Morning Business Report: January 5th, 2022
For the first time in decades, a U.S. automaker isn’t the top seller in the nation and COVID rapid test prices are going up. Jane King is in New York…
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Morning Business Report: January 4th, 2022
Thirty-nine percent of workers are looking to change jobs and a jury convicts Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on four counts of fraud. Jane King is in New York with those…
US unemployment claims drop to 198,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000, more evidence that the job market remains strong in the aftermath of last year's coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 8,000 to 198,000, the Labor Department…
Morning Business Report: December 31st, 2021
A grocery chain hires armed ‘retail security teams’ amid theft surge and when it comes to returns, some online retailers are just saying ‘keep it instead.’ Jane King is in…
Morning Business Report: December 30th, 2021
Half the country will see a raise in minimum wage in the new year and reports say Samsung may be close to buying a biotech firm. Jane King is in…
Morning Business Report: December 29th, 2021
Cruise ships confirm omicron outbreaks as travel is disrupted and 2021 was a huge year for space exploration. 2022 could be even bigger. Jane King is in New York with…
Department of Marine Resources 2022 calendars now available
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ 2022 Marine Information Calendars are now available at locations along the Coast. The agency held a photo contest earlier this year, and those chosen are featured each month, as well as on photo pages…
Morning Business Report: December 28th, 2021
Olive Garden may not bring back it’s never-ending pasta bowl and stores are working to get Christmas returns back on store shelves quickly. Jane King is in New York with…
Morning Business Report: December 27th, 2021
Experts say it is possible for a new year’s champagne shortage and beyond and holiday sales jumped more than expected. Jane King is in New York with those stories and…
Gulfport company makes it on HGTV's 'Home Town'
A local business made its television debut Sunday on HGTV's "Home Town" filmed just north of the Coast in Jones County. Co-host Ben Napier was a regular visitor to Newman's Lumber…
Morning Business Report: December 24th, 2021
This year the number of data breaches has already topped that of 2020 and several big companies have been impacted including Facebook, T-Mobile, and Volkswagen. Jane King has a report…
Morning Business Report: December 23rd, 2021
Seventy-six percent of Americans want to better their finances for the New Year and don’t expect many, if any, year-end or holiday deals on new vehicles this year. Jane King…
Morning Business Report: December 22nd, 2021
Delta Airlines wants the CDC to shorten the required quarantine time and stores are limiting sales of at-home COVID-19 tests. Jane King has those stories and more.
Morning Business Report: December 21st, 2021
Shoppers stayed away from stores during Super Saturday and gas prices have been falling this week, giving holiday travelers a break. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those…
Morning Business Report: December 20th, 2021
COVID-19 tests get harder to find as the omicron variant spreads and more than a hundred million Americans are expected to travel this holiday season. Jane King is at the…
Morning Business Report: December 17th, 2021
Chipotle announces the first digital-only kitchen and Johnson and Johnson stock reacts to the CDC recommending other vaccines. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more.
Morning Business Report: December 16th, 2021
Kraft will pay you $20 not to make cheesecake for Christmas and 148 million consumers plan to shop this Saturday. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories…
Morning Business Report: December 15th, 2021
The Federal Reserve is expected to take a very big step towards its first rate hike today and the deadly U.S. tornadoes are expected to cost insurers up to $5…
Morning Business Report: December 14th, 2021
Target recalls a popular Christmas decoration after reports of injuries and so far, this holiday season, more packages are getting to their destination on time. Jane King is at the…
Morning Business Report: December 13th, 2021
Southwest Airlines is adding a new fare option in 2022 and new car prices hit a record high in November. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories…
Voters refuse to move casino license to New Orleans suburb
SLIDELL, La. (AP) — St. Tammany Parish voters rejected a $325 million casino project for their New Orleans suburb. Sixty-three percent of the parish’s voters who participated in Saturday’s election refused to authorize a gambling operation near Slidell, according to…
Morning Business Report: December 10th, 2021
Investors brace for the highest inflation reading in nearly 40 years and Starbucks workers vote to unionize a Buffalo, New York store. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more.
Morning Business Report: December 8th, 2021
An Amazon Web Services outage impacted thousands of users and online sites and the American worker is about to get their biggest raise since 2008. Jane King is at the…
Morning Business Report: December 7th, 2021
Cannabis taxes may help state’s close their budget gaps and experts say gas prices nationwide are likely to drop even further. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those…