Your money: To fight inflation, take down food expenses
Like many shoppers, I’ve noticed my grocery bill getting bigger each week: February food prices were 7.9% higher than they were a year ago, according…
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‘Like losing a part of you’: Farley grocery store, apartments a total loss due to fire
FARLEY, Iowa — Farley’s only grocery store and the apartments above it were a total loss after a major fire Friday morning. Farley Fire Chief…
Weekly commodity wrap-up
Crude Oil Boils as War Continues Exports of Crude and Natural Gas continued to be threatened or reduced as geopolitical considerations are being weighed and…
US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
WASHINGTON — America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian…
Britain pushes tough tech rules under new digital watchdog
LONDON — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta would have to comply with tough British rules under a new digital watchdog aimed…
Starbucks, restaurant chain among 3 businesses coming to Platteville
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — A major restaurant chain, coffee chain and cell phone company are set to open in Platteville as soon as later this year….
Small businesses struggle to find enough workers
NEW YORK — Some small businesses are struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return to the U.S. job market in droves. Hiring and…
More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
WASHINGTON — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people collecting jobless aid is at its lowest level in…
Musk gets $7 billion backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights
Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of…
OPEC+ opens oil taps gradually as Russian war roils markets
LONDON — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries decided Thursday to stick to a modest increase in production, even as Europe’s proposed phaseout of Russian oil…