economies

The evidence against rent control is vast and continues to pile high. The latest example comes from Argentina. In 2020, Argentina faced rapidly rising...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill that allows small craft producers of spirits, cider and mead to ship directly to their customers. The new law open...

Local sales tax collections slipped for all area taxing bodies in June and the second quarter of the year, the Office of the State Comptroller announc...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — A new report from a national economic think tank finds some challenges to turning Upstate New York into a national tech economic hub....

The United States should use its emergency oil supply for exactly that: emergencies. But President Joe Biden continues to use the Strategic Petroleum ...

Area unemployment rates in June stayed relatively flat, mirroring trends at the state and national level. According to the state Department of Labor, ...

The Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal government will have a budget deficit of $1.9 trillion this year, $400 billion more than was...

Inflation has slowed over the last year, but area counties and towns will again be hit by the property tax cap. The Office of the State Comptroller re...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re facing a cost-of-living crisis, you’re not alone. Three-quarters of Americans agree with you, saying they don’t feel fina...

President Joe Biden and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., have proudly been touting the $6.1 billion grant the U.S. will provide for Micron Technologies t...

Area unemployment dropped below state levels in May, the state Department of Labor reported. The Department of Labor reported the unemployment rate in...

The Biden administration has turned the U.S. labor market into a temporary employment agency for foreigners, leaving American workers behind, and the ...

Most area entities which collect local sales taxes saw increases in June, according to the state’s top fiscal watchdog. The Office of the State Comptr...

Average gasoline prices in New York fell 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.59/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,118 stat...

The dairy industry has not only been one of the more important forces in American nutrition, but it has also helped propel New York into one of the mo...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Joe Biden promised to lower housing costs during his State of the Union address earlier this spring. To date, his plan ha...

If you want inflation to drop, pay attention to the national debt. Interest payments on the debt recently surpassed spending on defense and Medicare, ...

Area unemployment rates rose in April, while statewide figures declined. The state Department of Labor reported this week that Cattaraugus County’s un...