Inflation hit historic highs last month as lingering supply chain issues and global tensions over Russia’s war with Ukraine dashed policymakers’ hopes that consumer prices […]
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The coronavirus is shutting down essential facilities, are the coal mines next?
Erica Stewart’s husband is a coal miner in West Virginia. Every day he goes to work packed shoulder to shoulder with other miners with little […]
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH FOR IN MARCH’S CPI NUMBERS
Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a consumer price index report detailing the monthly rise and fall in prices across the United States. […]
Widespread drug shortages are on the way, say experts
Erica Stewart, a stay-at-home mom, is one of the millions of Americans living with Lupus, an autoimmune disorder whereby the immune system attacks healthy cells. […]
As Coronavirus Spreads Globally, Some Manufacturers Thrive While Others Dive
SirCom, based in Temecula, California, needs parts out of Germany and China to manufacture its early warning systems. Some 70% of the products that were […]
US Manufacturing Takes Its Hardest Hit Since 2009
New orders and employment tumbled in March at the quickest speed since 2009, signaling a tough road ahead for U.S. manufacturers. March’s Institute for Supply […]
The missing story in February’s inflation numbers
Consumer prices increased slightly in February due to higher rents and food costs, but prices in the U.S. are expected to slow or even decline […]