WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, although three officials dissented in favor of higher rates as the central bank wrestles with how to deal with persistently high inflation. The Fed's rate-setting committee reached its decision after two days ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices got back to jumping on Wednesday, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% after swinging sharply between gains and losses in the last hour of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,153 points, or 2.2%, and the Nasdaq composite slumped 1.7% to fall 9.8% below its record set last month. The action was more decisive in the oil market, where the price of Brent crude leaped 7.3% to settle at $88.09 per barrel after ...
MARSHALL — A hit and run incident at 9:13 p.m. Tuesday on the 1300 block of Nwakama Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. COTTONWOOD — A 56-year-old man was cited for having a dog at large at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of West Fifth Street North, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. MARSHALL — Check fraud reported at 10:47 a.m. Tuesday on the 600 block of Village Drive is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Theft reported at 9:41 a.m. Tuesday on the 700 block of Fairview Street is under investigation, Marshall Police ...
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision, at least for now, shielded Fauci from answering ...
MARSHALL — Jesse Ray Adams believes in giving back to his community. Tara Johnson use to volunteer at Esther’s Kitchen in Marshall providing free meals. Both are employees at Archer Daniels Midland Company in Marshall but were volunteering at the Farmers Market next to the Marshall ...
NEW ULM — Southern Minnesota farmers say the right to repair lawsuit settlement reached earlier this month between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in five states including Minnesota is step in the right direction The lawsuit filed by Minnesota, Illinois, Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin alleged that John Deere & Company’s policy of withholding diagnostic equipment and other necessary information from John Deere equipment owners prohibited them from making their own equipment repairs, was a violation of the Sherman Act (that outlaws monopolies and ...
