast, the typical American worker made just over $50,000 in 2023. Oxfam found that it would take a staggering 726,000 years for 10 US workers at median earnings to make that much money.

2 weeks ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Matt Egan

Gas prices are set for their cheapest Memorial Day since 2021A customer pumps gas into their vehicle at a Shell station on April 10 in Miami, Florida. - Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe nearly 40 million Americans expected to hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend will have something to make them smile while sitting in traffic: cheap gas prices.

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Matt Egan

By Matt Egan, CNNUnitedHealth Group, one of the US's biggest corporations and a member of the exclusive Dow Jones Industrial Average, is suddenly unravelling. The crisis engulfing UnitedHealth hit a crescendo this week when chief executive Andrew Witty stepped down abruptly for "personal reasons". UnitedHealth also swiftly abandoned its financial guidance, blaming skyrocketing medical costs.

3 weeks ago | en.pressbee.net | Matt Egan

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The lowest inflation rate in four-years was made possible by a trend that will surely bring smiles to the faces of Americans: Falling prices. Egg prices plunged between March and April by the most since 1984, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Used cars and trucks unexpectedly got cheaper despite auto tariffs. So did clothes. Those price drops are encouraging and should help families who are hurting from the high cost of living.