Storms

Despite disruptions caused by bad weather and limited semiconductor supplies, durable goods shipments are up 2% year-over-year.

Some have reported energy bills as high as $17,000.

Iowa corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes says that for many farmers, "it's like they lost their job and their house all in one day."

An impasse in Congress has life difficult for farmers and businesses serving them.

The number of people without jobs in the United States is expected to remain largely unchanged when the Labor Department reports the official unemployment rate Friday. One thing that could affect those numbers: a pair of hurricanes, Florence and Michael, that hit the Eastern Seaboard back to back. 

The company's big challenge is keeping pace with technology.

Hurricane Florence, currently tearing along the Southeast coast of the U.S. could bring wind gusts of 80 mph. The governor of North Carolina said that “tens of thousands of structures are expected to be flooded.” The post-storm costs could be high as communities buy up the drywall, lumber, and steel to rebuild. The price of […]

While rebuilding will take time, many small businesses have rebounded quickly.