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The shock effect is worse for consumers in the Midwest and South. The consumer price index jumped 6.6% in October from a year ago in these regions.

For some families, a trunk or treat hosted by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department on Parallel Parkway Friday kicked off their Halloween weekend.

The good news is that the country is likely to avoid a recession in 2022, 2023 and 2024, according to Hoffman's forecast.

After a year of working at home because of the coronavirus, a big chunk of workers aren't ready to head back to the office just yet. Most want assurances they will be safe in the workplace, and a large number of them say businesses should require employees to be vaccinated. Failing that, employers should offer incentives persuading workers to roll up their sleeves and get a shot, according to a March poll of U.S. workers. A separate poll shows owners of small and midsize businesses think along similar lines. "The COVID-19 vaccine is slowly starting to reach some segments of the workforce...

Arizona economy rebounding, but coast not clear yet Arizona’s economy is rebounding from the pandemic, but uncertainty still looms as COVID-19 cases are rising and federal aid programs are about to disappear, one of the state’s leading economists said last week.  For now, Arizona is seeing positive signs with continued population growth, employees returning to work and retail spending on the rise, said Lee McPheters, director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center at Arizona State University (ASU), who spoke during the 57th annual ASU/PNC Bank Economic Forecast Luncheon last week....