Consumers already paying more for gas, groceries and everyday items should expect higher prices in other parts of their lives after the Federal Reserve announced a rate increase Wednesday of 0.75%.
Samantha Masunaga
Posted inCoast Life
How high could gas prices go? More pain at the pump likely coming
Q&A: How President Biden’s decision to halt U.S. purchases of Russian oil is likely to affect prices at the pump and beyond?
Posted inCoast Life
Avocado spat with Mexico puts California farmers in spotlight
Trade groups are pressing for a quick resolution after the United States banned avocado imports from Michoacán following a threat to a U.S. inspector there.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Should California have an $18 minimum wage? Voters may get to decide
Joe Sanberg and other anti-poverty activists say California’s current path to a $15 hourly minimum wage isn’t enough given rising living costs.
Posted inLatest News
Space tourism era dawns: Jeff Bezos launches on Blue Origin’s New Shepard and lands back on Earth
Following Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson to the edge of space, Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos ushered in the era of lower-cost commercial spaceflight — or so many scientists and would-be astro-tourists hope.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
It’s your last chance at a PPP loan. Here’s how to apply
The application deadline for the last round of PPP loans is May 31 or when money runs out, whichever comes first. Most of the money is already gone.
Posted inCOVID Today
Some workers don’t want a COVID-19 vaccine. Can their bosses make them get it anyway?
Many teachers, grocers and even some hospital employees are wary of the COVID-19 vaccine and don’t want it. The question of mandatory vaccine requirements by employers is complicated.