1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (369+ words) NICOSIA, Cyprus -- European Union officials said Friday that Europeans can expect oil and gas prices to remain above what they were before the Iran war for at least until the end of 2027, with prices of other goods also following an…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago  (116+ words) The state unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4. 3% for April the Arkansas Department of Commerce and Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday. Arkansas's civilian labor force declined by 853 workers last month, which was a result of 1, 212 fewer unemployed and an…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (578+ words) NEW YORK -- Target reported the largest jump in comparable sales in four years Wednesday, but a cautious outlook overshadowed convincing evidence that changes under the company's new CEO are resonating with customers. Target raised its annual revenue outlook, saying it…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (478+ words) NEW DELHI -- India raised fuel prices by $0. 03 per liter Friday as the government moved to offset losses due to higher global oil prices. In New Delhi, gasoline prices rose to $1. 17 per liter, while diesel climbed to $1. 09 per liter. India imports…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1096+ words) WASHINGTON -- When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs. Now, as Powell steps down from the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (434+ words) WASHINGTON -- The United States government had a $215 billion surplus last month as a result of the federal income tax deadline. The Treasury Department on Tuesday released its monthly treasury statement detailing the surplus in April, the seventh month of fiscal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (895+ words) WASHINGTON -- U. S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. Labor Department figures showed that gasoline prices are up more than 28% compared with a year ago. However,…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (598+ words) WASHINGTON -- The U. S. economy accelerated at the start of 2026, expanding at a modest 2% pace from January through March after recovering from last fall's 43-day federal government shutdown. But the outlook is clouded by the Iran war. However, the GDP fell short…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (274+ words) NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned in his annual shareholder letter that a "resilient" U. S. economy could face renewed inflation pressures if the war in Iran disrupts global energy markets. Dimon described inflation as the potential "skunk at the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (328+ words) TORONTO -- Canada is developing a government-owned investment fund, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday. Carney said that the fund would invest in major Canadian industrial projects, in areas such as energy, infrastructure, mining, agriculture and technology. It will begin at…...