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The White House's TrumpRx.gov platform launched on February 5, letting uninsured and cash-paying patients bypass PBMs to access discounted medications directly from manufacturers, sending CVS, Cigna, and UnitedHealth stocks lower.
As traditional payroll growth slows and federal workforce cuts accelerate, a growing number of Americans are turning to Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart not as a side hustle but as a lifeline.
The US collected $187 billion more in tariff revenue in 2025 than 2024, with businesses absorbing roughly 80% of costs. In 2026, that ratio is flipping as companies exhaust their ability to shield consumers.
Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% in January 2026, pushing year-over-year wage growth well above the 2.7% inflation rate and extending the longest stretch of real wage gains since before the pandemic.
Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium produced a record $20.2 billion in total consumer spending, generated $500 million in local economic impact, and set new benchmarks for advertising and sports betting.
The federal government lost 34,000 jobs in January 2026, the largest monthly decline in federal employment in years, as deferred resignation offers and agency restructuring show up in BLS data for the first time.
Hybrid vehicle sales surged more than 60% year over year in January 2026 as consumers chose the middle path between gasoline and full electric, reshaping the American auto industry's strategy.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency eliminated 270,000 federal positions in less than 10 months, the largest peacetime workforce reduction since World War II. Yet federal spending in 2025 exceeded 2024 by $248 billion. Here is why.
CVS Health reported record full-year revenue of $402.1 billion and beat Q4 earnings estimates, but a massive goodwill impairment charge and reduced cash flow guidance sent shares lower.
Exactly one year after Trump reinstated 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, the rates have doubled to 50%, domestic producers are thriving but consumers and manufacturers are paying the price.
Moody's projects real consumer spending growth will slow to just 1.5% in 2026, half of recent levels, as the American consumer that powered the post-pandemic economy starts to buckle.
Amazon announced 16,000 additional job cuts on January 28, bringing its total reductions to roughly 30,000 since October 2025. The layoffs span corporate operations and fulfillment as AI-driven automation transforms the company.