Can we believe the delayed Federal inflation report?

On Friday, nine days late, the government will release September’s consumer price index report. That could determine if interest rates continue their slow, downward glide, or level off, or go back up.

Ross Dress for Less to expand in Martinez

 Ross Stores, Inc., operator of the largest off-price retail chain in the United States, announced on Thursday that a new Ross Dress for Less Martinez store will open as part of a broader wave of new stores opening nationwide.

Government Shutdown 2025: How Bay Area would be affected

For hundreds of thousands of federal workers in California, the prospect of a prolonged government shutdown is causing stress and frustration, as Congress continues to face deep divisions that have both Republicans and Democrats refusing to budge on issues that are polarizing the nation.