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Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March

Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

 
‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbs

‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbs

Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.

 
Been there, done that: Starship Travel in South Elgin celebrates 40 years

Been there, done that: Starship Travel in South Elgin celebrates 40 years

Starship Travel in South Elgin is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a travel expo at the Elgin Country Club Sunday.

 
Candy Hall of Fame coming to Chicago next year

Candy Hall of Fame coming to Chicago next year

Candy Hall of Fame expected to open in summer 2027 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.

 
Longtime Paddock Publications executives to retire

Longtime Paddock Publications executives to retire

Two senior executives at Paddock Publications Inc., publisher of the Daily Herald, are retiring after decades of service.

 
Average US long-term mortgage rate eases to 6.37% after rising five weeks in a row

Average US long-term mortgage rate eases to 6.37% after rising five weeks in a row

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, a modest relief for prospective homebuyers who have been facing higher borrowing costs as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in nearly seven months.

 

Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war

A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began.

 
US stocks rise and oil prices trim their gains on hopes for the ceasefire with Iran

US stocks rise and oil prices trim their gains on hopes for the ceasefire with Iran

U.S. stocks rose Thursday, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran.

 
US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few years

US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few years

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture.

 
Housing market trends favor home shoppers, but Iran war clouds the outlook for mortgage rates

Housing market trends favor home shoppers, but Iran war clouds the outlook for mortgage rates

The economic fallout from the war with Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home, even as other housing market trends in many parts of the country favor home shoppers this spring.

 

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