There are reasons to expect that a recession, if it does come, will prove to be a comparatively mild one.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inBusiness
U.S. economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown
The economy’s slowdown reflects the impact of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to tame inflation, with 9 interest rate hikes over the past year.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Fed’s Powell was tricked by fake call from Russia pranksters
The phone call was reportedly carried out by a duo of longtime Russian pranksters, Vladimir Kutznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, according to Bloomberg News.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
Food prices fall on world markets but not on kitchen tables
Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high.
Posted inSports
1948 Olympic bronze medalist Herb Douglas dies at 101
PITTSBURGH — Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died. He was 101. The University of Pittsburgh, where Douglas starred on the football and track teams before later serving in various roles for […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge Len Goodman dies at 78
He helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the Atlantic.
Posted inBusiness
Fox’s settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5 million
There are ways Fox can defray some of the expense, primarily through insurance and the use of tax deductions.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
New push on U.S.-run free electronic tax-filing system for all
The IRS has been tasked with looking into how to create a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system for all. But that doesn’t sit well with the big tax-prep companies.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Fox News and 2020 election lies set to face jury come Monday
A trial beginning Monday in Delaware will force Fox News executives and some of the network’s stars to answer for their role in spreading doubt about the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inNation & World
Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan
Heavy fighting raged Sunday in the capital, an adjoining city and in flashpoints across the country.