Monday, January 31, 2022

HSBC invests US$100 million in Bill Gates-led green tech programme to support decarbonisation of heavy polluting sectors

Michigan's Attorney General announces investigation into "grossly excessive" insulin prices: 'Enough is enough'

Biden ready to unleash 'nuclear financial sanction option' and send Putin 'back to Stone Age' over Ukraine

Wall Street predicts as many as 7 rate hikes this year. Here's what that means for the markets

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Stop hyping batteries, it's pumped hydro that will save the planet

Workers at four Michigan Starbucks stores join unionization movement

Fed rate hike could be half-point if needed, says Fed's Raphael Bostic

Of course pre-K and cash help kids … right?

Goldman Sachs expecting five rate hikes this year

Share the profits! Why US businesses must return to rewarding workers properly

The Oil Industry Has a $500 Billion Bubble Problem

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Meet a Sheet-Metal Apprentice Whose $24/hr Job Is His 'Unknown Calling'

The Fed uses one inflation gauge as its North Star. Here's why

Truck Drivers Say Joe Biden's Infrastructure Plan Overlooks Parking

Amazon Threatened, Surveilled Workers Forming Union: National Labor Relations Board Claim

California Doesn't Know What To Do With Old EV Batteries

'Sold by Amazon' program shut down after Washington attorney general's antitrust investigation | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Farmers flourish under Biden, see recovery from Trump-era trade wars

What France's Potential Cured Meat Ban Could Mean For Your Charcuterie Board

The biggest corporate holder of bitcoin is not Square or Tesla

Big Tech Will Soon Have to Disclose Salaries for Jobs In NYC

'Echoes of the subprime crash': This Nobel economist sees worrying signs in cryptos

Friday, January 28, 2022

Exclusive-White House mulls extension of Trump-era solar tariffs, with tweaks

U.S. judge annuls Gulf of Mexico oil auction over climate impact

Trade deficit tops $1 trillion for first time

Norway wealth fund earns second-highest return in 2021

Bud Light Is Launching Zero Carb Beer

Bankers' rate 'rigging' not criminal, says US

Experts Warn of “Quantum Apocalypse” Where Encryption No Longer Works

A story about two pairs of boots illustrates how rich people get richer in ways poor people can't

New omicron variant is putting scientists on alert. Here's what to know: NPR

Thursday, January 27, 2022

New Omicron offshoot BA.2 is over 1.5 times more contagious as the original, early data from Denmark suggests

Man Paralyzed in Uber Crash Sues for $63M, Says Driver Had Bad Record

Automakers Are Finally Figuring Out What Subaru Knew All Along

White House sees 'challenges' in diverting energy supplies to Europe

What is monotasking? Startup creates virtual co-working space around method

Wisconsin judge blocks medical workers from starting new jobs with better pay

Hospital sues to try to stop employees from getting better jobs

Intel applies for stacked forksheet transistor patent

‘From market’s best friend to enemy’: Asian shares plunge as US Fed nails on rate rise

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Global oil benchmark tops $90 for the first time since 2014

Egypt: Biden administration authorizes $2.5 billion in arms sales despite human rights abuses

Renting Robot Workers Can Cost Roughly Half as Much as Hiring Humans — What Does This Mean for US Workforce?

New economic model finds wetlands provide billions in filtration value

Defense deal crackdown is a bipartisan antitrust affair

IMF: Fed’s move to hike interest rates will slow down Asia's recovery

'Don't borrow for college,' warns Harvard economist'—why he says it's a 'waste of money'

Putting Fed Rate Hikes into Perspective

Goldman Sachs: markets have not reached "danger zone" levels yet

The Era of Cheap Renewables Grinds To A Halt

Climate lawsuit claiming disinformation by oil companies can move ahead

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Think tank hits out at proposed app store regulations supported by Spotify and Epic

Farmers could forgo harmful fertilisers by growing black-eyed peas, scientists say

Bigger spend needed for net-zero world than assumed - McKinsey Report

China passes US as Israel’s largest source of imports in 2021

The price tag for a net zero transition: $3.5 trillion a year

Bosses Admit to ‘Proximity Bias,’ But Want Workers Back in Offices Anyway

Goldman economist says it’s tough to sustain wage gains of 5% to 6% without ‘meaningfully high’ inflation

World's Largest Grassroots Recycling Program Turns Glass Into Sand to Prevent Coastal Erosion in New Orleans

New Omicron Offshoot BA.2 Arrives In U.S. After Spreading In UK

Why the Fed doesn't need a CBDC right now

Monday, January 24, 2022

Google sued by 4 attorneys general over location tracking

Ukraine receives second batch of U.S. weapons in Russian stand-off

Russian Banks Begin Testing Digital Ruble Payments

New Payment System Seeking to Bolster Intra-African Trade Goes Live

36% of US Millennials Say Student Loan Debt Prevents Home Ownership

High fertilizer prices could mean smaller crops

How Digital Dollar Would Be Better Digital Currency Than Crypto: Fed

How a Day of Apple-Picking Led to a $2 Billion Startup on a Mission to Feed the Hungry

Inflation surge could push the Fed into more than four rate hikes this year, Goldman Sachs says

‘Stealth Omicron’: All you need to know about fast-spreading sub-strain

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Fears grow that US action on inflation will trigger debt crisis

Blue states pay more than their fair share. Here are the receipts.

Google sued over false Google Pixel 4 ads

Banks close record number of branches in 2021, led by Wells Fargo

Over 450 climate scientists back initiative calling out dirty advertising

100 Millionaires And Billionaires Sign Open Letter Pleading For Higher Taxes

Sony Laying Off 100 Disc Manufacturing Workers at Terra Haute, Indiana Plant

Why Exxon's "net zero" pledge is meaningless

U.S. trade chief Tai says world can't return to 2019 trading system

It’s time for US small businesses to offer a four-day workweek

Chipotle's CEO Boosted Revenue by $2 Billion Using These 2 Simple Techniques. Any Business Can Use Them.

Truckers Say E-Logs Sometimes Leave Them Stranded Minutes From Home

Driverless Trucks Are About To Be Everywhere In Texas

New Omicron ‘sub-variant’ throws up new virus questions

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Jeremy Grantham warns 'super bubble' will soon pop, tanking stocks 50 percent

New Decarbonization Tech Captures CO2, ‘Instantly’ Converts It Into Solid Carbon

U.S. oil rig count falls for first time in 13 weeks

Yellen rebrands Biden economic agenda as 'modern supply-side economics'

Paying Employees to Quit Their Job Helps Empower Them: Experts

Friday, January 21, 2022

China set to cut interest rates on standing lending facility loans

Robot umpires at home plate moving up to Triple-A for 2022

Link: Federal Reserve Report on Central Bank Digital Currency

Senate Panel Approves Big Antitrust Bill That Apple Hates

BP says its EV chargers will be more profitable than pumps — here’s how

US Trade Groups Asked CFPB to Pause Overdraft Fee Crackdown

Incoming bank cop at the Fed expected to bring a 'hawkish' touch to Wall Street

IHOP Takes a Page Out of Olive Garden's Playbook

Cryptocurrencies: bitcoin falls 7% , ether down 8% in the last 24 hours

There’s a secret clue your employee is about to quit

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Crypto.com CEO confirms hundreds of accounts were hacked, hedges on other details

White House tells chip industry to be ready for potential Russia export curbs

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Acknowledges US Economy Doesn't Work For Minorities

China cuts benchmark lending rate for 2nd straight month

U.S. mortgage interest rates climb for 4th straight week

Crude Gets Closer to $90 Ahead of Key Stockpiles Data

Too Much Choice Makes the Supply Chain Crisis Even Worse

The US' paycheck protection funds went mostly to the richest 20%

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Millionaires urge governments to ‘tax us now’ as they admit current system is unfair

Bill would cut in-person class time by 20% in Washington schools

Company That Switched To Four-Day Week Hails Move 'Huge Success'

Liquid metal catalyst quickly coverts carbon dioxide into solid carbon

US judge dismisses Facebook’s request to throw out monopoly case

Taco Bell is starting a business school

Obamacare enrollment hits record high after Biden makes changes

Financial Analysts Say Bitcoin’s Price Is Going to Keep Falling and Falling

Renewable energy is overrated. Nuclear fusion is key to our future

Hours after Microsoft says it's buying Activision, the US government says it's overhauling merger guidelines

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Scientists Actually Forced To Say Blotting Out The Sun To Stop Global Warming Is A Bad Idea

Too Lazy to Change? Just Blot Out the Sun!

China’s digital yuan wallet now has 260 million individual users

Plastic crisis threatens planet as much as climate change, needs binding treaty, report warns

U.S. bonds: 10-year Treasury yield at 1.81% after hitting 2-year high

BlackRock’s Larry Fink: climate policies are about profits, not being ‘woke’

Why Don’t TVs Have Center Stands Anymore?

China Sounds Alarm on Inflation, Slowing Economy as Key Political Risk

How Exxon is leveraging Texas courts to silence its climate critics

Jetson Has Made a Flying Car That Runs 63 Miles per Hour and Doesn’t Require a Pilot’s License

White House Helpless As Oil Prices Climb Higher

EU news: Bloc splintering as Austria forges new alliance of nations

Nearly half of GDP in cities at risk of disruption from nature loss

US airlines warn of ‘catastrophic disruption’ on Wednesday due to 5G activation

Monday, January 17, 2022

Singapore Central Bank issues guidelines to discourage crypto trading by public

Baby Boom May Be Coming in 2022 Research Survey Finds

Quebec says it will tax those who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 without a medical reason

New-Car Prices Topped $47,000 in December Amid Shortages and Inflation

Mexico seizes 380,000 boxes of Kellogg's cereal, claiming they feature cartoons that breach laws designed to improve children's diets

China’s birth rate drops to record low

Becerra orders Medicare to reconsider premiums after Aduhelm price cut

Soaring Lithium Prices Become Major Headache For EV Makers

NASA leasing bill morphs into 'freedom to vote' legislation

China cuts interest rates as economic growth slows

Line of Ships Waiting at LA/Long Beach at All-Time High

World's 10 Richest Men's Fortunes More Than Doubled in Pandemic: Oxfam

Sunday, January 16, 2022

4 ways Omicron is screwing up the economy this month

Exclusive: China agrees with U.S. to release oil reserves near Lunar New Year

Is the IMF ready for the next emerging market debt crisis?

A Copper Crisis Threatens The Energy Transition

Focusing on just inequality and not social mobility to tackle populism may make the problem worse

Saturday, January 15, 2022

U.S. Ranks 59th for Covid-19 Vaccinations, Just Behind Iran

Diverse Federal Reserve nominees tapped for top roles at central bank

U.S. drillers add most oil and gas rigs in a week since April

Forty percent of all shipping cargo consists of fossil fuels

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To End US Reliance On Chinese Minerals

Exclusive: U.S. talks to energy firms on EU gas supply in case of Russia-Ukraine conflict

Warning sign for the economy: Consumers are getting grumpy

Friday, January 14, 2022

The big upgrade to the US power grid is kicking off

US to allow teen semi drivers in test apprenticeship program

Blockade creates ‘hell’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray: WHO

Ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics the United States could lose all flights to China

Microsoft will invest $50 million to turn alcohol into renewable jet fuel

Workers Quitting Due to Toxic Culture Over Low Pay, Analysis Finds

Average long-term mortgage rates jump

Oil rises 2% on U.S. crude drawdown, weaker dollar

Bipartisan tech bill would force companies to post simplified terms of service contracts

Fed officials nod to March rate hike as inflation drumbeat grows louder

Kentucky coal mine to become clean energy hydropower project

U.S. Inflation Risks Get Sticky With Big Firms Flex Pricing Power

'It's not their private space': Florida legislators mull forcing teachers to wear microphones so parents can monitor lessons

Thursday, January 13, 2022

416,000 student-loan borrowers are getting $1.8 billion in relief through a 'landmark settlement' with Navient

Over 8,000 Workers at Kroger's King Soopers Strike Over Pay, Benefits

Amazon interferes with union election, new vote in Alabama to begin in February

U.S. posts smallest budget deficit in two years as employment rebounds

Why global leaders are terrified about ‘social cohesion erosion’

Immigration Would Help Curb Inflation, Labor Shortage: US Chamber CEO

Carbon offsets are about to become a lot less attractive to companies

IRS faces massive backlog as 2021 tax season starts

Administration announces record offshore wind sale

Dollar slumps as U.S. inflation surge comes in line with expectations

Meeting future demand for copper, nickel will not be 'trivial'

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Decline no longer a choice for fading US as China rises to power

Car Companies Argue That Right-to-Repair Law Is Unconstitutional

Pretending Monopoly Has Nothing to Do With Inflation

US inflation jumped 7% in December as prices rise at rates unseen in decades

US announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows

Crypto No Longer A Hedge Asset, Raises Contagion Risks, IMF Report Warns

Powell says new rules for financial trades will be in place 'imminently'

Fed should run down balance sheet 'earlier rather than later'

The FTC can move forward with its bid to make Meta sell Instagram and WhatsApp, judge rules

Reading books and listening to music does little to improve well-being, study claims

Drip Pricing in Action: Hotel chain adds unexplained ‘sustainability fee’ to room rates

Americans are getting themselves back into debt

How the Fed's balance sheet can address inflation

Cathie Wood rejects Fed’s inflation “jawboning,” pivots back to deflation narrative

BOJ offers most upbeat view on regional Japan in 8 years

As inflation surges, some Democrats blame greedy companies

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

World Bank sees sharp world growth slowdown, 'hard landing' risk for poorer nations

Prepare for Fed Rate Hikes: Powell Sets Stage in Senate Remarks - TheStreet

The Metaverse Is Already Here For Cows And It’s Very Sad

Union wins representation at second U.S. Starbucks location

It's Not Just Truck Drivers — There's Semi-Truck Shortage Too

Solar Power Will Account For Nearly Half Of New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity In 2022

Fed’s Bostic ‘Ready to Act’ to Cap Inflation With March Liftoff

U.S. aims to double cover crop planting to address climate change

Fed Vice Chair Clarida to resign over pandemic stock trades

Google Is Intentionally Making Its Products Worse for Users. The Reason Might Surprise You

Warren: Powell's actions raise suspicions Fed may be hiding full scope of trading scandal

Monday, January 10, 2022

Rice and 15 other universities accused of conspiring to limit financial aid

As emerging markets' economic prospects darken, US policymakers should pay attention

'Buy Now, Pay Later' Activity Will Soon Show Up on Your Credit Report

Shell benefits from energy crisis as soaring gas prices lift profits

US interest rate rise could hit vulnerable countries, IMF warns

Ford Combats F-150 Lightning Scalping With No-Resale Provision

Half Of All U.S. Households Priced Out Of Buying A Used Car

Chinese developer Shimao puts all property projects on sale

U.S. bonds: Treasury yields climb as investors eye inflation data

Panasonic is the latest Japanese company to break with Japan's workaholic culture and offer a 4-day workweek

Op-Ed: Letting child tax credit die harms developing brains

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Perplexing jobs report raises concerns about absent workers

Senator proposes bill banning stock trades by members of Congress and their families

Risk Bubbles Are Deflating Everywhere, Some Market Watchers Say

PayPal Is Exploring Creating Its Own Stablecoin as Crypto Business Grows

Walgreens Execs Say Chain Is Losing 40-50% More Money Due to Theft

The telehealth bubble has burst. Time to figure out what's next

EU's plan to include gas, nuclear in 'green' ranking leaves investors confused

The 'next' dot-com crash already happened — that doesn’t mean it’s over

Newspapers Squandered Their Monopoly-Era Profits and Now Blame Google and Facebook

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Tim Cook earned over 1,400 times the average Apple worker in 2021

USDA pumps $750 million into school lunch program to counter inflation, supply chain woes

US becomes world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas

Black Americans only major group to see higher unemployment rates in December

The country’s biggest solar farm is coming to one of the coal-friendliest states

Wall Street firms are investing more in ‘climate intelligence’ — and keeping valuable info to themselves

N.Y. governor proposes 1st-ever statewide ban on gas hookups in new buildings

The self-driving technology on the Tesla Model Y performed terribly in the snow

Fed on the cusp of 'maximum employment' goal; not everyone has benefited

10-year yield rises after unemployment rate falls to 3.9%, continuing big increase to start 2022

Friday, January 7, 2022

Global thermal coal supply plummets as Indonesia suspends exports

Hospitals Are Getting Away With Ignoring Price Transparency Rules, Experts Say

Amazon, Google Lobbying Small Business Partners To Oppose Anti-Big Tech Bills

Why This Tiny Country Is Always the "Best Place to Retire" Winner

Chinese tokamak facility achieves 120-million-degree C for 1,056 seconds

The Fed is scaring markets with the triple threat of policy tightening

Bitcoin price’s recent stability upset by dramatic cryptocurrency movements

Trade Deficit Hits Record As Demand For Imports Soars

New research shows sustained damage to agricultural land near pipelines

Report finds that US accounts for more than half of global space spending

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Australia, Japan sign defense pact as China concerns loom

KFC launching plant-based fried chicken

Venmo, PayPal and Cash App will now have to report transactions totaling more than $600 to the IRS

Fed snatches the punch bowl away from Wall Street's party

Retirement Advisors Group, AARP urge Labor Department to clarify a proposed rule regarding environmental, social and governance factors when selecting investments

Crypto Market Bloodbath: Bitcoin Slumps to Its Three-Month Low, Key Metrics to Watch

Global Gas Shortage Worsens as Emerging Asia Joins the Hunt

GMO is out, 'bioengineered' is in, as new U.S. food labeling rules take effect

Hong Kong biotech firm wins government contract to use fly maggots to eat up city’s huge organic waste problem

Japan vows to boost nuclear tech development in energy talks with U.S.

The Made in China Plan Is Back, and It’s Better

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

This key jobs report for December just dwarfed expectations

El Salvador plans raft of legislation to cover bitcoin bond issue

Power lines started California's Dixie Fire: investigators

This CEO pays new employees $5,000 to quit

A new way to address climate change: cut down on conferences and international events

Students Accidentally Discover Incredible Ant-Plant Symbiosis, Thanks To A Slingshot Wound

European markets struggle for momentum amid rising U.S. bond yields

What’s ahead for the farm economy in 2022?

Young people gamble on NFTs and cryptocurrencies because old ways to invest are out of reach

Google will pay top execs $1 million each after declining to boost workers’ pay

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Bond king Jeffrey Gundlach: The yield curve may be sending a recessionary signal

World’s First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Starts Producing Energy in China

Dollar hits five-year high vs yen as Fed rate bets lift U.S. yields

Five of world’s most powerful nations pledge to avoid nuclear war

Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty On 4 Charges In Theranos Fraud Case

How College Athletes Are Getting Paid From Name, Image, Likeness Endorsement Deals

Midwestern Grocery Chain Hy-Vee Rolling Out Armed Security Force

Apple becomes first company to reach $3 trillion market value

$6 Gasoline Could Become The New Normal In This U.S. State

Monday, January 3, 2022

Major Endowment Chair Says Stocks Could Drop 15% in 2022

White House to invest $1 billion to boost competition in meat-processing industry and lower consumer prices

Germany calls nuclear power 'dangerous,' rejects EU plan

'Teacher transparency bill': Republican lawmakers want Ohio school syllabi shared online

Kohler Power Reserve takes on Tesla Powerwall with modular home battery

Are colleges necessary?

Canada news: Mystery neurological illness sweeping Canada and ‘evolving fast’

Biden to Launch Plan to Fight Meatpacking Giants on Inflation

New York becomes latest state to pass peer-to-peer car sharing law

Tesla asks employees to fight back against new proposal that could destroy its biggest solar market

U.S. pending home sales drop in November; Omicron poses risk

Evergrande suspends trading amid reports of potential demolition of mega island project

Sunday, January 2, 2022

Civics column: Does a President have authority to waive student debt?

China angry with US for space station incidents involving Elon Musk’s satellites

Aquamation: The green alternative to cremation chosen by Desmond Tutu

USDA criticized over new, uniform 'bioengineered' label for foods

Taking a step back: US colleges returning to online classes

Saturday, January 1, 2022

Documents show Chinese government collects droves of data from Western social media

Record beef prices, but ranchers aren't cashing in

How 'Opportunity Zones' Became Just Tax Cuts for the Rich

Japan to help build Bill Gates' high-tech nuclear reactor in Wyoming

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