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U.S. consumers contend with inflation and other recent economic pressures
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (914+ words) The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the last week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs…...
Americans cut back on PepsiCo drinks and snacks as gas prices rise
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (296+ words) PepsiCo reported stronger than expected revenue in the second quarter despite weaker demand in North America, where it said consumers tightened their budgets due to economic concerns. The food and beverage giant said Thursday that its net revenue rose 6.4% to…...
Falling gas prices give consumer confidence a small lift, but gloom still clouds the economy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (393+ words) Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point to 91.2 in June, a figure…...
Costs of Iran war will linger despite conflict's end, experts say
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (1071+ words) See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred WASHINGTON — A spectacular economic upturn is on its way, President Trump promised Americans last week, galvanized in part by a deal brokered this month to end his war…...
Letters to the Editor: Alan Greenspan earned bipartisan respect. That shouldn’t be overlooked
2+ week, 3+ day ago (262+ words) Los Angeles Times To the editor: Alan Greenspan served as chair of the Federal Reserve for 18½ years, a tenure that spanned both Republican and Democratic administrations During that time, he enjoyed broad approval from leaders in both major parties That…...
Commentary: Puncturing the myth of Alan Greenspan, whose policies gave us the Great Recession
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1416+ words) See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Noah Cross, the archvillain of the movie “Chinatown,” had the definitive line on how old age brings respectability. “‘Course I’m respectable,” he tells Jake Gittes. “I’m old. Politicians,…...
California: Limitless Possibility Lives Here, For Now.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (121+ words) Sacramento’s permanent R&D tax credit cap puts biomedical innovation at risk. Read the urgent 2026 sector report to protect California biotech today. Investor funding that once defaulted to California’s biotech start-up community, increasingly found its way to China, where regulatory…...
Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Focus on Automation
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (302+ words) Aerospace and defense growth is key to the Southern California economy, and it is spurred by new technologies, evolving needs from the government, strong funding from venture capital firms, and a collection of talent that is building on the region’s…...
Alan Greenspan has died, Fed chair's excellent reputation shattered in 2008 global credit crisis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1218+ words) Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve Board chairman who presided over a long period of economic stability and prosperity and was accorded rock-star status in the financial world only to have his reputation tarnished in the wrenching recession and global…...
Panel: Funding the Future – The Ultimate Guide to Aerospace Innovation Financing
3+ week, 3+ day ago (446+ words) KEY INSIGHTS FROM THE PANEL Translating deep-tech aerospace concepts into scalable, capital-efficient business architectures requires a shift from pure vision to rigorous structural capitalization. The panelists mapped out how defense, science and private equity can converge within premier aerospace hubs…...