Finance & Markets

Visa and Mastercard Strike $30 Billion Deal to Cut Credit Card Fees, Despite Durbin's Bill Opposition

Visa and Mastercard have reached a landmark agreement estimated at $30 billion, intended to alleviate credit and debit card fees...

Visa, MasterCard Agree to Lower Swipe Fees in New $30 billion settlement

Visa and Mastercard have come to terms with an estimated $30 billion settlement aimed at reducing credit and debit card fees for...

Average US Car Sales Price Down 3.6% From a Year Ago

In the first three months of 2024, new vehicle sales rose some 5% despite high interest rates. However, electric vehicle sales slowed due...

America's Small Business Owners Optimistic About the Economy

Small business owners are reporting feeling better about the U.S. economy as inflation and recession fears subside, according to a new...

The Louisiana trucking industry in dire need of young workers

The Louisiana Motor Transport Association Foundation bought two downtown Baton Rouge buildings for $1.2 million with plans to move its...

Possible Fix for Louisiana's Insurance Crisis on the Horizon

Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple laid out changes to Louisiana insurance regulations that would allow insurers to raise rates more...

MORNINGSTAR: Why We Expect Inflation to Fall in 2024

For now, it looks like inflation will return to normal without a recession. As we had expected, inflation fell sharply in 2023 after...

Rethinking Drug Pricing: Fixing the Misalignment in Healthcare Markets

The functioning of the current drug pricing market is clearly broken, evident to anyone observing closely. But what's causing this...

Weather patterns create perfect storm for expensive 2024 crawfish season

Crawfish season has officially begun in the Pelican State, but it is going to cost a pretty penny this year. Merchants say weather...

Louisiana Labeled "Judicial Hellhole” Eight Years Running

The American Tort Reform Foundation has labeled Louisiana the 7th largest “Judicial Hellhole” in its annual Judicial Hellholes® report. A...

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