Monthly Archives: August 2022
30-year Mortgage Rate Jumps Back Over 5%
(AP) Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates soared this week in a continued volatile market as the key 30-year loan rate jumped back over 5%.
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Judge Rules Walgreens ‘Substantially Contributed’ to San Francisco Opioid Crisis
(Common Dreams) Pharmacy giant Walgreens "substantially contributed" to San Francisco's opioid crisis by shipping hundreds of thousands of "suspicious orders" of highly addictive prescription drugs...
Biden Insists Inflation Is Zero
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Democrats and their allies in the corporate media claim that the end of inflation is here, despite July’s consumer price index showing an...
West Gives Ukraine Weapons, Bans Russian Coal
(AP) On a day of give and take, Western nations made more pledges to send arms to Ukraine while the European Union's full ban...
Trump Says He Took the Fifth in NY Civil Investigation
(AP) Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination as he testified under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general's long-running civil...
Food Prices Rising at 11% Annual Rate
(The Center Square) Despite slowing inflation in July, food prices have continued to rise at historic levels, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.
“The food...
Apple Tells Taiwan Suppliers to Use ‘Made in China’ Label
(Chris Parker, Headline USA) Apple reportedly has told its Taiwanese suppliers to comply with Chinese customs regarding country of origin, meaning that Apple products manufactured in Taiwan will...
Former Twitter Worker Convicted of Spying for Saudi Arabia
(AP) A former Twitter employee has been convicted of failing to register as an agent for Saudi Arabia and other charges after accessing private...
Missouri Man Fatally Shot by Neighbor in Lawn-Mowing Dispute
(AP) A Missouri man has been charged with shooting and killing his neighbor following an argument over lawn mowing, bringing to an end years...
Report: Labor Productivity Dropped Most Since 1948
(The Center Square) The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released new economic data Tuesday showing the sharpest quarterly decline in labor productivity since 1948.
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