Economy Struggling With High Interest Rates and Stubborn Inflation

A pair of economic reports on Thursday showed the economy continues to encounter tailwinds as it battles high interest rates and inflation. Existing home sales fell 4.3% in March after February’s ... Read More

3 Reasons High Interest Rates Haven't Stopped People From Spending

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes were supposed to make consumers curtail their spending—but consumers haven’t gotten the memo, and economists have identified three major reasons why. Read More

News updates from April 12: ECB keeps interest rates on hold; OJ Simpson dies aged 76

News updates from April 12: ECB keeps interest rates on hold; OJ Simpson dies aged 76 on facebook (opens in a new window) News updates from April 12: ECB keeps interest rates on hold; OJ Simpson dies ... Read More

US economic activity expanded slightly in recent weeks, Fed says

U.S. economic activity expanded slightly from late February through early April and firms signaled they expect inflation pressures to hold steady, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Wednesday, ... Read More

ECB Won’t Be Guided by US Economy in Setting Rates, Centeno Says

The European Central Bank will set monetary policy based on the situation on its home turf rather than take its cue from the US, according to Governing Council member Mario Centeno. Read More

Stocks end the day higher even as blowout jobs report pushes some Fed officials to consider another rate hike

The March jobs report showed the US economy added 303,000 positions and the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%. That far surpassed expectations for 205,000 jobs to be added, underscoring the ongoing ... Read More

FTSE 100 Live 15 April: Index closes lower after approaching record, Goldman profit surprise, UK jobs in focus

Oil prices are lower amid a calm reaction by financial markets to events in the Middle East. The FTSE 100 has slipped from record territory but Wall Street markets are pointing higher after Friday’s ... Read More

Live news: US House reauthorises controversial spying law for 2 years

Jeffrey Cook, 67, was handed a 30 month sentence at Southwark Crown Court in London on Friday. A jury found him guilty last month on one count of misconduct in public office between September 2004 and ... Read More

Israeli military renews warnings to Palestinians not to return to war-torn northern Gaza

Northern Gaza was an early target of Israel’s war against Hamas and vast parts of it have been flattened, forcing much of the area’s population to flee south. Read More

Bank of England policymaker says markets pricing in too many rate cuts; Co-op Bank to cut 400 jobs –as it happened

Catherine Mann says market pricing is helping the central bank do its work in bringing borrowing rates down ... Read More

Julie Geiser: Hatchery biologists raise millions of fish

Most people don’t realize that many of the fish in Nebraska waters were grown at a state fish hatchery. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission operates five fish production facilities ... Read More

Buy groceries at Walmart recently? You may be eligible for a class action settlement payment

Cash payments are available for anyone who purchased certain weighted meat, seafood and bagged citrus products at Walmart. Here is what to know about making a claim. Read More