macamilarincon (CNN) –– Una medida clave de la inflación en Estados Unidos alcanzó un máximo histórico durante 2021, mientras los aumentos de precios por la pandemia simplemente no van a desaparecer. Inflación: todo lo que necesitas saber sobre este fenómeno económico El índice de precios al productor, que rastrea lo que se les paga a
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.7% for all of 2021, setting an annual record and providing further evidence that inflation is still present at all levels of the U.S. economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index, which measures
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November. U.S. jobless claims climbed by 23,000 last week to 230,000, still low by historic standards. The four-week moving average, which smooths out week-to-week blips, was up nearly 6,300 to
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November. U.S. jobless claims climbed by 23,000 last week to 230,000, still low by historic standards. The four-week moving average, which smooths out week-to-week blips, was up nearly 6,300 to
Continue Reading By Amy Cassidy, CNN Irish police have launched a murder investigation after a 23-year-old school teacher was killed while running along a canal path Wednesday. Ashling Murphy, 23, from Tullamore, central Ireland, was found beaten to death at around 4 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) on the Grand Canal Way at Cappincur in Tullamore,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is planning to return after a two-year hiatus and has announced a star-studded lineup. Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) will headline the annual event, currently scheduled to be held in April at the Empire Polo Club
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British officials say the self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from next week to five full days, instead of seven. Health Secretary Sajid Javid also said Thursday that early signs suggest the rate of hospitalization from the coronavirus is
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British officials say the self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from next week to five full days, instead of seven. Health Secretary Sajid Javid also said Thursday that early signs suggest the rate of hospitalization from the coronavirus is
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — En estos días es mucho más fácil contraer coronavirus a medida que la variante ómicron, altamente contagiosa, se propaga por todo el mundo. Mientras las personas enfrentan esta realidad, es importante tener en cuenta que los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en
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BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) — A man has been charged with fatally shooting a woman’s ex-boyfriend after the former couple got into an argument in the St. Louis area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 24-year-old Kyonee Wade was charged Wednesday with murder, assault and armed criminal action in the death of Sharvon Gunn. Prosecutors said
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The Columbia Police Department has confirmed one person was shot in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane late Wednesday night.
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior U.N. refugee agency and European Union officials are accusing Latvia, Lithuania and Poland of using questionable methods to keep out migrants trying to enter from Belarus. Officials say the three countries also continue to deny access to aid groups that want to help people stuck in
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spain is introducing price controls for COVID-19 home testing kits after an outcry over reports of price-gouging during the Christmas holidays, when demand for the rapid antigen tests outpaced supply. Authorities announced Thursday that the maximum price for the kits on sale at pharmacies from Saturday will be 2.94 euros ($3.37). Health
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spain is introducing price controls for COVID-19 home testing kits after an outcry over reports of price-gouging during the Christmas holidays, when demand for the rapid antigen tests outpaced supply. Authorities announced Thursday that the maximum price for the kits on sale at pharmacies from Saturday will be 2.94 euros ($3.37). Health
Continue Reading THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have found the body of a woman believed to be the wife of an Iranian man who drowned after being swept away by a rain-swollen torrent as the couple and other migrants trekked through the hills of northern Greece to avoid police patrols. The fire department said Thursday the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPH NOELTING and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. Anwar Raslan is the highest-ranking Syrian official so far convicted of the
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines is reporting a $408 million loss for the final quarter of 2021, dragged down by a COVID-19 surge that rocked the airline in December, and the carrier expects to suffer one more quarterly loss before travel picks up in the spring and summer. CEO Ed Bastian
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By Michael Warren, CNN David McCormick, a Republican hedge fund executive, is running for the US Senate in Pennsylvania, he formally announced Thursday morning. As part of the rollout, the McCormick campaign released a TV ad featuring the 56-year-old speaking directly to the camera from a high-school gymnasium. “I’m Dave McCormick,” he says in the
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For companies that want to take advantage of historically-low borrowing costs, the clock is ticking. What’s happening: In the early days of the year, corporations have been racing to issue debt. Their aim is to tap the market before the Federal Reserve starts hiking interest rates, which have been near
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For companies that want to take advantage of historically-low borrowing costs, the clock is ticking. What’s happening: In the early days of the year, corporations have been racing to issue debt. Their aim is to tap the market before the Federal Reserve starts hiking interest rates, which have been near
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