World shares advance and oil prices fall as worries over inflation easeWorld shares have advanced at the start of a busy week for U.S. economic updates. Easing worries over inflation have reduced the likelihood of another rate hike by the Federal Reserve. But gains were moderate overall in the absence of other market-driving news. Shares fell in France, but rose in Britain and Germany. Asian shares ended higher, with…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2d agoWhole story →PlanetCommerce
PACE Loan Industry Gets Rough Questions Over Biden-Era CFPB RuleA Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule applying mortgage-like disclosure requirements to state-backed energy efficiency loans appeared safe after a federal appeals court appeared skeptical of industry arguments seeking to overturn it.Bloomberg Tax News6d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetcfpb rule appeal
Study Shows “Ubiquitous” Chemicals Linked to Breast CancerA peer-reviewed study published Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Environmental Health Perspectives reports that hundreds of potential breast carcinogens are present in consumer goods, food, drinking water, pesticides, drugs and building materials, according to the authors. The study states that exposure to these chemicals is ubiquitous and that federal…Natural News9d agoWhole story →PlanetCommercechemical regulation study
Michigan bill would stop lawmakers from taking jobs that receive Utility Consumer Participation Board grantsA new bill would stop legislators from accepting employment with an organization that receives grants from the utility board for at least two years after leaving their legislative office.CBS News12d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyHR 6282michigan ethics bill passes house
Fed's Barkin says economy may be firming, inflation not limited to energy, tariff shocksUS economic conditions "are, if anything, firming," with continued consumer spending and strength beyond the boom in artificial intelligence keeping the Federal Reserve's focus on inflation, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday.Reuters14d agoWhole story →SecurityCommercefed rate hike explanation
Georgia EV plants shift focus to hybrid productionGeorgia car makers are pivoting to hybrids as federal policy shifts and consumer demand for EVs cools down.Savannah Morning News24d agoWhole story →PlanetCommerceev industry shift
Fed Chairman Warsh faces pressure to ‘put up or shut up’ after hot CPI reportFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh faces intense pressure to raise interest rates at next week’s policy meeting after a highly anticipated inflation report showed U.S. consumer prices marched higher last month. Underlying inflation rose more than expected in August, as the core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy costs, increased 0.3%…Hartford Courant24d agoWhole story →PlanetCommercefed rate hike decision
U.S. Consumers Burdened by $100 Billion Energy Bill from Iran WarThe total U.S. consumer burden from rising energy prices caused by the U.S.-Iran war has reached $100 billion, according to Brown University’s I...Markets Insider29d agoWhole story →EducationSecurityu s iran war escalation
Energy Groups Urge Treasury to Block Chinese Battery Firms From U.S. Tax CreditsLetter Sent to Treasury, Congress A coalition of 14 free-market energy groups, led by Consumer Action for a Strong Economy, has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and congressional leaders urging enforcement of foreign-entity restrictions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The letter, dated this week, asks the Treasury Department to…Natural News29d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityu s tax credits for energy firms
