BUDGET

Faced with the rising cost of goods and freight, discount retail chain Dollar Tree said Tuesday it will be raising its prices to $1.25 for the majority of its products.

Budget questions from readers on a range of topics.

Households will pay £3,000 more tax a year as a result of measures taken by Boris Johnson's government.

The sectors worst hit by the Covid pandemic in England are given help with their business rates.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.

A new report says that 86% of black musicians have faced barriers because of their race.

It comes as the Treasury asks government departments to identify 5% of "savings and efficiencies".

The conservation group WWF says the UK government must keep its promises on climate change.

Illinois on Tuesday got its first credit rating upgrade in more than two decades on the strength of the state’s latest budget.

Of course, it depends on when you book and how savvy you are at tracking airfare deals, but scoring a great deal on a flight these days certainly isn’t impossible.

The more you track your spending and keep an eye on it, the better you'll get at homing in on your monthly expenses.

Biden's budget incorporates his twin spending proposals for infrastructure and families, neither of which has been seriously debated by Congress yet.

When asked if continued spending on infrastructure and COVID-19 relief could set off inflation, Jerome Powell said he doesn't "see that now" and the economy needs to fully recover before spending levels "return to a sustainable path."

Among more than 150 readers who told the Tribune in an informal online survey about their experiences trying to get the vaccine, Dyra-Hamel was among the earliest to get it. Most of those who responded said the hardest part was trying to sign up for an opening, while actually getting the shot was easy. Many said they spent a long time scrambling to sign up online, and lucked out to get a slot.

“The lessons I take from that history are many. Importantly, as Chicagoans, throughout our history we have been tested and we have repeatedly risen to meet and exceed every challenge,” Lightfoot said to a handful of staffers in an otherwise empty City Council chambers. “But what I also know, as a woman of color, is that this time, in 2020, as we rebuild, we must continue to bring others along with us on the journey toward the next chapter in our shared destiny. We cannot afford to leave anyone behind.”