Baltimore Financial News

By Steve Gorman and Helen Coster

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Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements to buy them in kits online. Ghost guns were found at crime scenes in soaring numbers across the US before the regulation went into place, rising from fewer than 1,700 recovered by law enforcement in 2017 to more than 27,000 in 2023, according to Justice Department data. Since the federal rule was finalised, ghost gun numbers have flattened out or declined in several major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Baltimore, according to court documents. Manufacturing of miscellaneous gun parts also dropped 36 per cent overall, the Justice Department has said. Ghost guns are any privately made firearms without the serial numbers that allow police to trace weapons used in crime. The 2022 regulation was focused on kits sold online with everything needed to build a functioning firearm — sometimes in less than 30 minutes, according to court documents. ALSO READ: 'Elon, I want to thank you': Trump makes it official, makes big statement amid Tesla Takedown protests Ghost guns have been used in high-profile crimes, including a mass shooting carried out with an AR-15-style ghost gun in Philadelphia that left five people dead. Police believe a ghost gun used in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare's CEO in Manhattan was made on a 3D printer rather than assembled from a kit.

JPMorgan Chase, America's largest bank, has mandated a five-day office return for employees this month, ending remote work arrangements. Advocating his work-from-office policy, he said that only middle managers are unhappy with the decision. CEO Jamie Dimon has consistently supported in-office work, citing its benefits for learning, innovation, and company culture. In an internal memo, Dimon stated, «Now is the right time to solidify our full-time in-office approach.» He added, «We think it is the best way to run the company.»

The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines

President Joe Biden’s pending request to Congress for nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid includes money to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after its deadly collapse in March

HR and payroll company ADP ranked cities across the country. The rankings were based on three things that make a strong labor market: annual pay growth, new hire wages, and the hiring rate.

Kansas City Chiefs will be hosting Baltimore Ravens at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City in the NFL season 2024 opener on Thursday, September 5. Chiefs versus Ravens NFL game is scheduled to kick off at 8.20 pm (ET) on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Kansas City Chiefs' NFL opening game against Baltimore Ravens will be live streamed on Fubo TV which offers seven-day free. The Kansas City Chiefs begin their quest to become the first NFL team to win three consecutive Super Bowls.

Barney’s World," set to premiere on Max in October 2024. The series marks Barney’s return to TV after 14 years.

 Jack Otter and the panel discuss the downfall of Southwest Airlines’ popularity and how they could turn it around on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.’

The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge of auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its busiest month ever for car and truck shipments

NFL 2024 schedule is yet to be announced officially but details of the first game have emerged. "Super Bowl" defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on Baltimore Ravens, as per a report on USA Today.

Maryland Motor Truck Association President and CEO Louis Campion on the recovery and impact on the trucking industry from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants

New Jersey at 17.59 local time on Friday. The quake was at a depth of 9 kilometres, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy wrote, “New Jersey just experienced an aftershock.

New York earthquake: After the strongest earthquake in 140 years rattled New York on Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the 4.8 magnitude earthquake may impact air traffic in several areas. The aviation agency also put a pause on flights for the city till noon, while warning passengers of 30-40 minutes delay in New York flights. "A 4.8 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey may impact some air traffic facilities in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

Officials say the U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary alternate channel for vessels clearing debris at the site of the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

Crews continue the complicated and meticulous operation of removing the steel and concrete from the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

Tugboats were not escorting the massive cargo ship Dali when it lost power in the Port of Baltimore and slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, toppling the span and killing six people

slammed into the bridge in the predawn darkness Tuesday, toppling the span and killing six construction workers. Whether those tugs could have averted the disaster with the Dali already out of control is debatable.

Port of Baltimore and closed a major highway will cause weeks or months of transportation disruptions in the Mid-Atlantic region and accelerate a shift of cargo to the US West Coast as importers and exporters try to avoid potential bottlenecks at trade gateways from Boston to Miami. “Companies have already begun shifting volumes from the East Coast to the West Coast,” said Ryan Petersen, the founder and chief executive of Flexport Inc., a digital freight platform based in San Francisco. “Baltimore being taken offline means all the other ports on the East Coast are getting this bubble of cargo — creating congestion and delays.” That also means companies and consumers may face a repeat of one of the big supply chain lessons of the Covid pandemic: that a sudden 10% or 20% increase in volumes through a port “is enough to cause massive backlogs, congestion, ships waiting offshore and all sorts of delays that can compound on themselves,” Petersen said.

The Baltimore Fire Department called the collapse a developing mass casualty event.