U.S. News & World Report |
Gov. Brown Signs Plan That Raises Gas Tax to Fix Roads
U.S. News & World Report California drivers will see their gas prices rise in November and will pay more to register their vehicles come January. | April 28, 2017, at 7:05 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Gov. Brown Signs Plan That Raises Gas Tax to Fix … Gov. Brown signs bill OKing $52 billion tax to fix state roadsSFGate Brown Signs $50 Billion Transportation Funding PackageCapital Public Radio News Gov. Brown signs bill raising gas tax and vehicle fees by $5.2 billion annually for road and bridge repairsLos Angeles Times |
Los Angeles Times |
Trump's directive on offshore drilling will face solid resistance in California
Los Angeles Times A crew member arrives by boat at an oil platform near Santa Barbara. The state is preparing to fight any efforts by President Trump to expand drilling along the coast. (Chris Carlson / Associated Press). By Chris Megerian, Bettina Boxall and Dan … Trump aims to expand US offshore drilling, despite low industry demandReuters A deep dive into Trump's undersea energy orderWashington Examiner California just took a step to block Trump's efforts on offshore oil drillingSacramento Bee Santa Cruz Sentinel –The State (blog) –The Daily Caller –Daily Press all 253 news articles » |
BBC News |
U.S. GDP Growth Slowed on Tepid Consumer Spending — 2nd Update
Fox Business The U.S. economy stumbled during the first months of the year, as consumers reined in spending despite a rise in household confidence and a surge in stock prices that greeted the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Continue Reading Below. US economy expanded at weakest pace in 3 yearsWashington Post GDP Report Shows US Economy Off to Slow Start in 2017New York Times Oof, that's a bad GDP numberThe Boston Globe CNBC –Omaha World-Herald –Morningstar.com –The Independent all 693 news articles » |
Reuters |
Wall Street slips on weak GDP data, but indexes rise in April
Reuters NEW YORK Stocks edged lower on Wall Street on Friday after data showing the U.S. economy grew at its weakest pace in three years in the first quarter gave traders a reason to cash recent gains. Major indexes closed up for April, however, with the … Stocks climb 1% for April despite weak GDP dataCNBC Dow Ends Best Week of Year With Small Losses on Worries Over Slowdown to Start 2017TheStreet.com Stock market ends session lower, but Dow books best week of 2017MarketWatch Washington Post –Seeking Alpha all 104 news articles » |
TheStreet.com |
Top Takeaways From Amazon, Microsoft and Intel's Earnings Reports
TheStreet.com Thursday afternoon provided a slew of important tech company earnings; here's a look at the main earnings and guidance numbers provided by Amazon.com (AMZN) , Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC) , along with some thoughts on the other numbers and … Amazon's cloud gain could be Google's cloud lossRecode Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft ended the day $27.4 billion richerCNBC |
Bloomberg |
United Blunder Prompts Airlines to Throw Cash at Their Problems
Bloomberg United reached a settlement with a passenger who was dragged off a plane and bloodied. It also said it would pay as much as $10,000 to passengers who agree to give up their spots, following a similar move by Delta. Southwest said it would stop … How much did United pay Dr. Dao?CNN United CEO: 'Many more' policy changes 'in the works'USA TODAY You're not going to get $10000 for your airline seat, but strategy can helpChicago Tribune Reuters –Albuquerque Journal –Washington Post –United – Newsroom all 311 news articles » |
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