…more telling, ex-autos retail sales rose 0.5% nominally and 0.6% in real terms. This was the biggest increase in sales in 2 years (blue in the graph below). Because of…

…toss aside. As a different example, auto companies repurposed their factories to make ventilators. GM gave aptitude tests to all its employees and sent some of them on this new project. Here’s…

…and food stamps, which help tens of millions of struggling Americans? No. As for Trump’s campaign vow to reduce food prices and cut auto insurance and energy prices in half,…

…reason voters gave in exit polls for choosing Trump was that he’d bring prices down. Last Saturday, 25 percent tariffs on auto parts came into effect (distinct from pre-existing tariffs on the…

…might be held later this week in Washington. “As we have repeatedly stated, we find the series of U.S. tariff measures — including those on automobiles, auto parts, steel, aluminum,…

…the president of the United Auto Workers union Local 602 in Lansing, teamed up last week to shine a light on Rogers’ lengthy record of catering to special interests in…

…he resumption of collections on student loan payments has had a big effect not just on those loans, but also on auto loans and credit card balances: All of the…

…When the Fed reduces its key short-term rate, it often — though not always — leads to lower costs for consumer and business borrowing, including for mortgages, auto loans, and…

…not in the labor force but who want a job increased to the highest level in almost 4 years. Additionally, most leading sectors declined, including total and auto manufacturing, trucking,…

…too low to constrain any inflationary burst; higher inflation expectations would start pushing up market-based interest rates like those for mortgages and auto loans. Lenders in credit markets know that…