Author: mercuryoregon.com

US inflation has cooled, but higher costs for food, housing, utilities and debt are still squeezing households, keeping affordability at the center.

U.S. GDP growth was revised down to 0.7% for the fourth quarter of 2025, while January core PCE inflation rose 3.1%, showing slower growth and firm prices.

Gold rose 0.7% near $5,113 as the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields eased, even as bullion headed for a second weekly decline with oil above $100.

Kilauea erupted at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, dumping tephra that shut the summit area and Highway 11 before crews reopened key routes and began cleanup.

HONOLULU: Hawaii authorities moved into storm preparations on Monday after Governor Josh Green declared a state of emergency and the National Weather…

Two dozen states sued in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Trump’s 10% global import tariff imposed under the Trade Act.

US payrolls fell 92,000 in February and unemployment rose to 4.4%, BLS said, with wage gains steady and prior months revised lower.

Apple introduced 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops with the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and 512GB base storage, on sale March 11.

Apple introduced new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max, faster SSD storage, Wi-Fi 7, and March 11 availability.

Starbucks will open a corporate operations office in Davidson County near Nashville in 2026 and relocate dozens of Seattle-based supply chain roles.