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Economy  |  Matt Ott, Associated Press  • 
April 28, 2026

U.S. consumer confidence inches higher in April despite Iran war, soaring gasoline prices

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index inched up to 92.8 in April from 92.2 in March.
Economy  |  Josh Boak, Associated Press  • 
April 13, 2026

The U.S. is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that

The new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers lays out a blueprint for how more construction could help the middle class and the economy, setting up an argument Trump could make to voters.