Washington, DC…The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.0 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This rise followed advances of 0.4 percent in December 2021 and 0.9 percent in November. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, final demand prices moved up 9.7 percent for the 12 […]
Ottawa, Ontario….The Government of Canada’s top priority remains to keep people and communities safe, and to protect jobs, trade, and our economy. The federal government is working with provinces and municipalities to get the current situation under control and end the ongoing illegal blockades and occupations taking place across the country. Today, the Honourable David […]
Sacramento, CA…CAL FIRE is announcing up to $10 million in funding available for Wildfire Resilience Block Grants. Funding to support private forestland owners is provided through the Budget Act of 2021 and supports California’s goals of improved forest health, resilience to climate change, and reduced forestland impacts due to devastating wildfires as outlined in California’s […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced more than $31 million in funding for two Homekey projects in Marin County and San Mateo County. The new projects will provide 94 housing units for people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing homelessness. With today’s announcement, California has awarded more than $350 million to 16 Homekey projects creating more […]
Washington, DC…President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Vladimir Putin of Russia about Russia’s escalating military buildup on the borders of Ukraine. President Biden was clear that, if Russia undertakes a further invasion of Ukraine, the United States together with our Allies and partners will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs […]
Washington, DC…Happy Friday. So, we are joined by our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, today. He will give a brief update and then take some questions from all of you. And with that, I will turn it over to Jake. MR. SULLIVAN: Good afternoon. Thanks, everybody, for giving me the opportunity to be here. I’d […]
Boca Chica, TX…On Thursday, February 10 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provided an update on the design, development, and testing of Starship.
Washington, DC…The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 7.5 percent before seasonal adjustment. Increases in the indexes for food, electricity, and shelter were the largest […]
Moscow, Russia….Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron Hold Joint Press Conference. You may have to select auto generate English in subtitles. Not that it will make you sleep any better…we have also included a clip with English captions from the Dailymail.
New York, NY…Thomas Paine was born on this day in 1737 in Thetford, England. His most impactful work was the tract Common Sense. In many ways it codified the grievances the Colonies had with the Crown and many historians credit it as the match that lit the flame of the American Revolution. He was also […]
