The Labor Department reported Tuesday that consumer price inflation cooled last month, rising a modest 0.3% from November and ...

Wages aren’t rising fast enough to counter still rising prices.

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Price hikes picked up speed for US-based businesses toward the end of last year, a potential signal that inflation has yet to peak and prices could soon rise faster for consumers.

Consumer spending makes up two-thirds of U.S. GDP, but the economy cannot rely on wealthy consumers alone. Lower- and middle-income households account for the bulk of total consumption by volume. When ...