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…
UK year-ahead inflation expectations rise to highest since 2008
LONDON – The British public’s expectations for the rate of inflation in a year’s time rose to the highest since 2008, although the increase in longer-term expectations has been less marked, a…
U.S. December oil demand hits highest since before pandemic -EIA
-U.S. oil demand rose in December to its highest level since before the coronavirus pandemic began, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday, with product supplied nearing 21 million barrels…
Bank of Ireland posts highest profit in more than a decade
DUBLIN – Bank of Ireland on Monday posted its biggest annual profit since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago and said it plans to return of 104 million euros…
Another Key Inflation Indicator Surged To Highest Level Since 1983
A key inflation indicator increased to its highest level in 38 years while consumer demand remained strong despite soaring prices, the Commerce Department announced Friday. The Commerce Department’s personal consumption expenditure (PCE)…
UK manufacturing price pressures highest since 1976 – CBI
LONDON – More British manufacturers plan to raise prices in the next three months than at any point since 1976, according to a survey on Tuesday that highlighted the inflationary forces that…
Brazil’s Embraer firm order backlog hits highest level since Q2 2018
SAO PAULO – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Monday its firm order backlog ended 2021 at $17 billion, the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, even after Brazil’s Air…
‘Only A Small Cushion’: Oil Prices Surge Again As Demand Approaches Highest Level Ever
Global crude oil prices surged Friday, continuing their steady approach toward $100 per barrel, as a top energy group projected greater demand through 2022. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil index,…
Highest Paid MTA Employee In 2018 Sentenced To 8 Months In Overtime Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that THOMAS CAPUTO, a longtime employee of the Long Island Rail Road (“LIRR”) who in 2018 was the…
Key Inflation Indicator Soars To Highest Level Since 1983
A key inflation gauge reached its highest level since 1983, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, which excludes food and energy prices, grew 4.9% on…
Americas experiencing highest COVID-19 caseload since start of pandemic
BRASILIA -New cases of COVID-19 in the Americas in the past week have been the highest since the pandemic began in 2020 and the very contagious Omicron variant has clearly become the…
Poor nations pay highest debt service in 20 years -campaigners
JOHANNESBURG – Developing countries are paying more to service their debt than at any other time in the past two decades, with a heavier burden on the horizon if the United States…
After the highest recent Presidential voter turnout in recent history, Biden continues to cite voter suppression
President Joe Biden this week made misleading claims regarding voter suppression, just one year after being part of the country’s greatest voter turnout in recent history in 2020. 66% of registered American…
Inflation Soars To Highest Level Since 1982
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.5% in December, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported. The CPI soared to 7% on a…
Americans Ring In 2022 With Highest Mortgage Rates Since The Pandemic Started
Harry Wilmerding on January 6, 2022 Mortgage rates soared to their highest level since the beginning of the pandemic in the first week of 2022, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate…
‘Unprecedented Warmth’: Alaska Records Highest December Temperature Ever
A weather station in Kodiak, Alaska, recorded the state’s highest December temperature ever when it clocked in at 67 degrees Fahrenheit on Dec. 26. “The temperature at the Kodiak Harbor NOAA tide…
Highest Points In California And Nevada Could Get 8 Feet Of Snow From Multiday Storm, ‘Atmospheric River’
Some of the highest peaks in California and Nevada are bracing for a massive multi-day storm that is expected to dump over eight feet of snow throughout the week, the Associated Press…
Inflation Hits Highest Level In 39 Years
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.9% in November, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 6.8%, the highest figure in four decades. The CPI’s increase is the largest increase in…
Murphy admits prolonged business shutdown resulted in New Jersey having highest unemployment rate in U.S.
TRENTON, NJ – Last week, we reported that New Jersey had the third highest unemployment rate in the country. As most of America digs out quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, in…
Thanksgiving Gas Prices Hit Highest Level Since 2012
The average price of gasoline nationwide hit its highest Thanksgiving week level since 2012, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. On Monday, Americans paid an average of $3.40 per gallon, a more…
New Jersey’s 7% unemployment rate is third highest in the U.S.
TRENTON, NJ – As most of America digs out quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, in New Jersey, state offices remain closed and government-imposed COVID-19 mandates are still among the most strict…
Inflation Surges To Highest Level In 30 Years
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.9% in October, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 6.2% as supply shortages continue and demand grows, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday.…
New Jersey AG files brief in opposition of Texas abortion ban
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that New Jersey has joined the filing of a new brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that provides further multi-state support…
Employees Returning To Office At Highest Rate Since Pandemic Started
Workers are returning to the office at the highest rate since the pandemic started as employers feel more comfortable amid falling COVID-19 cases, The Wall Street Journal reported. The number of businesses…
CNN reports U.S. gas prices at the highest levels since Obama’s term in 2014
Obama-era gas prices have returned to America, CNN reported this week. Gas prices nationwide are an average of $3.19 cents, the highest price since 2014 when they were $3.30 under former President…
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