Morning Business Report: July 11th, 2022
A postal service rate increase took effect Sunday and the average price of gas in the U.S. fell 19 cents. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and…
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Gas prices dropping slightly
At the height of the summer driving season, Americans are finally catching a break at the pump. After months of record highs, gas prices are starting to come down. The national average…
Elon Musk says he's terminating $44B Twitter buyout deal
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s tumultuous $44 billion bid to buy Twitter is on the verge of collapse - after the Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter’s board saying he is terminating the acquisition. Twitter did…
Morning Business Report: July 8th, 2022
Mortgage rates fall as the Federal Reserve prepares for further hikes and GameStop has fired a top executive. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in…
Morning Business Report: July 7th, 2022
Major retailers are having their own big sales to compete with Prime Days and West Coast dockworkers are working without a contract, potentially disrupting the supply chain. Jane King is…
Morning Business Report: July 6th, 2022
Costco just raised prices of two food court favorites and U.S. gas prices have now dropped for 21 days in a row. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those…
Morning Business Report: July 5th, 2022
U.S. airlines are getting back on track after canceling thousands of flights over July 4th Weekend and the average car payment just hit a record high. Jane King is at…
Americans paying more for 4th of July cookouts
Grilling out before the fireworks show? You’ll be paying more. As the U.S. endures rising inflation, Americans celebrating the 4th of July with cookouts will be faced with…
Morning Business Report: July 1st, 2022
Back-to-school spending is expected to plunge from last year’s highs and gas prices have been edging lower into the Independence Day Weekend. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those…
Morning Business Report: June 30th, 2022
The nation braces for a miserable travel weekend as canceled flights stack up and stocks are on track for the worst first half of a year since 1970. Jane King…
Morning Business Report: June 29th, 2022
One struggling retailer is reportedly cutting off air conditioning to save money and the FDA weighs in on the fall COVID shots and monkeypox. Jane King is at the Nasdaq…
Giant watermelon on display at Girls Grown Watermelons in Perkinston
To catch the attention of customers driving down Highway 53 in Perkinston, a giant watermelon is sliced and on display. Vonnie and Ernest Ladner wanted to…
Morning Business Report: June 28th, 2022
Only 20 percent of U.S. workers are in the office three days or more. In 2021, about half of all Americans purchased lottery tickets. Jane King is at the Nasdaq…
Morning Business Report: June 27th, 2022
AT&T and Verizon are raising prices and U.S. airports had the busiest pandemic day on Friday. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning…
Morning Business Report: June 24th, 2022
Wine pours at restaurants are shrinking and US airlines cancel and delay hundreds of flights again. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning…
Morning Business Report: June 23rd, 2022
Home prices keep rising even as the market cools and a record 42 million people are expected to hit the road over the Independence Day holiday. Jane King is at…
Sports Illustrated Resort possibly coming to the Gulf Coast
D’Iberville is looking to build one of the first-ever Sports Illustrated Resorts on the Gulf Coast. The resort, which would be named Blue Water Beach, would be…
Morning Business Report: June 22nd, 2022
The Friday night pizza isn’t as cheap as it used to be and companies that have struggled to fill job openings are starting to ask if they really need those…
Morning Business Report: June 21st, 2022
Many teachers are calling it quits and Sam’s Club cut the cost of an annual membership. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning…
Morning Business Report: June 20th, 2022
Amazon has announced its Prime Days for the year and mortgage rates see the biggest weekly gain since 1987. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more…
Morning Business Report: June 10th, 2022
Another breakfast staple is being blamed for causing upset stomachs and fresh numbers on inflation are out. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s…
US inflation at new 40-year high as price increases spread
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs. Consumer…
Morning Business Report: June 9th, 2022
Used car prices are going up again and mortgage demand hits 22-year low as interest rates rise. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s…
Morning Business Report: June 8th, 2022
Americans ramp up credit card usage and the stock market could soon see a massive change to how it functions. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and…