Monthly Archives: June 2022
Small Businesses Are Facing ‘Summer of Uncertainty’
(AP) Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to expect this summer.
Consumers likely have a lot of pent-up...
Consumer Costs Jump 8.6% in May, Driven by Record Gas Prices
(The Center Square) The price of food, gas and other consumer goods spiked again in May, as inflation is forcing Americans to make tough...
COVID-19 Test Requirement for International Travel Lifted
(AP) The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding...
85% of Top Economists Reject Elizabeth Warren’s Price Controls
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) Senator Elizabeth Warren made a name for herself in 2020 as the progressive Democrat who “has a plan”...
Officials: Millions of COVID-19 Shots Ordered for Youngest
(AP) Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for small children in anticipation of possible federal authorization next week, White House officials say.
The...
Unfunded State Pension Liabilities Grow to $8.28 Trillion
(The Center Square) Unfunded state pension liabilities have climbed to $8.28 trillion, or nearly $25,000 for every person in the United States, according to a new report from the American...
Consumer Complaints Are Up 300% at Airlines
(Peter Jacobsen, Foundation for Economic Education) It seems like if you talk about traveling with friends lately, at least one of them has a...
More Bodies Found in Mariupol as Global Food Crisis Looms
(AP) Workers pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in an “endless caravan of death” inside the devastated city of Mariupol, authorities said Wednesday,...
No, You’re Not Imagining It — Package Sizes Are Shrinking
(AP) It's the inflation you're not supposed to see.
From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes...
Gas Prices Hit New Record for 10th Consecutive Day
(The Center Square) Gas prices rose yet again Wednesday, setting another record high and adding to a string of consecutive record-high days.
According to AAA,...
