COVID money masked the true cost of Mississippi’s Medicaid program. Now reserves are depleted and the budget is exploding. Mississippi dodged a bullet when Medicaid expansion efforts failed.

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Russel Kinnel: Oil prices are surging, and inflation is already on the rise. Oil prices have been very volatile lately, so it’s impossible to say how much they will impact prices in six months or a ...

Annual inflation remained at 2.8% in the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge for February, before the energy price surge sparked by the war with Iran. The personal consumption expenditures ...

The war in the Middle East risks worsening an inflation problem that the Federal Reserve has struggled for years to subdue. By Colby Smith and Ben Casselman Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. Ben ...

This story about the February 2026 PCE inflation is developing and will be updated with more details. The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge remained stubbornly high in February as consumers ...

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Economists raised their estimates for US inflation through year-end, while trimming consumer spending, growth and employment projections as the war in Iran drives up fuel costs. The personal ...