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Registration open for 2023 Georgia Ag Forecast
TIFTON, Ga. — Registration is now open for the 2023 Georgia Ag Forecast, which will be held Jan. ... Read more
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Economist: Georgia farmers struggling with national, global challenges
PERRY, Ga. — Georgia’s rural economy is being buffeted by national and global headwinds that are making it ... Read more
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Americans filing jobless claims at highest level in 8 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to the highest level ... Read more
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US inflation reached a new 40-year high in June of 9.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak ... Read more
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Fed signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take an aggressive approach to fighting high ... Read more
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US growth in Q4 revised lower to 6.9%, slower growth to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy ended 2021 by expanding at a healthy 6.9% annual pace from October ... Read more
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Georgia’s boom should soon slow to ‘more normal pace,’ state economist says
ATLANTA — The state economist predicts Georgia’s economic growth will slow this year as federal coronavirus aid dries ... Read more
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US consumer prices soared 6.2% in past year, most since 1990
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier as surging ... Read more
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Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on US consumers
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April ... Read more
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US businesses struggle to fill jobs even as hiring picks up
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring in the United States picked up in May yet was slowed again by the ... Read more