The Indo Pacific Economic Framework deals with labor standards, supply chains, climate change and transparency. But not tariffs.
Prices may be coming down and houses are on the market longer, but many potential buyers have given up.
The supplemental poverty rate fell to its lowest since 2009. Children living in poverty fell by almost half.
After being laid off, marketing professional Collin Cook has been pitching himself as a “Swiss Army knife.” He’s had mixed results.
“Fuel moisture” drives wildfires, and the metric can be used to better allocate firefighting resources.
Fresh consumer price index data pretty much guarantees a big interest rate hike when the Federal Reserve meets next week.
As congestion eases at some ports, “we know the fixed date of when freight is arriving now,” said customs broker Gretchen Blough.
A nationwide rail shutdown could cost $2 billion a day, the Association of American Railroads said.
“There was a convenience shop owner nearby me who ate nothing but instant noodles for weeks,” says Marketplace’s Jennifer Pak.
In July, the cost of food at grocery stores was up 13% annually. An Oregon nonprofit is serving nearly twice as many clients as before the pandemic.
