Fed’s Powell Says Tariff Impact Likely to Be Larger Than Expected April 4, 2025 By Craig Torres and Amara Omeokwe Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economic impact of new tariffs is likely to be significantly larger than expected,...
IMF Says US Economy Slowing But Doesn’t Forecast Recession March 27, 2025 By Augusta Saraiva The International Monetary Fund sees the U.S. economy shifting into a lower gear this year as President Donald Trump pushes...
Economists Boost US Growth, Spending Forecasts into Early 2025 October 28, 2024 By Vince Golle and Dana Morgan Economists nudged up quarterly U.S. economic growth projections through early next year on more sanguine views of consumer demand and...
US Eastern Ports Prepare to Close With Labor Talks Stalled September 30, 2024 By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove Key industry and government officials are urging U.S. dockworkers and their employers to avoid a strike at East and Gulf...
Viewpoint: Federal and State Civil Immunity from COVID-19 Lawsuits September 8, 2020 By Michael D. Shalhoub and Steven S. Vahidi Hundreds of COVID-19 lawsuits have been filed across the country and business leaders say liability immunity is necessary in order...
As S.C. Hospitality Industry Grows, So Do New Coronavirus Numbers June 22, 2020 By Meg Kinnard COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s hard-hit hospitality industry in May clawed back some of the jobs lost amid the ongoing...
Insurance, Economy, Tariffs Weigh on Berkshire Hathaway August 5, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit fell more than analysts expected, as weakness in insurance underwriting,...
Farm Deluge Starts to Seep Into America’s Fragile Rural Economy June 24, 2019 From 100 feet up in the air, Indiana crop duster Robert Sneberger gets a better view than most of how...
Insurance Industry Leaders Believe Ongoing Budget Battles Will Harm U.S. Economy January 16, 2013 Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry believe Washington’s ongoing budget fracas will have an effect on the U.S. economy, according...
Report: Police in Illinois Stop Fewer People January 10, 2012 The number of traffic stops across Illinois has dropped by nearly 6 percent and the number of ticketed motorists has...