Without the database, “the U.S. government’s flying blind as to the cost of extreme weather and ... there were just over three per year, on average, when adjusted for inflation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moody’s Ratings stripped the U.S. government of its top credit rating Friday, citing successive governments’ failure to stop a rising tide of debt. Moody’s lowered the ...

who use inflation data — as well as government statistics on unemployment, consumer spending and other areas of the economy — to decide how to set interest rates. Ryan Sweet, chief U.S ...

when its cost sat under 12 cents. U.S. Mint reported shipping 202 million nickels over its 2024 fiscal year, down from nearly 1.42 billion sent out the year prior. Each dime costs nearly 6 cents ...