• Regents approve UI parking ticket increases, rates

    University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students will soon see an increase in parking permit and ticket rates after approval from the Iowa Board of Regents Thursday. The parking permit rates will increase by $2.30 per month for UI faculty and staff members and $1.50 per month for student permits, with the exclusion of the

  • White House on PCE Inflation Increase: 'Nice to Hit the Expectations' -- Expect 'Bumpy Path Down' to Target Rate

    On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein reacted to the March PCE report that showed the yearly PCE inflation rate increasing with the annual core rate holding steady along with

  • Another Rate Hike Coming In 2024? Macquarie Economists Reverse Forecast: Warn Of 'Increasingly Ominous' Policy Rate Change

    The economic outlook for 2024 is taking an unexpected turn as economists at Macquarie have revised their predictions for interest rates, now suggesting a potential hike. read more

    • FOX40

    SMUD electricity rates increasing in May

    (FOX40.COM) — Customers of Sacramento Municipal Utility District will soon see slightly higher electricity bills after a rate increase goes into effect. Starting on May 1, SMUD will increase rates by 2.75%, according to an email message from the district sent to subscribers. According to SMUD, the average residential customer will see an increase of []

  • Affordable Housing Project Approved In Charlotte

    Charlotte is moving forward with a plan to build more affordable homes. The homes will be built all around the city including 100 apartment units in northeast Charlotte on Mallard Creek Road.

  • FG approves salary increase for civil servants

    The federal government has approved salary increase for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures.

  • Residents concerned over Pacific Power potential rate increase

    SALEM, Ore. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) hosted a virtual event Tuesday to get public comment on Pacific Power’s proposal to increase rates. Pacific Power which provides electric services to more than 600,000 Oregonians, filed a request to increase monthly bills by about 18% for all customers combined. If approved, residential single-family customers would […]

  • Halal mortgage vs interest rates, housing accessibility

    rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The 2024 federal budget announced on April 16 included plans to introduce “halal mortgages” as a way to increase access to home

  • PUC investigating FirstEnergy’s proposed rate increase

    EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is investigating FirstEnergy's rate increase request that would bring in an additional $503 million in revenue. On Thursday, the PUC unanimously voted to suspend FirstEnergy's proposed June 1 rate increase and investigate the rise in cost for electric distribution services. Officials say the rate increase requests []

  • UK House Prices Fall Again After Mortgage Rates Creep Higher

    UK house prices fell at the sharpest pace in eight months after the cost of mortgages crept higher, one of the country’s biggest lenders said.

  • Crane (NYSE:CR) Rating Increased to Buy at StockNews.com

    StockNews.com upgraded shares of Crane (NYSE:CR – Free Report) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Saturday. A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Crane from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock […]

  • Worst In 70 Years: Biden Approval Rating Absolutely Dismal

    Worst In 70 Years: Biden Approval Rating Absolutely Dismal President Joe Biden has the worst job approval rating since Eisenhower during his recently completed 13th quarter in office, according to a new poll by Gallup. While Biden clocks in at 38.7%, the previous low was set by George H.W. Bush at 41.8% in 1992. Donald Trump and Barack Obama averaged 46.8% and 45.9% respectively during the same point in their presidencies. Prior to Bush, Jimmy Carter is the only other president...