US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and…
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UPDATE: Wisconsin judge rules DNR lacks authority to regulate PFAS
UPDATE MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin regulators lack the inherent authority to require businesses to clean up contamination from PFAS chemicals and other toxic contaminants because…
Biden waiving ethanol rule in bid to lower gasoline prices
MENLO, Iowa (AP) — With inflation at a 40-year high, President Joe Biden headed to corn-rich Iowa on Tuesday with a modest step aiming to…
Russia’s war to shrink Ukraine economy 45%, World Bank says
LONDON — The World Bank says Ukraine’s economy will shrink by 45.1% this year because of Russia’s invasion, which has shut down half of the…
Once a retail giant, Kmart nears extinction after closure
AVENEL, N.J. (AP) — The familiar sights and sounds are still there: the scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless beige-on-beige color scheme, the toddlers’…
UK economic growth slows amid declines in manufacturing
LONDON — Britain’s economic growth slowed in February amid declines in the production of cars, computers and chemicals. Gross domestic product increased just 0.1% from…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk won’t join Twitter’s board after all
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk, one of Twitter’s biggest shareholders, is reversing course and will no longer join the company’s board of directors,…
Tech Q&A: A beeping computer is telling you what’s gone wrong inside
Question: I dropped my Dell Inspiron laptop on a hard tile floor. Fortunately, the PC runs properly, and I ran some diagnostic tests that found…
Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions
ROME — Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Long-term US mortgage rates edge up this week to 4.72%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up again this week with the key 30-year loan rate reaching levels not seen in more than…