economies

NEW YORK (AP) — A gold rush is here. The precious metal hit an all time high this week. The spot price for gold closed Tuesday above $2,514, according...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Government spending is stealing your future. Each year, the federal government takes and spends nearly one-quarter of every dollar ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re having trouble paying your bills today — much less saving any money — you’re not alone. The average savings rate in June ...

Dig into the job numbers thatJoe BidenandKamala Harrislike to brag about and they show why people are so concerned about the economy. On the surface, ...

The United States should use its emergency oil supply for exactly that: emergencies. But President Joe Biden continues to use the Strategic Petroleum ...

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks held relatively steady in a calm Tuesday on Wall Street, as earnings reporting season ramped up for big companies. The S&P 500 ...

HARRISBURG — After a budget deal passed in the Capitol, a Pennsylvania state agency warns that the surplus will be depleted next year. The $47.6 billi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you don’t think the interest on the federal debt is a problem, try this quick exercise. Grab your pay stub for June and see how ...

The Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal government will have a budget deficit of $1.9 trillion this year, $400 billion more than was...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The Biden administration on Wednesday took steps to close a loophole that allowed foreign steelmakers like China to dodge tariffs b...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re facing a cost-of-living crisis, you’re not alone. Three-quarters of Americans agree with you, saying they don’t feel fina...

HARRISBURG — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) State Parks Director John Hallas announced the beginning of a construction projec...

After the largest drop so far this year, gas prices saw a slight increase in some states. Locally, it essentially did neither. Bradford’s average at 3...

The national average price of gasoline shed 9 cents per gallon this week, its largest drop of 2024, to rest at $3.44 Monday. AAA East Central reported...

RIDGWAY – North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (North Central) recently played an integral role in helping one Elk ...

When considering Pennsylvania’s economic competitiveness, or lack thereof, the stubborn fact is that the state is continuing to get smaller, older and...

While Bradford’s average price for a gallon of gas was spared the regional increase of last week, so too was it bypassed by the slight decrease seen t...

The United States has been outsourcing manufacturing and jobs to foreign countries for decades. Those nations have used this financial boon to surpass...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Residents of the United States spend roughly 10 percent of their yearly income on utilities, reports Forbes. And while they by no m...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Joe Biden promised to lower housing costs during his State of the Union address earlier this spring. To date, his plan ha...