Happy harmony people at workplace, smiling white man and African American worker working together, … [+] two people checking product stock at auto spare parts store shop warehouse with many second hand engine parts as blurred background getty The U.S. economy is being called to task regarding the very top of mind subject of diversity,...Read More

An employee arranges one kilogram gold bars for a photograph at the YLG Bullion International headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan. 13, 2016. Dario Pignatelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold hit its lowest in nearly two weeks on Wednesday, although prices were range-bound as safe-haven demand for bullion helped offset some sustained pressure from...Read More

President Biden met with Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, at the White House on Tuesday, as part of an effort to both sell Americans on a brightening view of the economy and reassure consumers that leaders in Washington are hard at work to slow rapidly rising prices. White House officials cast the visit...Read More

News on the Special Drawing Right (SDR) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is generally relegated to the interests of IMF watchers. Nevertheless, the recent announcement of the IMF Executive Board’s conclusion of the SDR Valuation Review on May 14, 2022, attracted more attention. Interestingly, SDR is neither a currency nor does it represent a...Read More

Story Highlights Economic Confidence Index drops to -45 from -39 Confidence down because of poorer ratings of current conditions Inflation ties government as most important problem facing the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index measured -45 in May, down from -39 in each of the previous two months. It...Read More

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Memphis Police are looking for a man who they say robbed a Dollar Tree last week. It happened at the Dollar Tree in the 4500 block of Quince Road on May 26. Police said a man entered the store before 9 p.m. and walked around for several minutes. He waited for other customers...Read More

Spending on pet food steady despite inflation – Petco CEO Despite the high rate of inflation in the US, pet owners aren’t limiting their spending on food for their animals, says the CEO of Petco, a major American pet retailer. “The majority of our business is staples,” Ron Coughlin said on Yahoo Finance Live. “Just...Read More

A global recession is not imminent, but brace for rising costs and slower growth, economists say.  “There will be no sudden ‘after’ of stagflation,” said Simon Baptist, global chief economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit, referring to a surprise recession after a period of stagflation. As the war in Ukraine and pandemic disruptions continue to wreak havoc on...Read More

Register for the program here. He is one of the most noted economists in the world and has been a key advisor to the previous two Democratic presidents. Join Washington Post Live on Tuesday, May 31 at 11:00 a.m. ET to hear former treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers’ assessment of the U.S. economy and the...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Columbus Police say a suspect is in custody following an armed robbery at Dollar General. The incident happened Saturday afternoon at the Dollar General on 13th Avenue. Stay with News 3 on air and online as we work to gather more details. Read more…Read More