Business & Finance STR’s Collazo on the Outlook for 2026 Hotel Demand 27 February 2026 Elizabeth STR’s Isaac Collazo discusses: Key economic indicators of hotel performance The international inbound U.S. travel outlook Forecasting in a time of volatility Citing a “more supportive” economic backdrop, CoStar, the…
Business & Finance Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in more than 3 years 27 February 2026 Elizabeth US mortgage rates dropped below 6% this week, cracking a key threshold after years of punishing borrowing costs that sidelined millions of would-be buyers. On Thursday, the average 30-year fixed…
Business & Finance Booming Business: Smile Ink Tattoo Opens At New Permanent Location | News, Sports, Jobs 27 February 2026 Elizabeth Justin Dombrowski, owner of Smile Ink Tattoo, is pictured giving a tattoo recently. P-J photo by Owen Reed With this new residence, owners believe that the business finally has a…
Business & Finance AI Helped US Economy To Grow By ‘Basically Zero’ In 2025 – Trak.in 27 February 2026 Elizabeth In the age of the AI boom, Meta, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and several other tech companies spent billions in investment in AI last year. AI Added “Zero” To US Economic…
Business & Finance DOE proposes cheaper, faster cleanup process for some Hanford waste 27 February 2026 Elizabeth Federal officials are pushing to have more of the hazardous waste at the Hanford site treated by a cheaper and faster method than solidifying it in a glass form at…
Business & Finance Economists debate AI’s impact on US GDP growth 27 February 2026 Elizabeth The Washington Post – A new economic indicator has captivated Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Washington. In Brief: Some economists say AI spending accounted for a large share of U.S.…
Business & Finance A record fourth year of drought in the Yakima Basin is likely 27 February 2026 Elizabeth The Yakima Valley hasn’t experienced four consecutive years of drought since record-keeping began in the late 19th century. That could change this year, as the window closes for snowpack to…
Business & Finance ‘The system wasn’t designed for a crisis like this’ 27 February 2026 Elizabeth Photo Credit: iStock Several blue-chip stocks dipped after a now-viral Substack post from a little-known financial research firm outlined a terrifyingly plausible scenario of imminent, global financial chaos brought about…
Business & Finance Can brackish groundwater help power new molten salt reactors? 27 February 2026 Elizabeth State Reps. Michael Carbone and Gail Griffin As innovative nuclear technologies enter the national conversation, one category of reactor may present a unique opportunity for Arizona—not only for its passive…
Business & Finance TD Economics – Weekly Bottom Line 27 February 2026 Elizabeth The biggest piece of news this week came Friday morning as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the U.S. administration’s use of IEEPA legislation to impose tariffs. These duties were…