Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 5:00am
Semiconductors are the basic building blocks of microchips. These technological marvels are in everything from lightbulbs and toothbrushes to cars, trains and planes, not to mention the vast array of electronics that have become integral to many people’s daily lives.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — More than $21 million in questionable spending of federal pandemic funds by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services was revealed in a newly released statewide audit.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:04am
Financial stress is so common that certified financial planner Katie Lindquist says almost every client she has tells her they are feeling it.
“They don’t know what they should be doing with their money, and they feel like they should know. They feel shame around their money habits, which is a huge driving force of stress,” Lindquist says.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:03am
OMAHA — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Omaha Thursday and announced $124 million in grants and loans to projects in 44 states that are aimed at saving energy and creating more income streams for smaller farmers and rural businesses.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:02am
NEW YORK (AP) — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud on hundreds of thousands of customers that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:01am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reiterated a message he has sounded in recent weeks: While the Fed expects to cut interest rates this year, it won't be ready to do so until it sees “more good inflation readings’’ and is more confident that annual price increases are falling toward its 2% target.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 03/26/2024 - 5:00am
Listening to the radio, an old familiar voice comes on the air. He spins the hits of yesteryear, sparking trips down memory lane to the days of cruising Dodge Street or driving the Square in Fremont.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 03/26/2024 - 4:00am
A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate makers around the world reliant on west Africa for cocoa, there is significant concern about the impact on the prices of chocolate and the livelihood of farmers. Cocoa researcher Michael Odijie explains the reasons for the shortage.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 03/26/2024 - 3:00am
CHICAGO (AP) — Don't have enough airline miles for that free flight? United Airlines is now letting people pool and share their frequent-flyer points with family and friends, a feature currently offered by some smaller carriers.
United said Thursday that a “pool leader” can pick up to four other people to set up a joint account in its MileagePlus program.