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California has 9% fewer unemployed as jobless counts rise in Texas, Florida
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (522+ words) Fewer Californians are officially out of work even as unemployment grows for the Golden State’s two biggest economic rivals. My trusty spreadsheet found another slice of improving economics across the Golden State by eyeballing the number of jobless workers in…...
Survey: 50% of buyers bet on lower rates to sustain homeownership
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (792+ words) Just how many corners do you have to cut and how much personal sacrifice do you have to make to sustain yourself in your new home? A “Homeownership on the Edge” consumer survey by Truework offers some unnerving findings after…...
It’s been almost 4 years. Are 2.1 million square feet of warehouses coming to Bloomington?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (916+ words) A lot has happened since San Bernardino County approved 2.1 million square feet of warehouses for a rural unincorporated community in November 2022. What hasn’t happened is any warehouse construction at the 213-acre Bloomington Business Park. A lawsuit forced changes to the…...
Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years
1+ week, 1+ day ago (880+ words) By DEE-ANN DURBIN, TERRY TANG, MAGGIE SCALES, SANDY GUATIBONZA and HIKARI MAE HIDA What’s for dinner? Lately, at Apral Jack’s house, it’s whatever is on sale. Jack, 50, scouts an app for deals at her local supermarket before she buys groceries....
What is the Inland Empire’s true economic challenge? – San Bernardino Sun
2+ week, 4+ day ago (175+ words) By Manfred Keil and Jiaxin Chen | Inland Empire Economic Partnership There is much talk in the news these days that the national economy, and even more so the Inland Empire, is losing jobs due to the so‑called “Freight Recession....
Trump says Walmart cut prices at his request, but Walmart statement omits administration’s role
3+ week, 6+ day ago (365+ words) The president has faced public backlash over inflation rising during his watch, as prices climbed initially in the aftermath of his tariffs and later with the start of the Iran war in late February. Trump described a recent bipartisan measure…...
All 32 of the nation’s biggest banks clear the Fed’s annual ‘stress test’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) By KEN SWEET, AP Business Writer The annual stress test measures whether a bank’s capital, a financial cushion it uses to absorb losses, would remain at healthy levels even after hundreds of billions of dollars in projected losses. The tests…...
Despite a war and $6 gas, California confidence rises in May
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (551+ words) California consumers are feeling a little more positive about their finances, possibly because they hope the war with Iran and expensive gasoline will end soon. My trusty spreadsheet looked at the May tally of consumer confidence from the Conference Board…...
How Powell’s Fed whipsawed Southern California homebuying
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (683+ words) Jerome Powell’s days as Federal Reserve boss were akin to a roller coaster ride for Southern California’s housing market. You can’t pin all of housing’s gyrations on the now-departed Fed chairman. Yet his eight years as the head of the…...
Warsh is sworn in as the Fed chair after Trump’s bid for greater control over the independent bank
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (718+ words) By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Trump spent months criticizing Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome Powell, for being reluctant to cut interests rates, with the Republican president arguing that lower borrowing costs would provide an economic boost. By taking the unusual step…...