Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Buffalo, New York sues gun makers, accusing industry of fueling violence | Reuters

'Thermonuclear' Chinese Covid outbreak may infect '10% of the world in next three months'

Lawmakers unveil bill to avoid gov't shutdown, boost Ukraine

U.S. deploys B-52 bombers, F-22 fighters after North Korea missile launch

Indiana Senate Republican leaders want to eliminate state income tax by end of decade

Robert Reich Lists Crypto Among 'Zero-Sum' Sectors That Produce Only Nation's Ultra-Wealthy: 'Every Winner Comes At Expense Of...'

Amazon Stock Price Plunges To Lowest Since Early Pandemic, Down 49% In 2022

Texas Roadhouse hires deaf server and shows a great way to accommodate workers with disabilities

Congress Releases $1.7 Trillion Funding Bill as Government Shutdown Nears

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Philadelphia schools and others will require masks as U.S. COVID cases spike

Critical care medicine organizations urge House leadership to stop Medicare payment cuts

China facing largest COVID surge of the pandemic: possibly 800 million cases

BQ and XBB subvariants of COVID evade immunity and medical treatments, study says

Eight social media influencers charged in $100 million stock manipulation scheme

U.S. sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border

Russia Shares Provocative Video of ICBM Being Loaded Into Silo Launcher

White House to resume program sending free COVID tests by mail

“Pure and deadly greed”: Lawmakers slam Pfizer’s 400% price hike on COVID shots

EXPLAINER: What can the Patriot missile do for Ukraine?

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Why Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel Says The Fed Is Reading The Wrong Data, CPI Print Is 'Bogus' And Inflation Is 'Over'

'Corporate greed at its worst': Top US utility giants reap $14 billion in profits as households suffer

Nuclear fusion passes major milestone: net energy generation

'Neglect': Unvaccinated people more likely to have serious driving accidents

November CPI: Inflation rises 7.1% over last year

Colleges should provide the true cost of attendance after report finds most schools don't give clear information

U.S. shale oil output to keep growing, at snail's pace - EIA

U.S. Supreme Court lets California ban flavored tobacco products

Health care will get even more dysfunctional after January 1

Friday, December 9, 2022

Indiana flu deaths double in one week

Efforts ongoing to clean up Keystone oil leak, largest U.S. spill in nearly a decade

NYC issues advisory urging masks indoors, in crowds outdoors

Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in November, more than expected, despite hopes inflation is cooling

Big Oil has engaged in a long-running climate disinformation campaign while raking in record profits | CNN Politics

France, Spain, Portugal to build hydrogen pipeline by 2030

Globalization 'almost dead,' TSMC founder says amid US moves

Shoppers are dipping into savings and going into debt. That could cause a holiday hangover

America just won a major victory over China. And it happened in Arizona.

Oregon officials recommending masking up, staying home

Thursday, December 1, 2022

US gas is cheaper than before Russia invaded Ukraine

Economist Austan Goolsbee named next Chicago Fed president

Florida Takes $2 Billion Away From BlackRock Due To Firm’s "Activist" Investing Standards

The US economy's growth was stronger than expected in the third quarter

EU warns Musk that Twitter faces ban over content moderation

One Reason Men Often Perform Better On 'Jeopardy!' Than Women Has Nothing To Do With The Questions

Biden just knifed labor unions in the back. They shouldn’t forget it

Starlink Speeds Continue to Fall in the US, Canada Amid Network Congestion

Covid-19 Infection and Death Rates Climbed Nationwide Last Week

Data Shows There’s No Profits Left for Bitcoin Miners That Can’t Obtain Cheap Electricity, Run Efficient Mining Rigs

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

More than 90% of COVID deaths occurring among elderly adults: CDC

Report warns U.S. chip design market share to plunge without government support

'Boy We Zoomed Up!' CNBC Reporters Gush Over GDP — Wonder If US 'Canceled Appointment With Recession'

Bank of America CEO predicts two years of pain ahead in the housing market

The Guardian view on Biden’s ‘Buy America’ strategy: a wake-up call for Europe

U.S. senators introduce bill to expand E15 gasoline sales, with support from oil group

DoorDash announces layoffs affecting 1,250 workers

AFL-CIO urges Congress to add paid sick leave to rail contract

US sounds nuclear alarm as it finds yet another ‘China threat’

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Federal Reserve board agreed it would be appropriate to slow interest rate hikes soon, minutes show

Fears of crypto contagion from FTX grow as another company's finances wobble: NPR

End of cheap money for U.S. farmers plows trouble into food production

NY gov signs novel law that limits cryptomining, for now

New York City headed for "economic tsunami," Mayor Eric Adams warns

Workers are quitting these industries the most, new study shows

Credit Suisse warns of $1.6 billion loss as rich clients leave

Activist Investor tells Google: Cut costs, stop paying staff so much

It's Not Just Joe Biden. Lots of Americans Are Working Into Their 80s.

Mercedes-Benz wants its EV owners to pay a $1200 yearly subscription fee to make their cars go quicker.

China may have 'passed the point of no return' as Covid infections soar

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Explainer: The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: who controls it and why is it important?

Invasive Northern Snakehead reeling in restaurant guests in Maryland

Biggest U.S. rail union digs in on paid sick time, raising threat of strike

Global LNG Supplies Are ‘Sold Out’ for Years, Japan Warns

IMF, South Sudan sign agreement for $112.7m in emergency funds

Analysis: First U.S. coral insurance marks the rise of the reef brigades

Judge orders Amazon to stop retaliations against organizers | AP News

Bombarded by unhealthy food ads, Black and Hispanic consumers suffer real health consequences

Pfizer CEO claims 400% price hike on COVID vaccines will be “free”

Meta’s Galactica Bot Is the Most Dangerous Thing It Has Made Yet

Real-Life 'Invisibility Cloak' Stops AI Cameras From Recognizing People

Beijing shuts parks, museums as China's COVID cases rise

Friday, November 18, 2022

COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up nearly half of U.S. cases - CDC

Federal Reserve official suggests substantial rate hikes may be needed

Berkeley joins Harvard and Yale boycott of U.S. News law school rankings

Hess CEO says OPEC 'back in the driver's seat' as U.S. shale growth slows

Target Says It Lost $400 Million To Shoplifting Over Three Months

Amazon CEO says job cuts will continue into next year

Dollar heads for weekly gain as Fed pushes back on pivot

Justin Bieber's Bored Ape NFT Value Dropped by 95% After FTX Collapsed

L.A. County returns to strongly recommending COVID masking

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Congress must seat the Cherokee delegate

Google to pay nearly $400 million to settle U.S. location-tracking probe

Nearly Every Swedish Economist Says This Is the Financial Concept You Most Need to Understand

No Justice Until We Address the Mass Incarceration of Black Women

Target: 'Organized retail crime' drove $400 million in extra profit loss this year

Target earnings miss by a mile amid 'significant change in consumer shopping patterns'

Lab-grown meat cleared for human consumption by U.S. regulator

Yale and Harvard law schools say they won't participate in U.S. News rankings

Larry Summers Considers Debt Limit 'Much More Serious Risk' Amid Rising Interest Rates, Divided Congress

Starbucks U.S. workers at 100 stores plan one-day walkout

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Poland calls Article 4 NATO meeting after Russian-made missile kills two

Poland considering NATO Article 4 activation, says spokesman

Here Comes the Digital U.S. Dollar: The NY Fed Has Now Launched a 12-Week Pilot Program for Digital Dollar Tokens

Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

Japan's new daily COVID cases to exceed 100,000 for first time in 2 months

Global luxury sales set to hit record this year, study says

Academy pays students out of high school to learn trade skills

Fed Vice Chair Brainard is 'reassured' by inflation report

‘Covid’s not done with us, and I’m not done with covid,’ Fauci says, as he prepares to step down from his post

Wholesale Used Car Prices in Freefall While Retail Prices Keep Rising

Yellen says she expects inflation will return to normal levels 'over the next couple of years'

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Hedge Fund Galois Capital Discloses 'Roughly Half' of the Firm's Capital 'Stuck on FTX'

Superworms with planet-saving, polystyrene munching power form integral part of city art exhibit

Los Angeles Covid Test Positivity Up 25% In The Past Week As Concerns About Winter Wave Grow

Morehouse College Makes History As The First-Ever College To Offer Classes In The Metaverse

Southeast US has hit the roof of CDC’s respiratory illness level scale

North Carolina open-pit lithium mine proposed to supply EV battery manufacturing: Opponents cite environmental risks

Global shipping industry faces a new problem — too many containers

Flu cases continue to rage across the US while vaccination rates lag

Sunday, November 6, 2022

Eli Lilly says some staff want to leave Indiana because of abortion ban, Financial Times reports

No nuclear weapons over Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, in clear message to Russia

Permanent Daylight Saving Time will hurt our health, experts say

RSV & Flu Outbreaks Are Causing Schools To Close Nationwide

Woolybubs' new biodegradable shoes can 'dissolve' in hot water

Warning of 'human catastrophe' as more turn to drink and drugs to 'numb stress' of cost of living

100-Year-Old Community Forced To Move As Caribbean Island Sinks

High-Income Earners Should Expect Social Security Taxes to Skyrocket in 2023

Ukraine war just a 'warmup,' the 'big one is coming,' US admiral warns

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Better call Seoul: U.S. watches nervously as Europe turns to South Korea for weapons

10-year Treasury yield turns higher after Fed's Powell says rates will go higher than expected

Whales Gulp Down 10 Million Microplastic Particles Every Day

JPMorgan Chase unveils online payments platform for landlords and tenants

China wants sixfold growth in VR industry in five years as Beijing eyes big role in metaverse

Maersk sees container demand slowing as recession looms

U.S. oil production nears 12 mln barrels/day, at pre-pandemic high

A COVID wave of BQ infections that started in New York has already reached California. It’s about to engulf the rest of the nation, experts say

US companies added 239,000 jobs in October, better than expected: ADP

Maersk warns of ‘dark clouds on the horizon’ as it cuts demand forecast amid growing recession fears

Students Who Finished High School During COVID Lockdowns Are Failing College

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers urges Fed to keep hiking rates

Authors are celebrating a federal court's decision to block the merger of two mega-publishers

BP's profit more than doubles as calls for windfall taxes grow louder

ECB must keep raising rates even if recession risks rise, Lagarde says

Amazon Music expands catalog to 100M songs for members

Why inflation will likely stay sky-high regardless of which party wins the midterms

US debt: Federal interest payments could soon exceed military spending

Diesel shortage raises alarm as fuel logistics firm issues ‘code red’ in Southeast

Ford Asks Underperforming Employees To Choose Severance Or Performance Improvement

Friday, October 28, 2022

Economist Peter Schiff Warns the US Dollar Will Crash — Says 'We're Going to Default'

It's ugly. It was catching fire. It's old tech. GM is selling the Chevy Bolt like hotcakes

Amazon warns costs may eviscerate profits, shares crash

America and Saudi Arabia are locked in a bitter battle over oil. The stakes are massive

Biden admin bracing for up to 70K COVID deaths this winter as booster uptake flops

A key US inflation gauge stayed at a high 6.2% in September

Growing Pile of Distressed Debt Signals Coming US Default Wave

World’s largest Bitcoin miner may be heading towards bankruptcy

Wuhan plunged back into lockdown almost three years after first Covid case with 800k in quarantine amid spike in cases

Europe Effectively Bans Sales of New Gas- and Diesel-Powered Cars by 2035

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Germany plans to legalise recreational cannabis

Mortgage demand from homebuyers is nearly half what it was in 2021

Average long-term mortgage rate jumps above 7% this week

European health experts warn of new wave of COVID-19 within a week

An Economic Crisis Worse Than Any Recession In History Is On Its Way?

This Social Security Bridge Strategy Can Help Secure Your Retirement

Environmentalists Warn of Gas Flaring in Texas as Prices Plunge Below Zero

Study Discovers Medical Cannabis Drives 6x Improvement In Killing Breast Cancer Cells

China's Semiconductor Industry 'Decapitated Overnight': What 'Annihilation Looks Like'

Doesn't Look Like We're In A Recession: CNBC Anchor Says 2.6% GDP Number Could Signal 'Soft Landing'

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The US Now Has Just 25 Days of Diesel Supply — Its Lowest Amount Since 2008

Financial security is allowing some older workers to leave the workforce

The conflict in Northern Ethiopia is humanitarian crisis - White House

Stock markets crash in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen on a raft of bad news after China’s leadership reshuffle

The live music industry is in big trouble.

California poised to become world’s 4th largest economy

U.S. yields climb as hawkish Fed concerns outweigh weaker economic data

Kremlin accuses West of having "essentially stolen" gold, forex reserves via sanctions

World is in its 'first truly global energy crisis'