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OKLAHOMA VOICE: Inflation spiked to 4. 2%, a three-year high, in May
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (83+ words) Tahlequah Daily Press Consumer price inflation reached 4. 2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released on Wednesday. The higher year-over-year inflation…...
Wages not keeping up with inflation affects business owners, residents
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) Tahlequah Daily Press Red Flag Warning from SUN 11: 00 AM CDT until SUN 8: 00 PM CDT Destiny Jones works at Black & Tan Coffee, and loves her work. She said the cost of living is affecting her budget, as she has three children…...
COLUMN: Is affordability really a crisis?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (112+ words) At some point, the headlines turned 'affordability' from a concern into a 'crisis.' But what does affordability mean? For most of us, that depends on what we consider our minimum requirements for happiness. At some point, the headlines turned "affordability…...
US stocks climb to their best day since the Iran war began after oil prices ease
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (103+ words) Falling oil prices send Wall Street toward its best day since the Iran war began'Tahlequah Daily Press Screens display financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Christopher Lagana works on the…...
Stocks close slightly lower in quiet post-Christmas trading
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) Stocks closed slightly lower as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq all fell less than 0. 1% Friday. Trading was light with institutional investors largely closed out for the year. With three trading days left,…...
OKLAHOMA VOICE: Tariffs trickle into cost of Thanksgiving dinner, jilting consumers and farmers
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (193+ words) TOPEKA " Collin Tuthill, president of one of the country's largest canned and frozen food importers and distributors, said the current state of the U. S. food industry is "like we live in some kind of alternate universe." The most efficient industry is…...
OKLAHOMA VOICE: New jobs report shows worst August job gains since 2010
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (155+ words) The United States added only 22, 000 jobs in August, and previously reported gains in June were revised down to a loss of 13, 000 jobs in a Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued Friday morning. The August jobs increase was the lowest for…...
COLUMN: Inflation-driven debt could sink economy
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (262+ words) Can you hear the canary in the economy's coal mine singing her heart out? You know that we are headed for trouble when some masses start buying groceries on the installment plan. That is the business model behind the popular…...
OKLAHOMA WATCH: Oklahoma has nation's highest average homeowners insurance premiums
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (234+ words) After Oklahoma Watch debunked a claim that hail explained skyrocketing homeowners insurance rates, Oklahoma Insurance Department Commissioner Glen Mulready " who amplified the hail claims " backtracked in a statement published on the department's website entitled "It's Not Just Hail: A Look…...