Lauren Solberg

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4 Charts on the Not-so-Magnificent Seven

Lauren Solberg Jul 15, 2026

June CPI Report Shows Inflation Slowed More Than Expected

Lauren Solberg Jul 14, 2026

June US Jobs Report: 57,000 Rise in Payrolls, Below Forecasts

Lauren Solberg Jul 2, 2026

May PCE Report: PCE Inflation Index Up 4.1%, In Line with Expectations

Bella Albrecht Jun 25, 2026

Markets Brief: Where Top Managers Are Finding Opportunity in a Concentrated Small-Cap Market

Lauren Solberg Jun 22, 2026

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Words of Investing Wisdom from Fidelity’s Will Danoff

After 35 years at the helm of Fidelity Contrafund, Danoff explains how caring about the details leads to success.

Lauren Solberg Jun 18, 2026

Triple-Digit Club: A Wave of Stocks Have Seen Huge Gains in 2026

The AI infrastructure boom has driven huge rallies in many of these stocks.

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May CPI Report: Energy-Driven Inflation Is Contained, for Now

Overall CPI rose 4.2% in May, while core CPI came in at a 2.9% annual rate.

Tom Lauricella Jun 10, 2026

May US Jobs Report: 172,000 Rise in Payrolls, Much Stronger Than Expected

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.

Lauren Solberg Jun 5, 2026

How the Largest ETFs Performed

Invesco QQQ Trust led stock ETF returns in May, while Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund lagged.

Bella Albrecht Jun 3, 2026

April PCE Report: Inflation Index Up 3.8% as Price Pressures Build

The PCE Price Index increased 0.4% in April.

Bella Albrecht May 28, 2026

April CPI Report Shows Inflation Broadening As Energy Spike Impact Spreads

Overall CPI came in at a 3.8%, while core CPI rose at a 2.8% annual rate.

Lauren Solberg May 12, 2026

April US Jobs Report: 115,000 Rise in Payrolls

Unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.

Lauren Solberg May 8, 2026

March PCE Report: PCE Inflation Index Up 3.5%, Softer Than Expected

The PCE Price Index increased 0.66% in March.

Bella Albrecht Apr 30, 2026

March CPI Report Shows Impact of Surging Energy Prices with Inflation at 3.3%

Core CPI at a 2.6% annual rate.

Lauren Solberg Apr 10, 2026

February PCE Report: Index Up 2.8%, Stronger Than Expected

The PCE Price Index increased 0.38% in February.

Bella Albrecht Apr 9, 2026

March US Jobs Report: Hiring Rebounds With a Strong 178,000 Rise in Payrolls

Economists say the jobs data reflects a resilient economy heading into the Iran war.

Lauren Solberg Apr 3, 2026

January PCE Report: PCE Inflation Index Up 2.8%, Softer Than Expected

The PCE Price Index increased 0.28% in January.

Bella Albrecht Mar 13, 2026

February CPI Report Shows Inflation Was Steady at 2.4% Before Iran War

Core CPI came in at 2.5%.

Lauren Solberg Mar 11, 2026

February US Jobs Report: 92,000 Fall In Payrolls Far Worse Than Expected

The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%.

Lauren Solberg Mar 6, 2026

January CPI Report Shows Inflation Slowed More Than Expected at 2.4%

Core CPI rose at a 2.5% annual rate.

Lauren Solberg Feb 13, 2026

January US Jobs Report: 130,000 Rise In Payrolls Beats Forecasts

The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%.

Lauren Solberg Feb 11, 2026

December CPI Inflation Comes in as Forecast at a 2.7% Annual Rate

Core CPI at a 2.6% annual rate.

Lauren Solberg Jan 13, 2026

December US Jobs Report: Expected Slowdown Materializes With 50,000 Rise in Payrolls

The unemployment rate fell to 4.4%.

Lauren Solberg Jan 9, 2026

November US Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Rises to 4.6%

US added 64,000 jobs in November after a 105,000 decline in October.

Lauren Solberg Dec 16, 2025

September PCE Report: Index Up 2.8%, in Line with Expectations

The PCE Price Index increased 0.27% in September.

Bella Albrecht Dec 5, 2025

September US Jobs Report: 119,000 Rise in Payrolls, Above Expectations

Unemployment rate rose to 4.4%.

Lauren Solberg Nov 20, 2025

How the Largest US ETFs Performed

Invesco QQQ Trust led stock ETF returns in October, while Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund lagged.

Bella Albrecht Nov 5, 2025

How the Largest US ETFs Performed

Invesco QQQ Trust led stock ETF returns in October while Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund lagged.

Bella Albrecht Nov 4, 2025

August US Jobs Report: 22,000 Rise in Payrolls, Well Below Expectations

Unemployment rate rose to 4.3%.

Lauren Solberg Sep 5, 2025

Lauren Solberg is an editorial manager for Morningstar.

As a data journalist, she covered market trends and economics for Morningstar.com. Before joining in 2020, Solberg helped build a music education startup. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics and Spanish from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Lauren Solberg

Featured

4 Charts on the Not-so-Magnificent Seven

June CPI Report Shows Inflation Slowed More Than Expected

June US Jobs Report: 57,000 Rise in Payrolls, Below Forecasts

May PCE Report: PCE Inflation Index Up 4.1%, In Line with Expectations

Markets Brief: Where Top Managers Are Finding Opportunity in a Concentrated Small-Cap Market

More From Lauren Solberg

Words of Investing Wisdom from Fidelity’s Will Danoff

Triple-Digit Club: A Wave of Stocks Have Seen Huge Gains in 2026

May CPI Report: Energy-Driven Inflation Is Contained, for Now

May US Jobs Report: 172,000 Rise in Payrolls, Much Stronger Than Expected

How the Largest ETFs Performed

April PCE Report: Inflation Index Up 3.8% as Price Pressures Build

April CPI Report Shows Inflation Broadening As Energy Spike Impact Spreads

April US Jobs Report: 115,000 Rise in Payrolls

March PCE Report: PCE Inflation Index Up 3.5%, Softer Than Expected

March CPI Report Shows Impact of Surging Energy Prices with Inflation at 3.3%

February PCE Report: Index Up 2.8%, Stronger Than Expected

March US Jobs Report: Hiring Rebounds With a Strong 178,000 Rise in Payrolls

January PCE Report: PCE Inflation Index Up 2.8%, Softer Than Expected

February CPI Report Shows Inflation Was Steady at 2.4% Before Iran War

February US Jobs Report: 92,000 Fall In Payrolls Far Worse Than Expected

January CPI Report Shows Inflation Slowed More Than Expected at 2.4%

January US Jobs Report: 130,000 Rise In Payrolls Beats Forecasts

December CPI Inflation Comes in as Forecast at a 2.7% Annual Rate

December US Jobs Report: Expected Slowdown Materializes With 50,000 Rise in Payrolls

November US Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Rises to 4.6%

September PCE Report: Index Up 2.8%, in Line with Expectations

September US Jobs Report: 119,000 Rise in Payrolls, Above Expectations

How the Largest US ETFs Performed

How the Largest US ETFs Performed

August US Jobs Report: 22,000 Rise in Payrolls, Well Below Expectations

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