2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (343+ words) McDonald's CEO: Two-tier U.S. economy boosts high earners, hurts everyday customers'prismnews.com McDonald's CEO described the U.S. as a two-tier economy where households making more than $100,000 are prospering amid stock market highs, while middle- and lower-income consumers are struggling and cutting back…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (452+ words) Harris County businesses grow sales but struggle with rising costs'prismnews.com Harris County businesses are seeing sales tick up even as mounting bills eat into profits. Local reporting found that "Local businesses around Houston report sales growth but say rising…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (526+ words) Fed vice chair Jefferson cautiously optimistic as labor market stabilizes'prismnews.com Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson said he is "cautiously optimistic" about the U.S. economic outlook, telling a Brookings Institution event in Boca Raton, Florida on Feb. 6 that the labor…...