The labor fight heads next to a Mercedes plant in Alabama, where one worker said “people on the floor think we’re going to win,” despite opposition from management on up to the governor.
Across the country, city-led guaranteed income programs are delivering unrestricted payments to struggling households, including those ineligible for other aid. Conservative critics are pushing back.
An increase in gas prices likely contributed to the decline in consumers’ outlook, according to Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
Since the start of the pandemic, Americans have seen average prices increase more than 20% overall. Despite this, economic growth in the U.S. rolls on.