In recent months, President Biden’s handling of the U.S. economy has become so utterly inept that the polls are incomprehensibly one-sided — they are unprecedented.
Airlines, hotels, rental car companies and booking sites all reported a surge in demand for their services in the latest batch of company earnings. But at the same time, many of those companies face a tight labor market and limited volume.
Bird flu has wiped out more than 19 million egg-laying chickens on commercial U.S. farms this year in the worst outbreak since 2015, eliminating about 6% of the country's flock.
April 14, 2022 09:31 AM
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By Tom Polansek and Sybille de La Hamaide / Reuters
Russia is the world's top exporter of crude and oil products combined, at about 7 million barrels per day (bpd ) or 7% of global supply. Such a ban would be unprecedented, turbocharging already sky-high prices and risking inflationary shock.
March 08, 2022 08:31 AM
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By Noah Browning, Simon Jessop and Balazs Koranyi / Reuters
The consumer price index increased 0.5% last month after advancing 0.8% in November. In addition to higher rents, consumers also paid more for food, though the 0.5% increase in food prices was less than in recent months.
