Tag: Joe Biden
Biden sees economy avoiding recession, but risks remain
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden assured Americans on Friday that the U.S. economy is chugging along in the holiday season, but the very...
Senate moves to avert rail strike amid dire warnings
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate moved quickly Thursday to avert a rail strike that the Biden administration and business leaders warned would have had...
Business groups urge Congress to block potential rail strike
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in...
Justices raise doubts on race-conscious college admissions
WASHINGTON (AP) – The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after...
Liberal R.I. could send Republican to U.S. House
PROVIDENCE (AP) – In liberal Rhode Island, Republican Allan Fung stands a chance of flipping a U.S. House seat and possibly helping his party...
A key U.S. inflation gauge stayed at a high 6.2% in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve remained painfully high last month, the latest sign that...
U.S. economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy grew at a better-than-expected 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction...
2 R.I. school districts awarded $9.8M for electric buses
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Rhode Island school districts were awarded $9.8 million combined Wednesday from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus...
U.S. producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, the third straight decline though costs remain at...
Another month of solid U.S. hiring suggests more big Fed hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on...
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