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U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s.

While patrons of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival stayed away during the pandemic, others came, once the first waves of the public health crisis receded. Many were there to go mountain biking or on wine tours, or were simply passing through on their way to somewhere else.

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was approved unanimously in the Senate after a version was approved in the House late last year, aims to ease shipping backlogs at U.S. ports.

Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey.

A whiskey company and a specialty food market are examples of Oregon companies walloped by the global supply chain disruption. "Every step of everything that is supply chain related has been a battle," said the whiskey company's CEO.

The International Monetary Fund predicts the U.S. economy will grow at its fastest pace in decades this year, lifting the outlook for worldwide economic growth.

The proposal would overhaul roads, transit, utilities, Internet access and more in the name of creating jobs. It's also intended to combat climate change, racial inequality and competition from China.

There’s only one public bank in the United States. It’s in North Dakota, and it was built over a hundred years ago. Now, some people in Humboldt County are working to open another.

There may have been a worse time in history to be a small business owner in our region, but few people can think of it at the moment. The Covid-19…

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced on Friday their 2020 season will be further postponed until the fall…

UPDATED: MARCH 27, 1:30 p.m. -- Congress has passed, and President Trump has signed, a $2 trillion emergency relief package for Americans affected by the…

The economy is taking a major thrashing from the efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. Donnie Maclurcan has proposed giving it a thrashing for a long…