/tags/american-economy American Economy en-US Copyright Tue, 19 Dec 2023 20:43:59 GMT /show/due-south/2023-12-19/economic-reality-versus-perception-in-2023-and-a-2024-forecast An exploration of what went wrong and what went right with the economy in 2023, and what to expect in 2024, with economist Jackie Benson. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 20:43:59 GMT /show/due-south/2023-12-19/economic-reality-versus-perception-in-2023-and-a-2024-forecast Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy /2022-03-07/gas-prices-surge-to-above-4-a-gallon-near-a-national-record The prospect that the U.S. and its allies could impose new sanctions on Russian oil pushed energy prices sharply higher. The average price of gasoline in the U.S. hit $4.06 per gallon. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:23:09 GMT /2022-03-07/gas-prices-surge-to-above-4-a-gallon-near-a-national-record Scott Horsley /business-economy/2019-04-26/u-s-economy-powers-ahead-in-first-quarter-3-2-growth The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy picked up steam in the first three months of the year. GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the first quarter, up from 2.2% at the end of 2018, Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:01:06 GMT /business-economy/2019-04-26/u-s-economy-powers-ahead-in-first-quarter-3-2-growth Scott Horsley /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-05/why-sin-taxes-are-not-for-your-own-good Selective taxes on items like cigarettes and alcohol are often imposed by the U.S. government to help consumers make better choices. But according to… Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:10:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-05/why-sin-taxes-are-not-for-your-own-good Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2018-10-05/why-sin-taxes-are-not-for-your-own-good Selective taxes on items like cigarettes and alcohol are often imposed by the U.S. government to help consumers make better choices. But according to… Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:10:23 GMT /business-economy/2018-10-05/why-sin-taxes-are-not-for-your-own-good Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-11/ten-years-after-the-great-recession-how-does-nc-fare Ten years after the Great Recession North Carolina’s economy is back on its feet by many measures. Rates of employment are up, and the hard-hit… Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:45:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-11/ten-years-after-the-great-recession-how-does-nc-fare Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2018-01-11/ten-years-after-the-great-recession-how-does-nc-fare Ten years after the Great Recession North Carolina’s economy is back on its feet by many measures. Rates of employment are up, and the hard-hit… Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:45:36 GMT /business-economy/2018-01-11/ten-years-after-the-great-recession-how-does-nc-fare Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-07/human-stories-from-the-heart-of-coal-country Last weekend marked the fifth anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia—the nation’s worst coal mine disaster in decades. Massey… Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:35:21 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-07/human-stories-from-the-heart-of-coal-country Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /environment/2015-04-07/human-stories-from-the-heart-of-coal-country Last weekend marked the fifth anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia—the nation’s worst coal mine disaster in decades. Massey… Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:35:21 GMT /environment/2015-04-07/human-stories-from-the-heart-of-coal-country Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-03/unc-chapel-hill-honors-100-year-old-request-for-living-time-capsule In 1915, former UNC President Kemp Plummer Battle sent a sealed box to the North Carolina Historical Society that contained two items: a letter and a… Fri, 03 Apr 2015 16:08:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-03/unc-chapel-hill-honors-100-year-old-request-for-living-time-capsule Anita Rao, Frank Stasio