The Department of Justice has sued to block the merger of publishing companies Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. Under the proposed merger, Penguin Random House would acquire its rival for $2.18 billion, and making Penguin Random House much larger than its nearest remaining…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the all items Consumer Price Index rose6.2% for the 12 months ending October 2021 – the largest 12-month increase since the periodending November 1990. The food and energy indexes alone accounted for an increase of 5.3%and 30% increase…
As Christians across the world get ready to celebrate Christmas, the debate over whether that celebration should include a fresh cut tree or a manufactured tree made of plastic is once again on the table. This year the discussion takes on new complexity as supply…
According to the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) website, April 2020 recorded the highest unemployment rate during the COVID-19 pandemic at 14.8%. As of October 2021, the unemployment rate has reduced to 4.6%, but is still higher than the pre-pandemic level of 3.5% as reported…
As debates in Washington about raising the debt ceiling continue to make the news, this video provides a comprehensive and straightforward explanation of the U.S. national debt. Along with examining the sale of government bonds, the video also considers whether or not the country should…
Long-time users of Gmail are starting to be confronted with a harsh reality: their free storage is running out. As part of its mail service, Alphabet’s Google provides users with up to 15GB of cloud-based storage for free. Once that limit is reached, users will…
The FDA has announced a recall of fresh whole onions as a result of a salmonella outbreak. The onions, imported from Chihuahua, Mexico have been traced to as many as 37 states around the US. In addition to onions found in grocery stores, food subscription…
The wholesaler company, Costco, started limiting the number of bundled toilet paper-rolls each membership cardholder could buy per visit recently, in late September 2021. The last time it did this was at the beginning of the pandemic back in March 2020 to prevent panic-buying by…
