The state of Oregon’s utility regulator is implementing a new rule starting Wednesday that will raise the electricity bills of data centers and other large energy users to allow lower rates for other customers. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved updated electricity rates for data centers and other residential…
SpaceX has been fast-tracked into the Nasdaq-100 Index, meaning the stock performance of Elon Musk’s rocket company is now directly tied to the retirement accounts, mutual funds and portfolios of millions of everyday American investors. But self-proclaimed market “permabear” and GMO co-founder Jeremy Grantham is heavily skeptical of the company’s…
The cost of mailing a letter will climb again this summer after federal regulators approved another round of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) price increases, including a 4-cent increase in the price of a Forever stamp. The Postal Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved USPS’ proposed mailing services price changes, clearing the…
Housing affordability is expected to improve with the pace of home price growth slowing to a rate that’s lower than inflation, a new report finds. Realtor.com on Wednesday released a midyear update to its 2026 housing market forecast that estimates home price growth will slow to 1.2% this year, a…
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BMW is “here for the long game” in the U.S. as it completes a $1.7 billion South Carolina investment and…
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The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced the lineup of investment funds that will be available in Trump Accounts for families…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has agreed to pay $600 million and enter into a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of…
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A father says his family of five is able to eat at Chick-fil-A for under $45 using a DIY sandwich “hack,” though menu prices vary by location amid concerns across the country about affordability due to rising costs. Jeff Johnson, a worship pastor at an…
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that fuel prices will be lowered at select gas stations in the Philadelphia area just ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, as he boasted that oil and gas prices are dropping. On Friday, Freedom Fuel Network will be lowering gas prices at 25…
More than 13,000 air conditioning units were recalled for posing fire and burn hazards, as Americans attempt to stay cool during a heatwave for the Fourth of July weekend. Texas-based Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc. issued the recall last week for about 13,514 Amana Window-Room-Air-Conditioners and Through the Wall air…
The Trump administration’s announcement that it doesn’t plan to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and instead intends to pursue individual trade agreements with its two neighbors. Wednesday marked the sixth year of the USMCA being in effect, a milestone which gave the administration the option of extending the agreement as…
Home listing prices are declining at the fastest pace in at least nine years as sellers adjust to a slower market and look to attract buyers. The national median asking price fell 2.5% in June compared with a year ago, declining to $430,000 based on the latest data from the…
While Wall Street prepares for the prospect of a more aggressive Federal Reserve, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan has a reassuring message for anxious investors. Despite Bank of America’s issuing the most hawkish forecast on Wall Street — predicting three interest rate hikes under Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Taiwan is doubling the size of the chipmaking plants under construction in Arizona, adding that it could help the U.S. share of the chip market rise to 50% by the end of his term. “We’re creating more jobs, we have more people working…
Companies in the private sector added 98,000 jobs in June, payroll processing firm ADP said in its latest report on Wednesday. The figure is below economists’ estimates of a gain of 118,000 jobs and down from the prior month’s unrevised 122,000 payrolls figure.Which industries are hiring the most workers, according…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has taken steps to address issues that led to the release of key economic data at improper times in 2024, though a watchdog said it has more work to do in establishing safeguards. A report by the Labor Department’s inspector general looked at a trio…
The Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced that regulators are moving toward enabling civilian supersonic flights over the continental U.S., which have been banned for decades due to sonic booms. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a rule that sets a noise-based certification standard for supersonic aircraft and signaled that…
Disney is set to pay out a $50 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the entertainment giant broke antitrust and consumer protection laws by pushing prices for streaming subscriptions higher. The settlement follows a 2022 federal class action lawsuit that was filed by YouTube TV and DirecTV…
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