By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer U.S. stock indexes inched to more records to kick off a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and squeaked past its prior all-time high set on…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ALAN SUDERMAN Updated 5:00 PM CDT, July 17, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed three bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed to make the…
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Updated 9:29 AM CDT, July 17, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers picked up their spending in June after an earlier pullback, despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in June, the Commerce…
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)- President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. It was seemingly an attempt to narrow…
By Rob Wile Price growth sped up unexpectedly in January, posing an early challenge to President Donald Trump's economic agenda. Inflation for so-called core items, which exclude volatile food and energy prices, climbed 3.3% over the past 12 months, the Bureau…
Super Bowl 59 is now less than two weeks away. So how are sports bars preparing and are businesses ready for an influx of fans? WXXV News 25’s Everett…
A new development is bringing jobs and economic growth to Ocean Springs. WXXV News 25’s Marco Bitonel brings us the latest.
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Updated 3:18 PM CDT, September 18, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 5:12 PM CST, January 25, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers met in special session Thursday and quickly approved job training money and other state incentives to support a plan by Amazon Web Services to…
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today signed legislation to finalize the second largest economic development project in Mississippi history. Additionally, the economic development project represents the largest payroll commitment of any major project in state history. “I was proud…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new rules that would lower overdraft fees, with President Joe Biden calling the charges “exploitative.” Currently, the fee for overdrawing a bank account averages more than $26. If a bank temporarily lends…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday gave broad, bipartisan approval to state incentives for a factory that will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles — a project that promises 2,000 jobs with an average salary of about $66,000. After…
A new study out from the American Gaming Association says gambling has a $4.41 billion economic impact on the state. The study, conducted by Oxford Economics, shows that gambling has…
Not sure if you know but there's a new currency in town in Ocean Springs to help the tourism industry. To encourage locals and tourists to shop downtown…
Pascagoula city leaders broke ground this morning on a new retail development along Highway 90. The groundbreaking was held on the property that once housed the old…
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have both collapsed, proving that you are never too big to fail, but what does that mean for our local banks in…
A slow economy has slowed progress on a mixed-use development in downtown Gulfport. Leaf River Group of Jackson announced a $50 million project in 2020 that would include luxury apartments,…
Some tourists are skipping out on New Orleans and Mobile for Mardi Gras and heading straight for Mississippi. The Mississippi Gulf Coast has seen a 30 percent…
Littering is a worldwide problem that’s not only unsightly on our highways and streets, but it also impacts our economy and environment. The Mississippi Department of Transportation spends more…
With such a diverse range of industry and businesses, Jackson County saw a lot of growth in 2022 and there’s no stopping that growth as we head into 2023.…
Hotels and casinos along the Coast are filling up with out-of-town guests for the upcoming New Year’s holiday. Biloxi City Councilman Kenny Glavan, who…
NEW YORK (AP) — Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure. Holiday sales rose 7.6, a slower pace than…
While the nation as a whole has seen a drop in rent prices this year, the state of Mississippi has gone in the opposite direction.…