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ESG Industry Is A Political Target

NEW YORK — After breaking into the mainstream of the investment world, ESG investing has become big enough to be a political target too. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republicans around the country are criticizing funds that consider environmental, social and corporate-governance ...

What Spiking U.S. Veterinary Prices Reveal About Inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most pets hate visiting the vet. Now it’s becoming a lot more unpleasant for their owners, too. America’s worst bout of inflation in four decades has swollen the cost of your dog or cat’s visit to the animal doctor. Prices for vet services have jumped 10% in the past ...

Labor Proposal Could Upend Rules For Gig Workers, Companies

The Biden administration proposed new standards that could make it more difficult to classify millions of workers as independent contractors and deny them minimum wage and benefits. The U.S. Department of Labor rule, which could take months to take effect, would replace a scrapped Trump-era ...

Producer Price Inflation Eases, Still High

WASHINGTON — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, the third straight decline though costs remain at painfully high levels. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the producer price index — which measures price changes before they reach the consumer — rose 0.4% in September from August, after two months of declines. The September monthly increase was larger than expected and was pushed higher by a big increase in hotel room costs and higher prices for other services. Food costs also rose in September from ...

Expanding The Thrift Store Audience

NEW YORK — Goodwill is expanding its online presence, promising high tech features from digitized receipts to personalized alerts. The 120-year-old Maryland-based nonprofit organization this month launched GoodwillFinds, a shopping venture that is making roughly 100,000 donated items ...

S.I. Overhead Door Provides Unique Approach To New Endeavor

S.I. Overhead Door is a locally run company that provides any service one might need for their garage doors. The company is run by Adam Stern and Lukas Ingrao. S.I. Overhead Door opened in July 2020 and the two have been working together as a team to install new garage doors or repair old ...