Fort Collins, Colo. — Drivers this week traveled to tribally owned gas stations to buy cheaper fuel as pump prices rose after conflict involving Iran began in February. Junelle Lewis drove to the Tulalip Reservation and filled her Suburban at Tulalip Market for $4.84 per gallon, about $0.75 less than...
Washington — The U.S. Labor Department reported consumer prices jumped 0.9% in March, after a 0.3% rise in February, while the Commerce Department previously recorded a 0.4% increase in the PCE price index for February, according to government releases this week. The monthly increases pushed annual CPI to 3.3% and annual...
Washington. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the U.S. economy grew at a 0.5% annualized rate in the fourth quarter (October–December), revising down from a prior 0.7% estimate and attributing much of the slowdown to a 43-day federal government shutdown that cut spending. The revision reduced full-year 2025 growth to 2.1%,...
WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose by 16,000 to 219,000 for the week ending April 4, the Labor Department reported Thursday, exceeding FactSet expectations of 210,000 and following the prior week's 203,000 filings; this data arrived before a Tuesday ceasefire announcement. Oil prices fell to about $95 a barrel...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Wednesday, three Republican state representatives unveiled the Save Ohio Sports Act at the Statehouse, proposing to ban mobile sports betting, prohibit in-game, prop and parlay wagers, cap individual bets at $100, and ban credit-card wagering and certain advertising practices. The bills, introduced this week by Reps. Riordan...
United States: Automatic Data Processing in Roseland, N.J.; Lennar in Miami; and Labcorp in Burlington declared quarterly dividends on April 8–9, 2026, announcing specific per-share amounts, payment dates, and shareholder record dates in corporate press releases distributed via PRNewswire. The disclosures set ADP's $1.70 per-share payout payable July 1 with a...
Washington — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on April 8 that Operation Epic Fury, launched Feb. 28, delivered a decisive battlefield outcome against Iran and forced Tehran to accept a two-week ceasefire, announcing the claims during a Pentagon briefing alongside Joint Chiefs leadership. The Pentagon official outlined extensive strikes and...
Washington: On April 8, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States will engage with Iran after what he called a 'very productive Regime Change,' stating there will be no uranium enrichment and pledging U.S. cooperation to dig up and remove buried nuclear material. The statement also...
United States: American Ocean Minerals Corporation announced on Wednesday it will merge with Nasdaq-listed Odyssey Marine Exploration in an all-stock transaction valuing the combined company at about $1 billion, and the merged firm will operate as American Ocean Minerals Corp., seeking a Nasdaq listing under the ticker AOMC. The deal includes...
Savannah, Georgia — A local group hosted a Data Center Town Hall this week after proposals for new data centers near Savannah prompted public scrutiny of energy, water, noise and land-use impacts. The meeting follows statewide growth: Georgia now hosts nearly 200 data centers with over 100 additional facilities planned...
