Fact Check: Tim Walz Is Not the Highest Ranking NCO to Ever Serve in Congress
Austin, TX — Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX), who represents Texas’s 23rd district, has asserted his status as the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer (NCO) to ever serve in Congress after false statements by Democrat…
Youth Homicide Rate Spikes To Highest Level In Two Decades
Youth Homicide Rate Spikes To Highest Level In Two Decades Erinn Broadus on June 15, 2023 The homicide rate among individuals ages 10 through 24 in 2021 reached its highest level in…
Migrant deaths on Middle East, North Africa routes highest since 2017 -IOM
GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 3,800 people died on migration routes within and from the Middle East and North Africa last year, the highest number recorded there since 2017, according to data published…
Jobless Claims Soar To Highest Levels Since 2021
Jobless Claims Soar To Highest Levels Since 2021 Jason Cohen on June 8, 2023 The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased more than expected to 261,000 in the week…
Weakest European firms face highest amount of maturing debt since 2015 – DB
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – The share of lower-rated European junk debt coming due within the next three years is at its highest since at least 2015, Deutsche Bank said on…
Cost of insuring against U.S. default rises to highest since 2009
LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of insuring against a U.S. default rose to its highest since early 2009 on Thursday, in the latest sign of investor nerves over the debt ceiling standoff.…
As one of highest taxed states in America, lawmaker in NJ seek to exempt pet and baby essentials from sales tax
Assemblywoman Bethanne McCarthy Patrick introduced a bill this week that could provide relief to New Jersey residents struggling with the rising cost of living. The legislation proposes to exempt baby and pet…
Fed Hikes Rates To Highest Levels Since Eve Of 2008 Financial Crisis
Fed Hikes Rates To Highest Levels Since Eve Of 2008 Financial Crisis Jason Cohen on May 3, 2023 The Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter of a…
US 5-year credit default swaps rise to highest since 2011
(Reuters) – The cost of insuring exposure to United States sovereign debt rose to the highest level since 2011 on Friday, over market jitters that the government could hit its debt ceiling…
South Asia home to world’s highest number of child brides – UN
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off…
This New Jersey city has the highest average credit score in America
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – If you’re good with your money and finances and you’re looking for a place to settle down with like-minded people, you might want to consider New Brunswick. According…
Fed Raises Interest Rates To Highest Levels Since 2007
Fed Raises Interest Rates To Highest Levels Since 2007 Jason Cohen on March 22, 2023 The Federal Reserve hiked its target federal-funds interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday,…
Weil distress index shows UK companies at highest level since June 2020
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Corporate distress levels in Britain accelerated in the three months to February to their highest since June 2020, an index compiled by law firm Weil Gotshal…
Highest Levels Of Russian Leadership Ordered Aggressive Intercept With US Spy Drone: REPORT
Highest Levels Of Russian Leadership Ordered Aggressive Intercept With US Spy Drone: REPORT Micaela Burrow on March 16, 2023 Top leadership in the Kremlin approved its fighter jets to perform the aggressive…
Italy’s highest court orders new trial for U.S. tourists over policeman’s murder
By Marco Carta ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court late on Wednesday ordered two American tourists to stand a new trial for the 2019 killing of a policeman in central Rome following…
BMW: e-fuels have highest impact for current fleet, not new cars
BERLIN (Reuters) – BMW Chief Executive Oliver Zipse said he viewed e-fuels as having the biggest impact for decarbonising transport if used in existing car fleets, rather than in new cars as…
Biden’s public approval ticks up to 42%, highest since June: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating edged up to 42%, its highest level since June, as inflation has eased in the United States and job…
Egypt February inflation seen rising to highest in more than 5 years
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian urban consumer inflation will rise in February to its highest level in well over five years, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, following a series of devaluations in…
U.S. mortgage interest rates remain at highest level since November – MBA
(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan remained last week at its highest level since November as stronger-than-expected readings on inflation, job gains and consumer spending…
U.S. mortgage interest rates jump to highest level since November – MBA
(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan rose last week to its highest since November as bond markets took fright that the Federal Reserve might have…
Israel inflation rate edges up to 5.4% in January, highest since 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s inflation rate hit a 14-year high in January, rising 5.4% over the prior 12 months, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The rate was expected to…
German housing shortage hits highest level in 20 years – ZIA
BERLIN (Reuters) – Real estate experts expect a further decline in new residential construction in Germany next year, according to the spring report of the German Property Federation (ZIA) presented on Tuesday.…
‘Highest Level We’ve Ever Seen’: One In 10 High School Girls In The US Have Been Raped, CDC Says
‘Highest Level We’ve Ever Seen’: One In 10 High School Girls In The US Have Been Raped, CDC Says Laurel Duggan on February 13, 2023 Nearly 14% of high school girls reported…
Dem-Led City Reports Highest Violent Crime Rate In 15 Years After Slashing Police Budget
Dem-Led City Reports Highest Violent Crime Rate In 15 Years After Slashing Police Budget Trevor Schakohl on February 7, 2023 Seattle’s violent crime rate rose to its highest point in 15 years…
Fed Hikes Interest Rates To Highest Levels In 15 Years
Fed Hikes Interest Rates To Highest Levels In 15 Years John Hugh DeMastri on February 1, 2023 The Federal Reserve raised its target federal-funds interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday,…
U.S. crude stocks highest since June 2021 as fuel demand falls -EIA
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – U.S. crude inventories rose last week as demand for fuels tapered off, and while the increase was less than expected, crude stocks reached the highest level since…
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