Economy

Colorado attorney general files lawsuit against RealPage for allegedly driving up rent prices

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined attorneys general from seven other states in suing software company RealPafe for an alleged illegal price-fixing scheme that has pushed rent prices up across the country.

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When Fed Chair Powell speaks to central bank Friday in Jackson Hole, he might disappoint

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will take the stage at the central bank’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole Friday with renewed confidence that inflation is receding and the economy is poised, albeit delicately, for a so-called soft landing.

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After Trump says Harris presidency could lead to ‘1929-style depression’, former WH economist warns it could ‘shut down’ entire economy

A former White House economist is sounding the alarm on Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic agenda after former President Trump warned the U.S. would suffer a “1929-style depression” under a Harris presidency.

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Sen. Tim Scott: ‘The American people are smarter than Kamala Harris when it comes to the economy’

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., shredded Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic proposal on Friday, which laid out a sweeping overhaul including broad cross-industry price-fixing and $25,000 government-subsidized down payments for first-time home buyers. 

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