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Economy

Gov. Josh Shapiro gestures as he speaks at a podium.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

What to expect from Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first budget proposal

Shapiro will lay out his full budget plan Tuesday in Harrisburg.

3 years ago

Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Tax cuts, a new forensic lab, library service, hotspot help: Takeaways from Mayor Kenney’s final city budget proposal

The $6.1 billion spending plan also includes funding for recruitment of city workers to battle a staffing crisis.

3 years ago

A player throws a basketball inbounds to her teammate during a basketball game.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Pump up the economy’: Elite college women’s hoop tourney draws 25,000 fans to Wilmington

The multipurpose sports complex opened in 2019 and is home for the Blue Boats, the 76ers minor league team. The facility expects 2 million visitors and users this year.

3 years ago

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after a news conference at Windsor Guildhall, Windsor, England, Monday. The U.K. and the European Union ended years of wrangling, sealing a deal to resolve a dispute over Northern Ireland. (Dan Kitwood/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Why Brexit’s back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal

The United Kingdom and the European Union have signed a new agreement intended to solve one of the thorniest challenges created by Brexit.

3 years ago

New housing (right) and old in Mantua
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New data show Philly’s housing market is still in a tough place

Mortgage rates are still elevated. Home prices are still considerably higher than they were pre-pandemic. And inventory is low.

3 years ago

Celia Cruz spreads her arms wide as she poses on stage.
NPR
Community

Queen of salsa Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter

Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program.

3 years ago

Beyoncé, accepting the Best R&B Performance award during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles in March 2021.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

The Economics of the Grammys, Explained

With prizes being handed out in 91 categories, a lot of folks stand to see career boosts due to the Grammy Awards.

3 years ago

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference
Money

Fed lifts rate by quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead

Though smaller than its previous hike the latest move will likely further raise the costs of many consumer and business loans and the risk of a recession.

3 years ago

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at the Federal Reserve Board Building, in Washington
Politics & Policy

Fed, set to impose smaller hike, may hint of fewer increases

Chair Jerome Powell is still likely to stress, though, that the Fed’s campaign to conquer high inflation is far from over.

3 years ago

File photo: Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks at the Major Joseph R. ''Beau'' Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Carney outlines $7.2 billion spending plan in Delaware

The proposal for fiscal 2024 stresses new investments in education, housing, and the environment, plus significant pay raises for many state employees.

3 years ago

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks with reporters
Politics & Policy

U.S. Treasury buys time for Biden and GOP on debt limit deal

The Treasury Department says it has started taking “extraordinary measures” as the government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of $31.381 trillion.

3 years ago

Microsoft said it plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce, in the first months of 2023. (Michel Euler/AP)
NPR
Community

Microsoft slashes 10,000 jobs, the latest in a wave of layoffs

Amazon, Salesforce and Goldman Sachs have also announced cuts during a brutal January for corporate workers.

3 years ago

James
Politics & Policy

Philly mayoral contenders talk Black economic opportunities at candidate forum

The BBEx Network on Sunday brought together Black and brown professionals from across Philly to hear from some of the mayoral candidates directly.

3 years ago

Chester City Hall. (Google maps)
Politics & Policy

Chester’s receiver accuses mayor of threats, asks court to strip elected city officials of administrative powers

The state-appointed receiver testified in court that city officials are blocking his efforts to save the bankrupt city and behaving unethically.

3 years ago

An aerial view of a row of homes and flooded streets.
NPR
Weather

Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022

The U.S. endured 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing damages of human-caused climate change.

3 years ago

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