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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve

Economy | Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press •

September 18, 2024

Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight

The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market, which has shown clear signs of slowing.

Federal Reserve Powell

News | Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press •

September 16, 2024

Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’?

Typically, a succession of Fed rate cuts leads over time to lower borrowing costs for things like mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and business loans.

Eduardo Munoz Alvarez

Economy | Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press •

September 11, 2024

Consumer prices rose 2.5% last month, with U.S. inflation reaching a 3-year low

Grocery prices were unchanged from July to August, extending a cool-down in food costs even though they remain much higher than they were three years ago.

Federal Reserve Powell

News | Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press •

July 2, 2024

Fed Chair Jerome Powell: US inflation is cooling, not yet time for rate cuts

After some persistently high inflation reports at the start of 2024, Powell said, the data for April and May "do suggest we are getting back on a disinflationary path."

News

News | Paul Wiseman, Associated Press •

June 5, 2026

Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as U.S. job market shows resilience despite Iran war

News | Jeremy Pittari •

June 5, 2026

House lawmakers consider Mississippi school consolidation amid enrollment decline, increased funding

News | Magnolia Tribune •

June 5, 2026

Magnolia Mornings: June 5, 2026

Business

Business | Daniel Tyson •

May 20, 2026

International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

May 14, 2026

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

Business | Frank Corder •

May 12, 2026

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

June 5, 2026

L.V. Hull Home and Legacy Center opens in Mississippi

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 5, 2026

As He planned

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 4, 2026

The lie of isolation

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

June 3, 2026

It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains

Opinion | Hunter Estes •

June 2, 2026

Mississippi needs the success sequence

Opinion | Haley Fisackerly •

June 1, 2026

Two billion reasons why Mississippi and Entergy are proving data centers can provide power customers real savings