BATON ROUGE - Have we done it? Have we finally weathered the storm?The average price for a pound of crawfish in the capital region this weekend is another low for the season: $5.34.With every passing week, it becomes more jarring to look back at the double digits behind the dollar sign from the beginning of the season. As we look ahead to the end of the season, it's all we can do to wonder whether we'll face the same plight next year as we did in February. Barring an extreme drought,...
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Starlink is a new revolutionary alternative to traditional methods of broadband, instead allowing you to start browsing online via a satellite connection. The price of entry has previously been a sticking point, but Currys has now slashed the price in half. The Starlink starter kit, which includes both the actual satellite and a router, is available for just £224.50 over on Currys. This is half the price of the original cost. Save over £200 on the Starlink Satellite...
Retail inflation has lessened, but businesses are still swamped by huge price increases in materials and servicesConsumer prices ticked up again in March, rising to anywhere from 3.2% to 3.8% year-over-year, depending on the rate you’re tracking. Of course, that’s way down from what it was back in 2022. But don’t tell that to any of my clients – or people running businesses in just about every industry across the country. For them, prices are not only rising but are significantly –...
SALISBURY, Md – The price of gold has nearly doubled over the past 5 years and has been spiking since February. Susan Purnell, owner of Kuhn’s Jewelers in Salisbury, said she has spent the past 30 years of her career adjusting to constantly rising gold prices. It never ceases to amaze her: “I always think each year, how can there
Borrowing an old bromide, when the stock market sneezes, California’s state government catches pneumonia. It’s more than a common cold when the state coughs up billions of buckets in red ink. Wall Street recently has exhibited robust health, but Sacramento is still suffering from the market’s fall two years ago. This is what happens when the state becomes too dependent on rich people for tax revenue. The rich play the stock market and when it pays off, Sacramento reaps a hefty chunk. When the...
Northwest Side CDC would build accelerator for small businesses on former A.O. Smith parking lot.
You’ve probably noticed that when you’re shopping online or sometimes in a retail store, you can select a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option, which is a type of installment loan that generally allows a consumer to buy something at the point of purchase with little or no initial payment and then pay off the […]
Royal Caribbean saw stronger-than-usual demand as Americans take to the seas. More than half the cruise operator's earnings growth stemmed from price hikes. Its share price was near a record-high on Friday and up 17 percent this year
Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in constructionWooden planks with nails covered the site where Antonio, a construction day laborer in Houston, Texas, was helping clear fencing last December. The contractor that hired him provided no protection, he said – so when he slipped, and a nail struck him just above the ankle, it became “really swollen”.Antonio was given hydrogen peroxide, and the contractor promised to get him medical...