WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Dangerous counterfeit Botox shipments intercepted by Indianapolis CBP INDIANAPOLIS-- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at an Indianapolis express consignment facility recently seized four packages of counterfeit Botox vials with an MSRP of $8,500 had the products been real. Of the four shipments, three were coming from the same shipper in Gr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following March 6, 2025, edition of Fed Views by Mark Spiegel: Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S. economy continued to advance at a solid pace in 2024 but is showing some signs of slowing. The labor market has cooled relative to conditions in early 2024 and appears to be largely balanced. However, progress on inflation has slowed in recent months. At its January 2025 meeting, the Federal Open Market Com  more