US, Europe taking different routes to pandemic recovery
Also today: A new cybersecurity threat has companies scrambling to patch up holes in their networks. The USDA recently announced a food purchase program to address deficiencies in local and regional food economies.
Economists think inflation is likely to persist in 2022. To what extent? That's harder to say. Above, traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 8.
The program will help state and tribal governments purchase locally produced food for nutritional assistance programs like food banks and school cafeterias.