BETHESDA, Md. (NBC) – After delivering a speech on his administration’s plan to fight COVID-19 and the Omicron variant this winter, President Biden answered a question as he was leaving the stage. He was asked if he thought there would ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Tuesday. Yellen said she believes the impact of Congress not acting on the debt limit ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The Federal Trade Commission is investigating supply chain disruptions. The anti-trust watchdog wants to know whether anti-competitive practices are raising prices. The FTC is ordering Amazon, Walmart, Kroger, Procter and Gamble, Tyson, Kraft HEINZ, and other ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The economic recovery from COVID has thrown a wrench in the supply chain, hitting businesses and then shoppers. In spite of it all retail sales continue to rise and the National Retail Federation said it’s feeling ...
NEW YORK CITY (NBC) – U.S. stocks are down drastically Friday. After the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points, or nearly 3% of its value. Likewise, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were ...
(NBC) – Black Friday has arrived, and with deals dropping early this morning, the nation’s biggest shopping day is already in full swing. This year, with the supply chain in crisis, more people are looking to check off their holiday ...
(CNN) – Disrupted supply chains are leading to shortages and inflation is making everything more expensive. But those conditions aren’t standing in the way of holiday shoppers who have already started their spending sprees. It’s been a blockbuster season for ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Another Thanksgiving tradition is in full swing Tuesday morning with the traffic crush on the nation’s roads and highways. More than 48 million Americans are expected to travel by car this week, according to AAA. That’s ...
Author: Ashley Koch (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A real estate company in Oregon is filing a lawsuit over the state’s ban on so-called home buyer “love letters,” claiming that the ban illegally censors free speech. Potential buyers have long ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The White House announced Tuesday that the Biden administration will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. According to the statement, the president has authorized the release of 50 million barrels of oil to help ease gas prices ...