AI
Claude Sonnet 5.5 keeps main API rates and halves the cache-read price
Anthropic's September 28 release kept the headline API token prices while cutting cache-read pricing and claiming lower cost per task.
September 28, 2026 · 2 min readTHE AMERICAN EDIT
Economy
The latest reporting, guides and features on Economy.
Business
Fed raises target range to 3.75 to 4 percent; consumer contracts set their own adjustment dates
The September 16 decision set a federal funds target range of 3.75 to 4 percent. The statement and implementation note explain exactly which rates changed.
September 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Business
Census reports $87,460 median household income for 2025 and a lower official poverty rate
September 15 brought the annual 2025 income and poverty figures. The two poverty rates answer different questions about household resources.
September 15, 2026 · 2 min read
News
August adds 162,000 payroll jobs as BLS revises June and July upward
The September 4 release reported 162,000 additional payroll jobs in August. Its revisions to June and July were part of the story, too.
September 4, 2026 · 2 min read