The National Council on Teacher Quality has given failing grades to three public universities in Maine for how their teacher preparation programs teach reading ...

Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage ...

The Trump administration had tried to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acts as a guardrail for the safety of the financial system. By Emmett Lindner A federal judge on Tuesday ...

Washington – Consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The Conference Board said ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers’ confidence in the economy was shaken in December as Americans grew anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The Conference ...

Weekly jobless claims data are due next week and the one after. (Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ) A handful of data releases, including a delayed first look at how fast the economy grew in July through ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection (OCP), on behalf of the state of Hawaii, announced on Monday a $6 Million settlement ...

The good news for the US economy is that consumer sentiment rose in December. The bad news is it rose by less than expected, with Americans remaining depressed over affordability concerns (despite a ...

Instacart has agreed to pay consumers $60 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit claiming the company engaged in deceptive tactics. The agency’s lawsuit asserts Instacart deceived ...

Here's a year-end list you don't want to see your car on. Consumer Reports issued their 2026 Automotive Report Card Dec. 4, and included among its findings was a list of the least reliable cars for ...

TROY, Mich.: 17 Dec. 2025 — According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, SM released today, rising costs are the primary driver of declining ...

Australia’s consumer confidence slumped in December as the Reserve Bank indicated that its brief easing cycle has come to an end and there’s the potential for a return to interest-rate hikes in 2026.