American workers are making more dollars per hour than they did before the pandemic, but inflation is wiping away most of those gains and the rate of wage growth is slowing.

The willingness of the U.S. government to become a price setter instead of a taker by using its Strategic Petroleum Reserve could become a geopolitical tool and an answer to the OPEC+ Cartel's domination and control of energy prices and supply. 

The risk of hiring vets has been diminished substantially thanks to government programs that provide tax breaks, salary subsidies, and regulatory benefits.

Many of the 23 million people who became pet owners during the pandemic are discovering that the costs of caring for these animals are climbing higher and higher as inflation takes its toll.

Normally, Halloween budgets tend to increase when there are multiple days to celebrate. This year, college students and other adults can start partying on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, plus Sunday and Monday for community events and family outings.

It will take years to develop and fully grow digital versions of local newspapers. In the meantime, how to survive is the burning question for print media.

Changes in American society, aided and abetted by the internet, have forced many local newspapers to the brink of insolvency. Their demise could impact you in ways that you might never have imagined.

The demise of the neighborhood ice cream truck business has been predicted several times over the years. But don’t count them out quite yet.

Unlike other kitchen appliances like the refrigerator or the electric stove, the dishwasher has not proven to be indispensable. Today, more than 89 million American homes have a dishwasher, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, but almost 20 percent fail to use it.