Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the consumer-price index for January and its implications for the economy and markets.

A day after Harley-Davidson reported weaker quarterly earnings, the famed motorcycle maker got a warning that its debt ...

The subdued rise in retail prices in January, as measured by the CPI, should comfort Federal Reserve leaders. But they ...

The January CPI report was encouraging under the surface, with shelter costs finally decelerating and tariff effects fading, ...

Social Security’s cost of living adjustment for 2027 could be as low as 1.2%, marking the lowest COLA in a decade, as new ...

Overall, the January consumer-inflation report was largely in line with expectations. But the only troubling aspect was the ...

A broad-based rally was helping to push the S&P 500 higher on Friday, even as several of its most influential stocks remained ...

Treasury yields were falling Friday, after fresh data showed inflation in January was slightly softer than expected. The ...

Gold and silver prices were edging higher early Friday after a reading on consumer inflation came in more tame than expected.

January has often delivered nasty inflation surprises, even before the pandemic. How come? One old reason, and one new.

U.S. stocks closed mostly higher Friday, while tech remained under pressure after investors assessed the latest inflation report. The Dow and S&P 500 each ended the trading session with slight gains, ...

Investors are pushing back hard against Big Tech’s aggressive artificial-intelligence spending plans, causing shares of the “Magnificent Seven” companies to fall dramatically.