WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities squeezing Americans' finances. The figure reported Thursday by the Commerce ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply — again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and "get coin moving." A group of trade associations ...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gas prices climbed to new all-time record levels in New Jersey and around the nation after breaking records set in 2008 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $4.37, ...
Whether you are preparing your house for sale or simply doing a spring spruce up, buying local can help you tackle a range of projects from small to big. One of the easiest ways to breathe new life into a home is with fresh paint. According to Lisa Fink, with Fink’s Paint Store in ...
WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it will urge OPEC to consider boosting oil output. The announcement followed a U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, the latest in a series of sanctions designed to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine. Oil prices have risen sharply since ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia has intensified its war on Ukraine, killing civilians and triggering a mass refugee crisis, some U.S. officials across the political spectrum have called for a ban on imports of Russian fuel. Such a ban, they say, would be the best — perhaps only — way to ...
