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Business News

Chamber welcomes three new members

The Delta County Area Chamber of Commerce provides an avenue for our business people to play a leadership role in building a healthy, vibrant community. We are partners to every community, every business and every citizen. When a business joins the Delta County Area Chamber of Commerce, they ...

Tumbling tech stocks pull Wall Street from record heights

NEW YORK (AP) — More drops for superstar artificial-intelligence stocks knocked Wall Street off its record heights on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% from its all-time high for its worst day in three weeks. The weakness for tech stocks yanked the Nasdaq composite down by a market-leading ...

Poll: Consumers not feeling much joy this holiday season

WASHINGTON (AP) — This holiday season isn't quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds. The vast majority of U.S. adults ...

Federal Reserve cuts key rate, predicts healthier economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate by a quarter-point for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months. Chair Jerome Powell signaled at a news conference the Fed would likely hold off on further rate cuts ...

What the Federal Reserve rate cut means

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. Before September, it had gone nine months without a cut. The benchmark rate is the rate ...

West Michigan sees signs that economic momentum slowing

West Michigan remains a leader in job and population growth across Michigan, but there are signs momentum has slowed amid staffing challenges, tariffs and the rise of artificial intelligence. Forty-six percent of Grand Rapids-area companies said in 2025 they were planning to expand, down from ...