What’s Up? (July 18-24) Delta Variant Drives Uncertainty A new spike in coronavirus cases, driven by the highly infectious Delta variant, rattled investors and companies last week. On Monday, fear over what a rise in cases, mostly among the unvaccinated, would mean for the global economic recovery drove the worst decline for the S&P 500 […]
With the “blue” greenback hitting record levels for this year at least in a country sinking ever deeper into the red (with every chance of soon eclipsing last spring’s all-time peaks), it might surprise some readers to learn that once upon a time Argentina’s currency could look down on the almighty dollar along with pound […]
Dear Carolyn: I am preparing to have seven family members visit me at the same time this summer. I am very happy they are coming — I haven’t seen any of them for a year and half — and I plan to do everything in my power to make this a great vacation for all. […]
Jul 24th 2021 IT WAS INEVITABLE that global economic growth would slow from the breakneck pace set as economies recovered from the pandemic. Lately, investors have begun to worry about something worse: that America’s economy, which has led the rich-world rebound, could decelerate sharply. As well as supply bottlenecks and the withdrawal of economic stimulus, […]
The Wyoming State Capitol lit up at night during the 2020 session. (Mike Vanata/WyoFile) July 22, 2021 by Joel Funk, WyoFile CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s plans for more than $1 billion in federal recovery funds related to the COVID-19 pandemic took on more definition Monday with an emphasis on tax relief for businesses. Multiple pieces of federal legislation […]
When we started writing this piece, Brisbane was in lockdown. By the time we finished, Sydney, Victoria and South Australia were as well. Millions of Australians have already spent chunks of the last 18 months concerned for their jobs or their business, navigating the new world of remote learning and wearing the emotional strain of […]
PITTSBURGH — It’s 4:30 in the morning and Raymond Mikesell’s alarm has gone off. Within an hour, as the first rays of pink and orange morning light reflect off the skyscrapers in the city, Mikesell is at his restaurant Café Raymond in the Strip District, the city’s Main Street for small businesses. Along the way […]
The U.S. economy caught fire in the spring and it’s still running pretty hot this summer, but a new strain of the coronavirus is threatening to cast a chill over the recovery. Worries about the so-called delta strain sent a shiver through investors last week after the number of people catching the virus quickly climbed […]
There is little question in few people’s minds that the pandemic has had a lasting impact on the economy. There are even fewer questions on the minds of local officials that Mesa County’s relatively lower vaccination rate is making it harder for the region’s economy to improve to pre-pandemic levels. That, at least, was the […]
Best buys for a buck? Here’s which dollar store items to buy and which to leave on the shelf. SAN ANTONIO — You may be overlooking money-saving opportunities if you’re not shopping at the dollar store. “I think that you are missing out if you are sort of turning your nose up at shopping there, […]
