The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadership and the national economy as his second year in the White House comes to a close. A new poll from The Associated…
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation. Hiring was brisk across industries,…
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of contraction and overcoming high inflation and interest rates just as voting begins in midterm elections in…
WASHINGTON (AP) - What keeps driving inflation so high? The answer, it seems, is nearly everything. Supply chain snarls and parts shortages inflated the cost of factory goods when the economy rocketed out of the pandemic recession two years ago.…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Savannah Denton TUSCALOOSA - The federal government raised interest rates once again this week, directly affecting interest rates on all sorts of loans. Tyler Bigbie with Keller…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though the surge in overall prices slowed only modestly from the four-decade high it reached in June. Consumer prices jumped 8.5%…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Consumer prices…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Gracie Johnson Alabama is seeing its highest gas prices in years, with an average right now around $3.91 per gallon. That's…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Alabama’s economy could see an increase in growth this year as the state continues to reopen commerce in the wake of COVID-19, according to researchers at The University of Alabama. UA economists predict…
