While beverage containers pile up in landfills and canners work more for less value on the nickel, a downward trend in recycling has caused a mounting crisis in the aluminum industry. The loss of precious aluminum from bottles and cans is squeezing an industry now defined by scrap production. 

In the first look at US manufacturing since the beginning of the US-Israel war on Iran, manufacturing activity ticked upward again in March to its strongest level in nearly four years, but concern over inflationary pressure and geopolitical risks to supply chains war present a major caveat looking ahead.

On the streets of Atlanta, corporate landlords have turned modest single-family rental houses into revenue streams. Families looking to buy find themselves competing against commercial behemoths, who snap up properties with all-cash offers and keep home ownership just...

Christine Gemperle always knew almond farming came with risks. There are a lot of overhead costs. Land, water, and labor are not easy to come by in California, nor are they cheap. Trees can take several years to reach full production and can’t be scaled back when...

Every week, two trucks pull up to Tony Liu’s loading dock, loaded with fresh produce, meat, and seafood.  Liu owns Grand Asia Market in Charlotte, N.C., as well as several local restaurants. Until a few weeks ago, he was paying about $2,000 a truck for his deliveries....

  Households continued to earn and spend in January, but at a pace that just barely kept up with inflation, showing early signs of hesitation in consumer demand.  January’s personal income data, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, showed income rising...

Home price growth slowed to a crawl last year with the weakest gain since 2011, marking a historical reversal where inflation has outpaced home price appreciation and eroded the real wealth of American homeowners. The S&P Coality Case-Shiller Index released...

Retail sales growth remained stagnant in December, and economists say the downward trend will probably continue into January. Retail sales declined by approximately 0.02% in December from November, falling short of many economists’ expectations for modest...

Household income continued to grow in December, but rising prices limited how far paychecks went, the latest sign that consumers are proceeding cautiously. Personal income rose 0.3 percent in December, down from November’s 0.4 percent increase, but on par with...