WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book for Jan. 12, 2022: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic conditions have improved moderately since our previous report. Employers continue to report difficulty hiring enough workers to meet consumer demand, with some industries with a high degree of direct consumer contact forced to limit or cut back operating capacity due to staffing shortages. Significant wage pressures persist across most ind  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 18 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks on Jan. 17, 2022, by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the World Economic Forum: * * * This year's World Economic Forum takes place in the shadow of an enormously difficult period for economies, for people and the planet. According to the United Nations economic report released last week, the world is emerging from the depths of a paralyzing economic crisis. But recovery remains fragile and uneven amid the lingering pand  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, Jan. 18 (TNSOps) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement by International President Cecil E. Roberts on Jan. 16, 2022: * * * "Today, the nation comes together to honor a man who believed in fairness and equality for all Americans. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to fighting injustice. Unfortunately, too little has changed in American workplaces over the last sixty years. We still find ourselves fighting for critical protections wo  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 18 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2022: State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced the Board of Treasury Investments, which manages the state's roughly $8 billion operating funds, will no longer use a BlackRock Inc. investment fund as part of its banking transactions. The decision was based on recent reports (https://www.wsj.com/articles/larry-fink-wants-to-save-the-world-and-make-money-doing-it-116414  more