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Greenville shoppers react as inflation drives up grocery costs
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (74+ words) WITN Greenville shoppers react as inflation drives up grocery costs Blue Cross NC invests $1. 5 M into ECU psychiatric telehealth expansion Three detained as Bertie County deputies investigate shooting Carteret County mobile home catches fire again after less than a month…...
Gas prices in California continue to go up past $6
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (72+ words) WITN Gas prices in California continue to go up past $6 Tree crashes on home day after it was sold Man trapped in grain bin, buried up to chest in corn Alleged White House Correspondents" dinner shooter indicted on 4 counts Sec....
Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years
1+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) An inflation gauge monitored by the Fed rose 0. 7% in March from February, up sharply from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Compared with a year ago, prices rose 3. 5%, the biggest increase in almost three years. Excluding the volatile…...
ECU economist speaks on gas prices driving inflation spike
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (288+ words) ONSLOW COUNTY, N. C. (WITN) - A spike in gas prices and the biggest monthly jump in six decades is pushing inflation higher and complicating the Federal Reserve's next move. The Labor Department says consumer prices rose 3. 3% in March from a year ago,…...
Grocery bills climbing as producer price index hits one-year high
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) GREENVILLE, N. C. (WITN) - The Federal Reserve announced it will keep short-term interest rates unchanged for the second consecutive meeting, holding steady at approximately 3. 6 percent. The decision comes as the producer price index rose to 3. 4 percent, the highest level in a year,…...
Inflation highest since 2025
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (22+ words) WITN Inflation highest since 2025 SBI & FBI coming to help after skeletal human remains found in Edgecombe County...
Top Iran official killed as gas prices rise
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (26+ words) WITN Top Iran official killed as gas prices rise Sen. Murphy, Rep. Casar propose legislation to regulate prediction markets...
More than oil: Iran, the economy and your wallet
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (84+ words) WITN More than oil: Iran, the economy and your wallet Family describes soldier killed in Iran as "the life of the party" Community remembers soldier killed in war with Iran as beloved wife and mother of 2 Mom warns parents after…...
Iran attacks threaten US economy with more uncertainty around inflation, growth
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (761+ words) The war has already raised oil prices and could lift prices at the pump as early as this week, but the ultimate impact on the economy and inflation will depend on the length and severity of the conflict, economists say....
Tariffs impact holiday shopping in ENC
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (364+ words) NEW BERN, N. C. (WITN) - Tariffs are having an impact on Christmas shopping experiences in downtown New Bern, according to businesses and shoppers. Whether you've finished your Christmas shopping, are just getting started, or are somewhere in between, you may have noticed…...