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AP Business

Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture
12:09PM ( 2 months ago )
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage eases to 6.87%, fourth straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fourth week in a row, an encouraging sign for prospective home shoppers as the spring homebuying season gets underway
12:02PM ( 2 months ago )
Igloo recalls over a million coolers after handle hazard causes fingertip amputation injuries
Igloo is recalling more than 1 million of its coolers sold across the U.S., Mexico and Canada due to a handle hazard that has resulted in a handful of fingertip injuries, including some amputations
11:17AM ( 2 months ago )
Breakfast is booming at US restaurants. Is it also contributing to high egg prices?
It’s a chicken-and-egg problem: Restaurants are struggling with record-high U.S. egg prices, but their omelets, scrambles and huevos rancheros may be part of the problem
9:59AM ( 2 months ago )
Farmers and rural businesses shelled out money for improvements. Will their promised rebates arrive?
A freeze on federal loans and grants is sending tremors across the rural U.S. as small business owners fear they won’t get reimbursed for purchases they made to replace polluting irrigation equipment or install solar power
9:34AM ( 2 months ago )
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits falls as employers continue to hold on to workers
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as employers continue to retain workers despite resurgent inflation and elevated interest rates
8:39AM ( 2 months ago )
U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.4% in December, hotter than expected
U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month at a time when progress against inflation appears to have stalled, undercutting expectations for lower interest rates this year
8:37AM ( 2 months ago )
U.S. wholesale prices up a hotter-than-expected 0.4% in December
U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month at a time when progress against inflation appears to have stalled, undercutting expectations for lower interest rates this year
8:37AM ( 2 months ago )