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7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its stores in North America this year
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (351+ words) According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleven's North American operator plans to close 645 stores in the 2026 fiscal year " outpacing the 205 locations it forecasts it will open during that same time. Seven & i Holdings Co. , the Japan-based parent of the…...
Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (873+ words) Consumer prices rose 3. 3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department'said Friday, up sharply from just 2. 4% in February and the biggest yearly increase since May 2024. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0. 9% in March from February, the largest such increase…...
Oil prices rise as US stocks fall ahead of Trump's deadline for Iran
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (798+ words) The S&P 500 fell 0. 7% as Trump threatened that a "whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" if Iran does not meet his deadline at 8 p. m. Eastern time to open the'Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials, meanwhile, urged'young people…...
More ways to a mortgage " Types of mortgages you may have not known about
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1097+ words) Greeley Tribune Most home buyers use a mortgage to finance their home purchase, and when most people think about mortgages, they often think of conventional mortgages " such as a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. These are loans that adhere to the…...
US consumer confidence inches up despite soaring gas prices brought on by war in Iran
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (717+ words) By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose modestly to 91. 8 in March from 91 in February. The board said that while rising costs due to tariffs and spiking oil prices induced by…...
How many rate cuts? Iran war upends Federal Reserve's next steps
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (539+ words) For now, the clearest way forward for the 12-member rate-setting committee, led by Chair Jerome Powell, is to stand pat and wait to see which way the economy goes. The Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged Wednesday, and may…...
Poland is now among the world's 20 largest economies. How it happened
4+ week, 1+ day ago (111+ words) Greeley Tribune By CLAUDIA CIOBANU and DAVID Mc HUGH It's a historic leap from the post-Communist ruins of 1989-90 to European growth champion, which economists say has lessons on how to bring prosperity to ordinary people " and that the Trump administration…...
Inflation rose more quickly than expected in December
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (358+ words) Prices rose 0. 4% in December from the previous month, up from 0. 2% in November, the Commerce Department said Friday'in a report'that was delayed by the six-week government shutdown last fall. The monthly increase was the highest since last February. Compared with a…...
US adds surprising 130, 000 jobs last month yet revisions cut hundreds of thousands of jobs last year
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (489+ words) The unemployment rate fell to 4. 3%, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The report included major revisions that reduced the number of jobs created last year to just 181, 000, weakest since the pandemic year of 2020, and less than half the previously reported 584, 000. The…...
Americans" confidence in the U. S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (427+ words) The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index cratered 9. 7 points to 84. 5 in January, falling below even the lowest readings during the COVID-19 pandemic. A measure of Americans" short-term expectations for their income, business conditions and the job market…...