April 17, 2024
“The numbers: Sales at retailers rose a robust 0.7% in March and outlays in the prior month were also stronger than previously reported, indicating the economy got a boost from consumer spending in the first quarter. Economists polled by The… Continue Reading…
April 11, 2024
“More Americans may be struggling to make ends meet. A majority, 65%, say they live paycheck to paycheck, according to CNBC and SurveyMonkey’s recent Your Money International Financial Security Survey, which polled 498 U.S. adults. That’s a slight increase from last year’s… Continue Reading…
April 10, 2024
“Washington continues to spend like deficits and debt don’t matter, and the politicians would rather you don’t know. For the record, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday that the federal budget deficit for the first six months of fiscal 2024,… Continue Reading…
April 9, 2024
“…The U.S. Census Bureau reported in March that California’s population as of last July had dropped to an estimated 38,965,000. That’s down by 75,400 in a year — and 573,000 below California’s peak of 39.5 million in 2020. Entering this… Continue Reading…
April 5, 2024
“…Nonfarm payrolls increased 303,000 for the month, well above the Dow Jones estimate for a rise of 200,000 and higher than the downwardly revised 270,000 gain in February, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/05/job-growth-totaled-303000-in-march-better-than-expected-and-unemployment-was-3point8percent.html I dont… Continue Reading…
April 5, 2024
“Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his communist-run government has secured supply of key subsidized food rations as he moved to defuse tensions just two weeks after protesters took to the streets over widespread shortages… The shortages, combined with… Continue Reading…
April 2, 2024
“A new Biden administration report is raising questions about the cause of rising food prices, which have squeezed U.S. households for years after COVID-19 recession. Profits and inflation surged together in the aftermath of the pandemic, fueling intense debate among… Continue Reading…
April 2, 2024
“…The wealth of the top 1% hit a record $44.6 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter, as an end-of-year stock rally lifted their portfolios, according to new data from the Federal Reserve. The total net worth of the… Continue Reading…
April 1, 2024
“…Long the world’s undisputed cocoa powerhouses accounting for over 60% of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are both facing catastrophic harvests this season. Expectations of shortages of cocoa beans – the raw material for chocolate… Continue Reading…
April 1, 2024
“The yen hit a 34-year-low on Wednesday, weakening as much as 151.97 against the U.S. dollar and fueling market questions over potential government intervention to prop the Japanese currency. The yen was last at 151.22 against the dollar at 10:19 a.m. London time… Continue Reading…
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