A new indictment charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with directing $40 million in bribes to one or more Chinese officials to unfreeze assets relating to his cryptocurrency business.
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Stocks were mixed as Wall Street regains some stability at the tail end of what’s been a turmoil-filled month. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% Tuesday, though the majority of stocks within the index rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite were also down slightly. Weakness for some Big Tech stocks helped to pull indexes lower. There was relative calm even in the bond market, which has been home to some of Wall Street’s wildest moves since fears flared about banks earlier this month. Yields were making only modest moves higher.
The latest snapshot of the job market by recruiting giant Robert Half shows that more Generation Z workers are likely to change jobs in 2023 than last year.
Inflation has meant that something that cost $15 in 2012 — when labor activists adopted the "Fight for $15" slogan in a push for wage hikes — would probably cost almost $20 today.
Personal finances are a major source of stress for about half of the lower income households in the U.S., a new poll shows, illustrating the toll of high inflation and economic uncertainty on those who can least afford it.
Only 10% of U.S. adults say they have high confidence in the nation's banks and other financial institutions, a new poll found.
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Regarding the abortion resolution, while no vote was taken among residents, national surveys suggest most Americans favor restricting abortion…
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What do train wrecks, bank failures and school shootings have in common? Deregulation.
March 29 was chosen as National Vietnam War Veterans Day because on March 29, 1973, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was disbanded …
I was thinking how grateful I am that we have thoughtful local government officials who are not willing to rubber stamp projects.
I appreciate the recent article by Sierra Ferguson on the legislative dispute over ESC factors (environmental, social and governance). I am co…
Are we facing a possible sixth mass extinction? Species are declining and disappearing. Here in Flagstaff we see fewer native birds and pollin…
In 2020, Flagstaff City Council declared a climate emergency and set a goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. At the time, it felt like th…
Letter to Rep. Eli Crane, member of Congress from the 2nd District in Arizona: I don't think that Republicans know what the word "woke" really…
Good luck having a heart attack or brain injury in the high country; there are no doctors to take care of you. The seasoned doctors who once p…
The tax-cutting trend is going full force in states even as some are raising concerns about a slowing economy.
Ed Sheeran has announced a special gig in support of his new album 'Subtract', where he and Aaron Dessner will play the album "all the way through".
Blac Chyna says she quit the OnlyFans account reported to have netted her $240 million out of respect to God after she was baptised.
King Charles will no longer embark on a three-day visit to France.
The president notched an approval rating of 38% in the new poll, after 45% said they approved in February and 41% in January.
The housing market is in flux, and being aware of the trends is essential in how to position yourself.
Approval of President Joe Biden has dipped slightly since a month ago to 38%. That's nearly the lowest point of his presidency, and comes as his administration tries to project a sense of stability while confronting a pair of bank failures and stubbornly high inflation. The new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows there have been modest fluctuations in support for Biden over the past several months. In February, 45% said they approved of him. His ratings hit their lowest point of his presidency last July, at 36%, as the full weight of rising gasoline, food and other costs began to hit U.S. households.
The labor market continues to defy the Federal Reserve’s attempts at loosening it, with U.S. applications for unemployment benefits down again last week and remaining at historically low levels. The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 18 fell by 1,000 to 191,000 from the previous week. The four-week moving average of claims, which flattens out some of week-to-week volatility, fell by 250 to 196,250, remaining below the 200,000 threshold for the ninth straight week. Applications for unemployment benefits are seen as a barometer for layoffs in the U.S.