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John Hood: State can continue to improve business climate
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (359+ words) Over the most recent 12-month period, North Carolina's economy expanded by an inflation-adjusted 3%. Among the 50 states, only South Carolina (3.5%) posted a significantly faster growth rate. North Carolina also continues to top CNBC's ranking of the best states for business. Wonderful…...
Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after a weak update on the US job market
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (836+ words) Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana…...
Household income up 7.7 percent from 2020 to 2024
2+ week, 5+ day ago (518+ words) The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson has died. He was 84. Jackson was a" More than 23,000 public high school seniors have accepted di" Much of the state of North Carolina came through the COVID-19 era faring better economically, in part because of government…...
Home sales in 2025 stuck at 30-year low with prices high, loans onerous
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (815+ words) The cost of living in North Carolina has been relatively low compared to other states, although that is changing as the state's population increases, according to demographics experts. The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales…...
Stocks close slightly lower in quiet post-Christmas trading
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. Dealers talk near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and…...
Turkey prices up big as Thanksgiving nears
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (713+ words) Thanksgiving could be more expensive this year for already financially strained American households with higher prices for turkeys and potential protein alternatives, such as beef. A new analysis by Purdue University's Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability expects a…...
Trump says US could buy Argentinian beef to try to bring down prices for American consumers
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (150+ words) ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) " Trump says US could buy Argentinian beef to try to bring down prices for American consumers. To view our latest e-Edition, click the image on the left. Chamber Oyster Roast set for Thursday evening in…...
The Latest: Trump fires Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1692+ words) President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, right, and his brother Cesar Abrego Garcia, center, arrive at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug....
Poll: vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (885+ words) FILE - A customer buys Chinese made ginger candy at 99 Ranch Market, an Asian grocery store in Los Angeles, April 7, 2025. FILE - A customer shops at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., July 15, 2025. NEW YORK " The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least…...
Fed's $2.5B renovation project scrutinized
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1129+ words) An oval reception area at the entrance to a main two-story board room that has jokingly been referred to as the "Oval Office" by construction workers is pictured as renovations continue of the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. A…...