economy

Inflation accelerated in August as Americans paid more for gasoline and groceries. Over the last 12 months, consumer prices have risen 2.9%.

The US labor market has slowed in the last few months. Just 22,000 jobs were added nationally in August. A local expert says the picture is similar in Louisville.

The U.S. job market showed more signs of weakness Friday, as the Labor Department reported just 22,000 jobs added in August. Revised figures show the economy lost jobs in June, for the first time since the pandemic winter of 2020.

One week ahead of a union vote, the first electric vehicle battery rolled off the assembly line at the BlueOval SK campus in Hardin County.

According to one analysis, the annual earnings of a full-time worker in Kentucky now fall below the poverty threshold.

A recent executive order paves the way for retirement accounts to include a lot more than stock and bond funds.

A public private partnership looks to lure big business to Louisville.

Prices have risen a tad on some items especially affected by tariffs. But for the most part, companies are finding ways to delay price increases — for now.

The U.S. dollar had its worst start this year in more than half a century. Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff says President Trump is accelerating the decline.

Across Kentucky, more than 96,000 affordable housing units are needed to meet growing national demand. A family in Bowling Green is making progress in that struggle.