Tag: Dwindle

System in Gulf brings rain to Mexico as chances for development dwindle

An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could bring localized flooding to parts of northeastern Mexico Sunday, though its chances for tropical development are steadily dwindling. The large area of showers and thunderstorms was located about 20 miles southeast of La Pesca, Mexico, as of 8 p.m. and was due to […]

System in Gulf brings rain to Mexico as chances for development dwindle

An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could bring localized flooding to parts of northeastern Mexico Sunday, though its chances for tropical development are steadily dwindling. The large area of showers and thunderstorms was located about 20 miles southeast of La Pesca, Mexico, as of 2 p.m. and was due to […]

As African Apparel Imports Dwindle, the Time for AGOA Renewal is Now

The clock is officially ticking on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and uncertainty about the trade preference program’s future is already eroding U.S. imports from sub-Saharan African (SSA) nations. Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) data from April revealed a concerning trend: imports from AGOA beneficiary countries decreased by more than 23 percent […]

Funds dwindle as historical society project nears completion

May 31—BLUFFTON — If all goes as planned, a new Heritage Center will adorn the grounds of the Swiss Community Historical Society’s Old Schumaker Homestead by the time the annual Bluffton Fall Festival rolls around on the last weekend of September. That $1 million plan, however, hinges exclusively on the support of corporate and individual […]

Credit-Card Spending Piles Up as Savings Dwindle 

U.S. consumers continue to burn through their pandemic savings and are taking on more debt as they face high prices on everything from food and housing to entertainment.  Marianne Lake, co-chief executive of JPMorgan Chase’s consumer bank, said at a December conference that before the pandemic, the bank’s lowest-income clients had on average 12 days’ […]