Like the Chinese character that means both crisis and opportunity, the recent spike in the Consumer Price Index — inflation — may not be quite the retail calamity that some of the headlines have suggested.
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State officials say 54% of adult residents in the state are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with nearly 71% receiving at least one dose. Published 15 seconds ago • Updated 4 seconds ago. Pause. 2:24. Illinois Vaccine Lottery Opens, Offering $10M to …
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Globally, Nike is seeing shoppers splurge on new sneakers and fashion-forward sweatsuits to wear as more people begin to socialize again. The company’s Jordan brand has been a particular bright spot. At least 12 brokerages have already raised their price …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.
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Vaccination rates continue to be slow. In each of the past two weeks, the percentage of those who have gotten at least an initial shot or are fully vaccinated rose less than 1%. Just over 52% of South Dakotans age 12 and older have been vaccinated, well below …
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