News briefs include: Kid wins baking contest; Taliban parades US equipment; Home Depot sales; All-you-can-fly airline deal. Home Depot sales down over recession fears Home Depot, long a gauge of the strength ...
Read More »Optimism over giving in 2024 despite economy
A recent survey found reason for optimism about faith-based giving in 2024. Despite ongoing economic challenges, donations to churches and ministries remain strong. That’s according to the Giving in Faith report from ...
Read More »Likelihood of recession still uncertain, Southeast Missouri State economist says
The jury is still out on whether Missouri and the nation will experience a recession in the coming year, said David Yaskewich, an economist at Southeast Missouri State University. “Right now, it ...
Read More »Trump will likely be next president says historian
Donald Trump will likely be the next U.S. president according to research by historian Niall Ferguson. “It may seem paradoxical that the Democrats are harassing Trump in the courts if they want ...
Read More »4 troubling signs in the economy
Officially, the U.S. is not in recession with critics saying the government altered the definition in 2021. But signs in the economy continue to tell a different story. Home Sales Existing home ...
Read More »Trump: data shows nation risks something worse than recession
Donald Trump is pointing to data that forecasts an economic downturn much worse than a recession. The former president, whose economic policies are credited with some of the best economic numbers in ...
Read More »U.S. in recession after 2nd quarter GDP released
The United States is in recession. The realization came Thursday morning after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that GDP fell almost 1% in the second quarter. For the last 10 recessions, ...
Read More »What every homeowner should know about a recession
A recession does not equal a housing crisis. That’s the one thing that every homeowner today needs to know. Everywhere you look, experts are warning we could be heading toward a recession, ...
Read More »McDonald’s sales surge despite price increases
McDonald’s is crediting sharp menu price increases in beating first-quarter profits. It also says a new customer loyalty program may have helped. Shares of the Chicago-based company rose nearly 2 percent. The ...
Read More »Nonprofits may be on track for best fundraising year ever, new survey finds
A new report on charitable giving suggests America’s nonprofit organizations are on track for possibly their best fundraising year ever, even in the midst of the continued government mandates and a bad ...
Read More »As economy roars back, S&P Index regains all covid losses
Viewed as one indicator of the overall health of the U.S. economy and equities market, the benchmark S&P 500 stock index surged to close at 3,389.78 points on Tuesday. The numbers set ...
Read More »Bond market not signaling recession, experts say
WASHINGTON—U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Aug. 14, as the bond markets signaled concerns about a possible recession with the yield curve inverting for the first time in 12 years. The inverted yield curve, ...
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