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Most Americans feel hugely divided by wealth, new NBC poll shows
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (195+ words) Many Americans feel a division between those who are wealthy and those who are not in this country, a new NBC News poll found. Javascript is required to use this website. Income inequality is soaring in the U. S. , sparking a national…...
Trump DEI crackdown hit the boardroom. Now there are fewer women
4+ week, 34+ min ago (283+ words) Stalled negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz are threatening to send American gas prices soaring. Iran has proposed a tolling system on the world's most critical oil choke point, a move U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called unacceptable on May…...
Winston-Salem Is the 56th-Most Affordable U. S. City for Homebuyers in 2026
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (271+ words) M'edical personnel were rushing on Monday to the frontlines of a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with cases also confirmed in Uganda. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Muhammad Munir, professor in virology at Lancaster University....
Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill " and counting
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (186+ words) The Iran war is driving a significant inflation shock across the US economy as energy prices remain elevated with oil above $100 per barrel and gas at a 47 percent premium over pre-war levels. Economists warn the May inflation report will reveal…...
Senate approves Warsh to be next Federal Reserve chair as inflation intensifies
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (187+ words) US prices have risen at their fastest rate since May 2023, as the war in Iran continues to drive up energy prices and everyday costs for Americans. Prices rose 0. 6% monthly, according to Consumer Price Index data released by the Bureau of…...
Courts keep striking down tariffs. Why aren't prices dropping too?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) Oil prices have crossed back above $100 a barrel as the Iran-Hormuz standoff intensifies, with Brent at $100. 06 and WTI at $94. 81. JP Morgan warns a full Strait of Hormuz closure could push oil to $130 " taking gasoline above $5 in many US states. Every…...
USA-TRUMP/ECONOMY-MANUFACTURING
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (124+ words) An Amazon Data Center is under construction March 23 in New Carlisle, Ind. Javascript is required to use this website. An Amazon Data Center is under construction March 23 in New Carlisle, Ind. We hope you have enjoyed your complimentary access for…...
Housing market trends favor home shoppers, but Iran war clouds the outlook for mortgage rates
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (487+ words) The economic fallout from the war with Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home, even as other housing market trends favor home shoppers this spring. Javascript is required to use this website. Mortgage rates jumped to about…...
The quiet way grocery brands charge you more for less
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (110+ words) The federal government's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) confirms the following categories are most often subject to shrinkflation based on data from January 2015 to December 2021. Veuer's Chloe Hurst has the story! Your grocery bill keeps getting bigger but you may…...
Farm and Food: Planting ramps up, prices hang on and USDA data gets hammered
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (167+ words) Central Dublin's busy O'Connell Street became a parking lot a week ago when Irish farmers and truck drivers parked their tractors and trucks on its River Liffey bridge to protest nationwide diesel prices that, according to the New York Times,…...