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Consumer prices up 0.2 percent in October, 2.6 percent over past year
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October and 2.6 percent over the previous 12 months as inflation slowly but surely returns to pre-pandemic norms, according to new Labor Department data released ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Wholesale prices up 0.2% in October
A day after the CPI report revealed a rise in inflation for October, the producer price index is showing a similar increase for wholesale goods. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 hours ago -
Wholesale prices rose 0.2% in October, in line with expectations
The producer price index was expected to increase 0.2% in October, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.Business - CNBC - 3 hours ago -
China's military flights near Taiwan up 300 percent
The Chinese military increased flights near Taiwan by 300 percent in the last five months, Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of the U.S. Air Forces in the Indo-Pacific Command, told NBC News in an ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
U.S. Inflation Ticks Up to 2.6% in October, as Fed Considers Rate Cut
Inflation has cooled notably, but a pickup in annual price increases underscores that it is not fully back to normal.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Crime up 10% over past year in England and Wales, ONS says
The latest figures show offences including robbery and violence returned to pre-pandemic levels.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
Large polluters cut greenhouse gas emissions 4 percent last year: EPA data
Emissions from large polluters dropped 4 percent last year, according to self-reported data collected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These large polluters, which include power ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Consumer anger over high prices piles pressure on politicians
Post-Covid inflation rise leaves toxic legacy for governments across rich economiesBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
FirstFT: Bitcoin hits a record high
Also in today’s newsletter, Kremlin denies Putin spoke to Trump last week and America Inc’s new chief executiveWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Focus on Impact, Not Gender in Our 60 Percent Female C-Suite
The real story is the power of intentional diversity and how we shattered tech stereotypes.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
35 percent in new survey not confident in accuracy of voting in November
More than a third of voters say they are not confident in voting accuracy heading into the Nov. 5 elections, according to a new survey. The Marquette University poll found a stark divide along ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Trump family will get 75 percent of crypto token revenue
The Trump family's cryptocurrency platform, World Liberty Financial, indicated in a report released Thursday that DT Marks DEFI LLC, a Delaware-based company connected to the former president, ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
18 percent in new survey say they've had political disagreement with neighbor
Nearly one-in-five people said they’ve had a political disagreement with a neighbor, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The poll, released by real-estate firm RedFin, found that 18.7 ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Russia Raises Interest Rate to 21 Percent, Its Highest in Decades
Military spending and recruitment are causing the country’s economy to overheat, leaving regulators in a struggle to rein in rising prices.Business - The New York Times - October 25 -
Nearly 40 percent of world's trees face extinction, new assessment finds
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced at least 40 percent of tree species around the world are at risk of extinction, according to a Thursday release from the ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
US economy grew at a sturdy 2.8 percent pace in third quarter
The final economic growth report before the election showed U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) rising at strong pace, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. U.S. GDP grew at ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
U.S. Economy Grew at a Solid 2.8 Percent Pace Last Quarter
Consumer spending powered gains despite still-high interest rates, indicating healthy, reslilient conditions.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
OpenAI Just Made an Important Service 80 Percent Cheaper
Voice-to-voice chatbots, now at a much more reasonable rate.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Meta Earnings Show Revenue Increase, Even as Spending Spree Continues
The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it does not plan to slow down its investments anytime soon.Business - The New York Times - October 31 -
Kinzinger: Zero percent chance GOP House would buck Trump
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Wednesday he was concerned about the potential lack of checks and balances across government branches, especially if Republicans keep control of the ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Boeing to Repay Furloughed Staff and Cut 10 Percent of Jobs
Boeing furloughed thousands employees in the wake of the strike by 33,000 union machinists.Business - Inc. - 4 days ago -
Annual inflation rate hit 2.6% in October, meeting expectations
The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.2% in October and show a 2.6% 12-month rate.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Inflation rises 2.6% in October after Fed starts interest rate cuts
U.S. inflation rose 2.6% on an annual basis in October, matching forecasts from economists, but signaling a bumpy road ahead in the Federal Reserve's battle to tame inflation. CBS News MoneyWatch ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
China's exports grew 12.7% in October, fastest pace in more than 2 years
China has reported its exports rose 12.7% in October from a year earlier, the fastest monthly growth in more than two yearsWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
McDonald’s Takes Quarter Pounders Off Menus at 20 Percent of Restaurants After E. Coli Outbreak
McDonald’s pulled the burger option after the bacterial contamination sickened at least 49 people, killing one, according to the CDC. Raw onions may be the source of the problem.Business - Inc. - October 24 -
Google CEO says more than 25 percent of company's new code written by AI
More than a quarter of Google's new code is being generated by artificial intelligence (AI), CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during Tuesday's third-quarter earnings call for the leading tech company. ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Trump vows 25 percent tariff on Mexico unless it cracks down on border crossings
Former President Trump on Monday threatened to impose a tariff of 25 percent on all imports from Mexico, which is the top trade partner with the U.S., unless the Mexican government curbs what he ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Close to 70 percent of Gaza war fatalities children, women: UN Human Rights Office
Nearly 7 out of 10 deaths in Gaza amid the yearlong war in the region were women and children, the United Nations said in a sprawling report Friday that faulted Israel for a devastating attack on ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Jared Goff's 74.9 percent completion rate has him on NFL record pace
No quarterback in NFL history has ever completed three-quarters of his passes in a season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7 -
23andMe Lays Off 40 Percent of its Staff, Ends All Therapy Programs
As founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki struggles to take the company private, 200 jobs are cut as part of its restructuring plan.Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
The Papers: 'Reeves is driving up prices' and William's 'hardest year'
New inflation fears and poignant remarks by the Prince of Wales make Friday's front pages.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
U.S. inflation rose 2.6% in October, a month after Fed's first rate cut
The Federal Reserve began cutting its benchmark rate in September amid cooling inflation.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Agent's Take: Revisiting pivotal moments of QB salary explosion that have occurred over past several years
There's no signs of slowing down, eitherSports - CBS Sports - October 30 -
U.S. consumer confidence surges in October to highest level in nine months
The U.S. consumer-confidence index surged to 108.7 in October from a revised 99.2 reading in the prior month, the Conference Board said Tuesday. This is highest level of confidence since January.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Best Employers: Asia-Pacific
Which companies do people most like working for in Asia-Pacific? The FT and Statista surveyed 50,000 employees to find out. Plus: long hours in Japan; caste and corporate India; China’s robot ...World - Financial Times - 19 hours ago -
How the FedEx-UPS Price War Could Slash Year-End Costs for Small Businesses
Falling parcel volumes and fewer year-end shopping days, this year have led the two transporters to extend big price reductions to small business owners.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
‘Unlimited dollars’: how an Indiana hospital chain took over a region and jacked up prices
In the nation’s most affordable metro area, getting hurt or sick is expensive. On an October evening, Tom Frost was zooming down a dark state road on the northern edge of Indiana. The father of two ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Oil prices end lower with weekly U.S. crude supplies up by over 5 million barrels
Oil futures settled lower Wednesday as official U.S. data showed an unexpected weekly climb in domestic crude inventories, prompting prices to post their first loss in three sessions.Business - MarketWatch - October 23 -
Lower oil and natural gas prices, higher electricity demand expected over next five years: IEA
Natural gas and oil prices are likely to decline in the second half of the decade, but unexpectedly high worldwide demand for electricity will complicate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...Politics - The Hill - October 16
