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Trump admin targets 'big 4' meat packers in antitrust crackdown over beef prices
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (26+ words) WBFF Trump admin targets 'big 4' meat packers in antitrust crackdown over beef prices...
Fed likely to hold rates steady amid oil spike ahead of Powell's exit
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (91+ words) WBFF Fox45 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Baltimore and nearby towns and communities in Maryland, including Annapolis, Crofton, Glen Burnie, Linthicum, Pasadena, Severn, Cockeysville,…...
Federal Reserve officials see higher bar for cuts with sticky inflation, low unemployment
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (90+ words) WBFF Fox45 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Baltimore and nearby towns and communities in Maryland, including Annapolis, Crofton, Glen Burnie, Linthicum, Pasadena, Severn, Cockeysville,…...
Economy 'hanging in there' as reports show slow growth, rising inflation
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (867+ words) (TNND) " The government released key economic figures on growth, inflation and jobs on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve opted against its first interest rate cut since December. Taken together, the various economic reports paint "a somewhat conflicting picture,…...
One year later, analysts say strategic trade preferred over tariffs
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (606+ words) by ANDREW RICE | The Center Square (The Center Square) " Analysts and trade experts are calling for the United States to move away from wide-ranging tariffs and embrace strategic trade relationships to counter global adversaries. The analysts spoke at the American…...
Consumer sentiment hits record low under weight of higher gas prices, inflation worries
1+ week, 2+ day ago (954+ words) (TNND) " Consumer sentiment has cratered to its lowest level on record, as inflation-weary Americans are feeling additional stress from higher gas prices, the University of Michigan's nationwide survey showed Friday. The school's consumer sentiment tracking goes back to 1952, and its…...
Fueled by higher gas prices, retail sales see biggest monthly jump in years
1+ week, 5+ day ago (539+ words) (TNND) " Retail and restaurant sales saw their strongest monthly growth in over three years in March, according to a Commerce Department report released Tuesday. But Bankrate principal analyst Ted Rossman said much of the increase in overall consumer spending was…...
Small business optimism falls as energy costs rise, NFIB report shows
2+ week, 5+ day ago (439+ words) (TNND) " Small business optimism took a hit last month as energy prices rose, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The NFIB's optimism index for March, released Tuesday, fell 3 points from February to register a 95. 8. That pulled the index…...
Small businesses expecting better sales but still weighed down by high uncertainty
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) (TNND) " Small business optimism has remained essentially flat over the last several months, with high uncertainty weighing on owners despite reports of better business health and expectations of higher sales. The National Federation of Independent Business' January optimism index, released…...
High uncertainty weighing on small business optimism
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (566+ words) (TNND) " Small business optimism took a hit last month but remained at a level just above the long-term average, according to an index update released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index sank…...