1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (802+ words) Two industries in Tarboro have made a state list to receive economic development grants to support the expansion of existing buildings. Gov. Josh Stein said in a news release on Thursday that North Carolina’s Rural Infrastructure Authority has approved a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (930+ words) Financial Advisor Adam Bunn of the financial services firm E… Amazon said it will be increasing this year’s capital spendi… A customer shops at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Monday, July 6, 2026. An employee checks a customer's identification card…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1809+ words) A Rocky Mount businessman recently earned a special recognit… President Donald Trump is having governors and electricity c… Ada Torres holds tomatoes while shopping for produce, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Cleveland, Texas, about 45 miles northeast of Houston. Pastry chef Amanda Tabadero…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (660+ words) Twin Counties residents interested in hearing from the state’s chief financial officer are going to get that chance in a few weeks. N.C. Treasurer Brad Briner is set to take to the podium at the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (562+ words) Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, has pledg… Britain's future military will focus on self-flying jets, un… An electronic board shows Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index, bottom, and exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (793+ words) There’s an old, humorous and semi-serious piece of strategy … Former Vice President Mike Pence is now promoting his new bo… When you proselytize for free-market public policies, you’re bound to hear a common response: “Your ideas sound good in theory,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (206+ words) A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (348+ words) Stocks are sinking on Wall Street as big technology companies lost ground and weighed down the broader market. Meanwhile, bond yields surged as a strong jobs report boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will be forced to hike interest rates…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (692+ words) As a dental student and Schweitzer Fellow, I was excited to … Some years ago, I was president of an organization called th… “Affordability” is the word grabbing the headlines in public discourse these days. However, if affordability is a problem,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (514+ words) Ever since COVID-19, buying a home has been a challenge, especially for first-time buyers. Buyers have been hit by a triple-whammy. Home prices surged, homes for sale were limited and interest rates on mortgage loans jumped. Each of these factors…...