Rent prices are helping to fuel inflation, new government data shows, seeing their largest monthly increase in more than three decades.
The consumer price index jumped by a stunning 9.1% in June from a year earlier, according to a Wednesday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And while a lot of the blame is being placed on soaring gas prices — the overall energy index accounted for almost half the increase in inflation from May to June — housing costs are fanning the flames too.
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Nathan Chasing Horse, an American actor who starred in Dances With Wolves has been arrested for allegedly running a cult which sexually abused young indigenous girls. The 46-year-old who played Smiles a Lot in the 1990 Oscar-winning film, was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon, January 31, near the North Las Vegas home he is…
If you’re a California taxpayer being hurt by inflation, you may be getting some financial relief. “California’s budget addresses the state’s most pressing needs,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a joint statement with state lawmakers on June 26, “and prioritizes getting dollars back into the pockets of millions of Californians who are grappling with…
Donald Trump’s former White House counsel told lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection that the ex-president should have conceded the election to Joe Biden, and that there wasn’t evidence of fraud to overturn the results. In taped testimony, Pat Cipollone, the ex-White House counsel whose remarks were given Friday, was asked if…
RIV Capital, the cannabis-investing company backed by Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., has cited regulatory uncertainty and market dynamics in New York in a big impairment on its pending acquisition of Etain. RIV Capital CNPOF, +4.16% RIV, +1.79% said Tuesday that regulatory uncertainty and other factors caused a drop in the estimated fair value of Etain by…