Dec 11, 2021, 7:28pmUpdated 30m ago By: News 12 Staff When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down barbershops and hair salons, a former barber decided to pursue his passion by creating a shop-on-wheels. Bronx Loyal Mobile Barber not only brings the barbershop to customers, but it passes the skill of cosmetology onto the next generation. Gary […]
The Claremore Area Chamber of Commerce will host the State of the Economy luncheon on Friday, Dec. 17, at the Dr. Carolyn Taylor Center at Rogers State University. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. Russell Evans, interim dean for Meinders School of Business and professor of economics at Oklahoma City University, will be sharing a […]
The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center is lit during a ceremony in New York on December 1, 2021. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center is lit during a ceremony in New York on December 1, 2021. Ed Jones/AFP via […]
Yahoo Finance published this video item, entitled “‘The attractiveness of the dollar relative to other currencies could change,’ BitfuryGroup CEO” – below is their description. BitfuryGroup CEO Brian Brooks testified on Capitol Hill before the House Financial Services Committee with other CEOs in the cryptocurrency industry. Yahoo Finance YouTube Channel Got a comment? Leave your […]
DURHAM, Conn. (WTNH) — A young man in Durham opened his own woodworking business during the pandemic. Nick Planeta, owner of Planeta Woodworking, crafts small products such as cutting boards. He officially started his business at the age of 15 but created a website for it during 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began. That is […]
Inflation is starting to look like that unexpected — and unwanted — houseguest who just won’t leave.For months, many economists had sounded a reassuring message that a spike in consumer prices, something that had been missing in action in the U.S. for a generation, wouldn’t stay long. It would prove “transitory,” in the soothing words […]
Two long-running Longview restaurants received little or no government help during the pandemic to stay afloat. One closed last week, and the other is struggling. Neither the now-defunct Creekside Cafe or the Regent American and Chinese Restaurant received COVID-19 relief from the government, according to the businesses’ owners. During a time when the state required […]
At a congressional hearing on Tuesday, the chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee fired a shot across the bow at Russia as it amassed forces near Ukraine’s borders: Invade Ukraine, and we’ll destroy your economy. “I want to be crystal clear to those listening to this hearing in Moscow, Kyiv, and other capitals around […]
On the positive side, the latest figures show the economy is within a hair’s breadth of its pre-Covid position, at only 0.5% below February 2020 levels. The new restrictions announced so far remain relatively light-touch, while there are hopes that tougher measures may not be required, thanks to steady progress with the vaccine booster programme. […]
Virginia has made necessary climate action progress, but our work is just beginning. Climate change does not recognize state or national borders, and so we need determined leadership at the federal level. The Build Back Better Act (BBB) is that essential next step. This House version of the bill passed with the support of Virginia’s […]
