By the time Vice President Kamala Harris concluded her remarks Friday, a significant chunk of the attendees inside Glendale’s Desert Diamond Arena had been there for over five hours. Some waited for hours outside before the doors opened, combatting the 107 degree Fahrenheit heat with Gatorade and popsicles, as lines snaked around the arena. Then,…
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz meets union members during a campaign rally at UAW Local 900, Thursday, August 8, 2024, in Wayne, Mich., also attended by Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) When Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) took the state for the Harris-Walz rally in Phoenix, Arizona Friday…
Unemployment insurance is meant to prop up income after a layoff. The system buckled during the pandemic and is ill-equipped for another crisis, experts said. Unemployment insurance is meant to prop up income after a layoff. The system buckled during the pandemic and is ill-equipped for another crisis, experts said. See the entire article on…
By: Is the housing market finally getting more curb appeal? The latest datapoints offer some hope for potential home buyers and sellers, but monthly sales remain far from their heights of several months ago.Mortgage rates fell at the fastest pace in months this week. Rates on 30-year mortgages dropped below 6.5% for the first time…
By: US mortgage rates plummeted this week after weaker-than-expected employment data raised the odds of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates … See the full article on mortgage interest rates, or, read more Arizona real estate investing news.
By: Meanwhile, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index — the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — showed a 2.5% increase in June from a year … See the full article on Personal Consumption Expenditures, or, read more Arizona real estate investing news. It’s your call!
A measure that would have bumped Arizona’s minimum to $18 an hour by 2027 – and eventually require tipped workers to be paid that rate as a base salary – will not be on the ballot in November.Raise the Wage AZ, the political group behind the ballot measure called the “One Fair Wage Act,” made…
Q: I’ve seen ads on TV with people advertising that they will pay me cash for my house with a quick closing and no commissions. Is this a good way to go for a quick sale? A: Why would you want to limit yourself to just one buyer? I’m sure it sounds enticing not to…
This story is co-published with Arizona Luminaria, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to community-centered reporting. MAMMOTH, Ariz.—Overlooking a ridge in the Galiuro Mountains, one of Arizona’s famed Sky Islands that provide refuges for wildlife in the hot Sonoran Desert, Melissa Crytzer Fry and her husband, Steve, stand above what could one day become an underground mine. …
By: … household spending. This, in turn, could force … The measure by which the Fed targets 2% inflation — the personal consumption expenditures … See the full article on Personal Consumption Expenditures, or, read more Arizona real estate investing news. It’s your call!