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Political Calculations' initial estimate of median household income in September 2025 is $85,157. This estimate represents a $691 (+0.8%) increase over our initial estimate of $84,466 for the U.S.' ...

The U.S. economy added jobs in September amid uncertainty about economic conditions, but job creation levels remained relatively subdued and added to signs of a weakening labor market. The Labor ...

Employers across the U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, marking a pickup after previous employment data had shown a slowdown in hiring. The report marks the first official job tally since the ...

The conflict between the Mayo Zambada (MZ) and Menores factions of the Cártel de Sinaloa (CDS), which has been ongoing since September 2024, persisted into September 2025, officially marking its first ...

U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 119,000 in September after the original August estimate was revised down from +22,000 to –4,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

• The latest snapshot of the US labor market showed an unexpected rebound of 119,000 jobs in September but a loss for August and a lower total for July. The report was originally scheduled for October ...

Thirty-year mortgage rate rises to 6.46%, highest since Sept. 2025, as inflation and war concerns grow. Home purchase applications also declined.

In “We Probably Aren’t Alone,” Sarah Scoles describes how Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli’s 1877 observation of apparent “channels” or “grooves” on Mars had led to a widespread belief that ...

In September, China coupled sharper maritime pressure on the Philippines with widening regional diplomacy and investment, spanning security cooperation, infrastructure development, and high-tech ...