The latest inflation numbers are out, and they show prices jumped last month, due to the war with Iran. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more. Source link
ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly ended its annual session early Friday without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline, plunging into doubt the future of elections in the political battleground. The lawmakers’ failure to offer a solution after months of debate raises uncertainty about how Georgians … Read more
Roughly half of Americans fall short of the annual income needed to cover their basic needs, according to new research. A U.S. family with children needs about $145,000 in income to be considered economically secure, according to a March 16 report from the Urban Institute. About 49% of Americans live below that financial threshold, the nonpartisan … Read more
Target reported another quarter of declining sales and profits as it works to regain its footing with customers facing higher prices almost everywhere, but the retailer offered a profit outlook that topped Wall Street expectations and signaled quarterly sales growth ahead. The Minneapolis-based company said it earned $2.30 per share, or $1.05 billion, for the … Read more
TORONTO — Canada’s minister for U.S. trade said Thursday the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement could be subject to annual review and that uncertainty could be the objective of the Trump administration. Dominic LeBlanc told a business audience in Toronto that he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer late next week in Washington ahead of … Read more