Durable-Goods Orders Rose 1.1%—Why the Transportation Split Matters
MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY New orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods rose 1.1% in July to $339.3 billion, according to the…
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New-Home Sales Fell 10.5%—Why 9.6 Months of Supply Matters More
HOUSING & HOUSEHOLD FINANCE Sales of newly built single-family homes slowed sharply in July while the number available for sale…
Tomorrow’s 8:30 A.M. Economic Test: GDP, Inflation and Factory Orders Collide
ECONOMY & MARKETS Three official releases will arrive together Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern: the second estimate of second-quarter GDP…
U.S. Industry Grew 0.2%—But Business Equipment and Consumer Goods Split Apart
ECONOMY & MANUFACTURING July production edged higher as business equipment and construction supplies advanced, while consumer-goods output declined and factories…
Crude Stocks Rose 4.4 Million Barrels. Diesel Supply Is Still the Bigger Warning.
ENERGY The latest EIA report shows comfortable crude inventories but distillate stocks 13% below the five-year average—a split that matters…
Gas Prices Are Falling. Low Inventories Keep the Relief Fragile.
ENERGY EIA expects cheaper crude to lower pump prices, but thin gasoline inventories can keep refinery margins—and volatility—elevated. The practical…
Social Security’s 2032 Deadline: What the 78% Number Really Means
Retirement & Household Finance Social Security is not scheduled to disappear in 2032. It is, however, approaching a financing deadline…
Medicare’s Part D Premium Cushion Ends in 2027
CMS will end a temporary Medicare Part D premium-stabilization program after 2026. Here is what the published numbers mean—and how beneficiaries should prepare for Open Enrollment.
Oil’s Hormuz Whiplash: Why $4.08 Gas Won’t Fall Overnight
Energy & National Security Negotiators may be moving closer to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the agreement is not…