Monday, February 28, 2022

The Real Reason The US Abandoned The Gold Standard

Goldman Sachs: Inflation is worse than we realized

Get ready for the Northeast to become cannabis country

When inflation gets weird

Home Prices Skyrocket at Fastest Rate in Three Decades

Russia’s central bank doubles interest rates after rouble plunges

China willing to work with U.S. on Build Back Better World initiative

Russia hikes rate to 20% in emergency move, tells companies to sell FX

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Bitcoin is getting even dirtier

America's Obsession With Being Productive Is Hurting Mental Health

Here's why Russia's tiny economy surprisingly matters to you

Ukraine supplies 90% of U.S. semiconductor-grade neon (and what it means to chip supply chain)

Ukraine crisis: Western countries agree to cut off Russia from global interbank payments system

'Buying The Dip' — Bitcoin Whales Transactions Peak At Highest Level In A Month

High-energy boron-based fuels promise cleaner, greener space rockets

Saturday, February 26, 2022

US, allies to kick certain Russian banks out of SWIFT banking system

What is SWIFT?

The recovery was stronger than we thought last year. Here's why it didn't feel that way

S&P cuts Russia's rating to junk, Moody's issues junk warning

Old Cruise Ships Could Be Turned Into Affordable Housing in Miami

US Offshore Wind Leases Fetch Record-High Bids

Citi Becomes The First Major Bank In The Nation To Completely Eliminate Overdraft Fees

Cutting credit card 'swipe fees' would benefit retailers, not consumers

‘This $3 cut takes a toll’: UPS slashes pay for part-time workers as profits grow

Friday, February 25, 2022

PCE inflation January 2022: Fed’s favorite inflation gauge up 5.2% for biggest annual gain since 1983

Postal service reform bill would shift retirees health care costs to Medicare

Chicago’s guaranteed income pilot program to use lottery to pick 5,000 recipients of $500 monthly checks

Biden can tame inflation by robustly enforcing healthcare price transparency

‘Still time’ to cut Russia out of Swift payment system, Defence Secretary says

Why Wall Street 'is much more worried' about Powell than Putin

Beware: things are not normal in finance

World's top banks show minimal clear commitments to shift financing away from fossil fuels, finds revelational study

Rouble climbs off record low, Russian stocks soar as central bank eyed

Analysis: Russia's economic defences likely to crumble over time under sanctions onslaught

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War: Putin Has A Potent New Tool To Evade US Sanctions

Federal court strikes down part of HHS surprise billing rule

Hydrogen generation could become $1 trillion market: Goldman Sachs

Former Texas power grid chief says governor ordered him to overcharge for electricity during winter storm

Researcher Poses As Teen Girl In Metaverse, Gets Harassed

Bitcoin and Crypto Crash After Russian Attack in Ukraine

US facing worst worker shortage since WW2, Goldman says

Pentagon worried the ‘Nintendo Generation’ can’t survive boot camp because their bones are weak

Investors pull billions from bond, money market funds at torrid pace

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

'Saudi Arabia of lithium': Biden, Newsom announce $35M investment in California lithium mining

Surging Omicron Cases Among Seafarers Could Slow Supply Chain Recovery

This is Why Visa, Mastercard, and American Express Are in Trouble

Bitcoin’s true colours shine in stampede to safety

Canada announces first round of economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis

Op-Ed: Upside of inflation? It reduces America's wealth gap

World's first octopus farm stirs ethical debate

Forget Bucket Lists. The Formula for Satisfaction Is Actually the Opposite, Says Harvard Professor.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

White Castle to Hire 100 Robots to Flip Burgers

Salesforce Employees Rebelling Against NFT Plans

Marijuana Testing Is Lead Cause for Trucker Shortage: Wells Fargo Exec

JPMorgan Opens a Lounge in the Metaverse After Stating the $1 Trillion Market 'Will Likely Infiltrate Every Sector'

Fears of rotisserie chicken shortage at Costco & Publix as shelves ‘left bare’ & expert warns to ‘prepare for the worst’

Economists propose a new way to measure unfair inequality

EU Case Against China at WTO Sheds Light on Why Its Phones Are So Cheap

Investing like a recession is coming makes no sense, strategist warns

Monday, February 21, 2022

US Fed governor opens door to half-point rate hike in March

First-time homebuyers are getting squeezed out by investors : NPR

2 US Olympic figure skaters and NBC are being sued for copyright infringement by composers who said the skaters used their song without permission

California Lawmakers Propose 1.5% Wealth Tax on State's Billionaires

The Cure For High Oil Prices Might Just Be Higher Oil Prices

Omicron BA.2 variant is spreading in U.S. and may soon pick up speed

The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits

Climate change: Biden administration freezes new oil and gas drilling leases after court rules against key tool

Here’s the truth about rising inflation — and it has nothing to do with spending

Sunday, February 20, 2022

JPMorgan thinks the metaverse is a $1 trillion yearly opportunity and opens the first virtual bank

Oil could vault as high as $150 a barrel, veteran analyst warns

Here's why a whole group of men is being overlooked in the workforce

Kraken CEO Warns Users to “Get Your Coins Out” of Centralized Exchanges

Ikea Criticized for Reportedly Eating up Romanian Forests

Big brands are jumping into the metaverse – your small business should too

Why the White House stopped telling the truth about inflation and corporate power

Billionaire Space Tourism Has Become Insufferable

Chicago Restaurateur Cancels Grub Hub & Other Apps - ‘I’m Not Making Money’

West could cut U.S. dollar access for Russian companies, UK's Johnson says

Saturday, February 19, 2022

Federal Reserve adopts strict trading rules after ethics scandal

Pentagon to boost rare earths and lithium stockpiles

U.S. prosecutors explore racketeering charges in short-seller probe -sources

An Illinois gunmaker is under fire for launching a 'JR-15' rifle aimed specifically at kids

More contagious BA.2 sub-variant spreading in Canada, complicating opening plans

A restaurant in San Francisco that has a no tip-policy and instead shares profits with its staff says it wasn't hit by the labor shortage

China central bank warns of default risks after climate stress test

New California bill modeled after Texas abortion law would encourage private citizens to carry out the state's ban on assault weapons

Democrats Have a Bill to Expand Social Security. Here’s What It Would Mean for You.

Friday, February 18, 2022

Amazon union push: Warehouse workers in New York win vote on unionization

Report says new nuclear reactor is risky; utilities disagree

Insana: Hawkish Fed policy won’t fix the real ills plaguing the economy

Oil price fall: US crude takes a hit as Norway offers solution to European shortage

Fed's messaging on pivot gets high marks from Wall Street

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Senate slips within 48 hours of government shutdown deadline

Trump-era Medicare program under increased scrutiny

LEAKED AUDIO: Amazon Union Buster Warns Workers ‘Things Could Become Worse’

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

‘Off the charts’ inflation will force beer prices to go up, Heineken warns

Meta to Pay $90 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Data Privacy, Tracking

With a 7.12% Return, Savings Bonds Can Hedge Against Inflation – Here’s When They Make Sense for You

Physicians slam industry push to 'fix'—not end—Medicare privatization scheme

Jeremy Grantham says a super bubble crash may be underway. Here's where he's stashing his cash

Employers Are Finally Rethinking Requiring Unnecessary College Degrees. Thank the Pandemic

U.S. Fed should act soon and decisively to raise rates

Startup Will Drill 12 Miles Into Earth's Crust to Tap the Boundless Energy Below

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

US producer prices surge 9.7% from a year ago

Enrollment in US Catholic schools rebounds after sharp drop

Hertz Forced By Judge To Reveal How Many People It Accused Of Car Theft

What is the ‘social cost of carbon’? Energy experts explain after new court ruling

Cracker Barrel Offers A Little-Known Perk For People Living The #Vanlife

DOE plans to turn fossil fuel waste into rare materials for tech components

$4 solar desalination system produces a family's daily drinking water

U.S. detects highly lethal bird flu in Tyson Foods chickens

Monday, February 14, 2022

Fed President Bullard Repeats 1% Rate Hike Need To Tame Inflation

Oil steadies near seven-year high on Ukraine-Russia tensions

Car dealers raising prices up to 82% above retail price, as Ford threatens to withhold new cars

USPS reform act 2022: What the overhaul bill means for you

"Ruthless Profit-Rigging Schemes": Economist Exposes How Greedy CEOs Use Inflation As A Cover To Spike The Prices

European Commission to Launch Digital Euro Consultations in March, Propose Bill Early Next Year

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Mexico says U.S. suspends avocado shipments from key state, flags security risk

The Ugly Truth Behind all Those Fun Online Sports Gambling Ads

Whole Foods Employees Are Seriously Concerned About New Amazon Tech

Western Digital Just Lost 6.5 Billion GB of Flash Storage, and You Could Pay the Price

Finland's Decision to Buy F-35s Changes the Balance of Power with Russia

Corporations are getting off scot-free in the inflation blame game

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Chicken producers warn about fast-spreading bird flu spreading across US

SWIFT off Russia sanctions list, state banks likely target -U.S., EU officials

As Prices Soar, Congress Keeps Giving Ranchers a Sweetheart Deal

Companies Are Using Inflation to Increase Prices and Profits

America's Beer Industry Has a Big Problem

Nasa warns that Elon Musk’s SpaceX internet satellites could stop humans getting to space

IBM Emails Show Millennial Workers Favored Over ‘Dinobabies’ - Bloomberg

The US Beer Industry Is In Hot Water After New Report

Friday, February 11, 2022

U.S. posts $119 billion budget surplus in January; first in over 2 years

‘This is a national movement’: union drives surge at US Starbucks stores

Counterfeit parts found in U.S. nuclear plants -inspector general

White House unveils $5 billion plan to blanket US highways with new electric-car chargers

Tired of inflation? The Federal Reserve's actions won't provide any relief for months

To fight inflation, the Fed may resort to a tool it hasn't used since 2000

Snow Lake Lithium is developing the world's first all-electric lithium mine to support EV industry in North America

The Large Hadron Collider is sucking in graphics cards at a rapidly increasing rate

How inflation and tangled supply lines are gripping economy

Just stop! Investors want the Fed to quit buying bonds now

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Homes are selling faster than ever before, and the spring market is just around the corner


Most CEOs say rate hikes won't quickly solve inflation crisis

Treasury Department Finds Americans Are Overpaying Millions for Beer

Fed's Mester says case for half-percentage-point rate hike in March not compelling

Congress considers move that would lower gas prices by nearly 20 cents

Mississippi's Main Power Supplier Refuses To Provide Electricity To Any And All Marijuana-Related Sites

At least 6 auto plants in Ontario have either shut down or slowed production due to protesters blocking a vital US-Canada border

Canada Trucker Protests Causing Traffic Delay on Major Detroit Bridge

Climate change: A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible

Surging Beef Prices Hard To Stomach For US Shoppers

'Sobering and shocking': Senators raise red flags after Iran briefing

Meta shares collapse, drop over $79 after report paints a bleak picture for 2022

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Investors shun Chinese developers as bond sales slump 70 per cent with market frozen for many junk-rated borrowers amid defaults

Fresco XL Electric Car: The Fresco XL is a 620-mile range EV that doubles up as a camper

Biden Administration Builds on Trump-Era Attempts To Crack Down on TikTok

Leaders Can Increase the Happiness of Their Employees by Making 3 Simple Choices

House passes sweeping bipartisan USPS reform bill

Climate change will be expensive. Who should pay?

How Sneezing Hamsters Sparked a COVID Outbreak in Hong Kong

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

As oil nears $100 a barrel, U.S. drillers get busy in costly shale basins

Sen. Chuck Schumer To File Cannabis Legalization Bill In April, Welcomes GOP Support

Running Out Of Sweet Spots: Shale Growth May Not Materialize

Amazon more than doubles max base pay to $350k for corporate and tech workers, citing labor market

USDA to spend $1 billion on agriculture projects tackling climate change

These law schools' grads crush the bar exam. It's not who you think

Seattle VC says this startup is the ‘fastest growing company I’ve seen’ in 23 years of investing

Cafeteria Workers in Labor Shortage, Biden Wants Them Union, Full Time

U.S. stock market liquidity 'abysmal,' adding to volatility risk

Chinese Drug Giant Halts Trading As US Move Triggers Stock Plunge

Billions Are Flowing to Cash-Like ETFs in ‘Hunt’ Before Fed Rate Hike

Sandwich trading bots have made billions in crypto in recent years

The people fighting price rises by trying to buy nothing

U.S. on the road to 1950s-style unemployment, but it may only be a pit stop

Monday, February 7, 2022

Do You Really Need Both Collision and Comprehensive Insurance?

Why you can’t buy hot food with food stamps explained as rule is slammed by some

Need cash? Here's how to make $10,000 a month

Oil falls $1 on positive signals from U.S.-Iran talks

Editorial: No more stock trading for members of Congress

U.S. calls for 'concrete action' from China to meet Phase 1 commitments

Ford will cut production due to chip shortage

Employees Returning to the Office are Disappointed

Why more vigorous exercise might be key to healthy ageing

Meta's Metaverse Is 'Old Idea' That's 'Never Worked,' Tech CEO Says

Zillow: Our 2022 housing forecast is way off—home prices now set to spike 16%

Barely 15% of the world’s coastal regions remain ecologically intact, study finds

Sunday, February 6, 2022

Offshore wind projects are outpacing the ships that build them

The right answer to high debt isn't austerity. It's abundance.

Opinion: Remember reading the paper? : NPR

Goodbye easy money as US Fed, other central banks speed up rate hikes

Fentanyl kills more young Americans than COVID. The underlying causes should worry us all.

Fast-spreading, heavily mutated Omicron variant detected in 57 countries, says WHO

SOCIALISM FOR THEM: 60% of Anthem’s 2021 revenue was subsidized by American taxpayers.

Private Health Insurance Is a Racket — And It’s Taxpayers Who Are Increasingly Keeping It Afloat

Companies can't ride out inflation by raising prices

The Fed is about to raise interest rates and shaft American workers – again

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T Can't Ignore This Any Longer

Ford CEO Farley cracking down hard on $3.6 billion dealer markups

U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for fifth week in a row

Addressing the Demographic Time Bomb of Declining Birth Rates

Sure, We Can Keep Fossil Fuels… If We End This One Other Industry

American Dream Mall Eyes Bankruptcy

NASA confirms the Webb Telescope has successfully detected its first photons

Did Peloton Make an $820 Million Mistake?

White-hot jobs report shows workers are returning — and that worries Wall Street

Don't Fall for the 'Certificate of Need' Laws Con Game

Friday, February 4, 2022

US oil prices hit $90 a barrel for the first time since 2014

America's economic recovery is about to go into reverse

Breaking: House of Reps Approves Marijuana Banking Bill, Attaches It To America COMPETES Act

Who is Sara Raskin, what happened with a $1.5 million stock sale, why is everyone so riled up about the potential Fed pick?

Morgan Stanley’s Shocker: Tesla’s (TSLA) Annual Revenue To Exceed the Combined Yearly Revenues of General Motors and Ford by 2027

The Shipping Backlog Is Costing Companies So Much, They're Considering Bringing Production Back West

Behind that bombshell green shareholder resolution at Costco

Europe doesn't have a labor shortage like the US. It's all about the different ways governments paid people not to work.

US Might Have Labor Shortage Because It Laid Off Workers and Paid Them

Workers Shouldn't Ask for Big Pay Bumps to Stem Inflation: Central Banker making $780k

Thursday, February 3, 2022

US right to repair bills aim to make ownership great again

JBS reaches 'icebreaker' settlement of beef price-fixing claims

Black Americans' lack of participation in the stock market likely to widen post-pandemic wealth gap

A church is suing after a town says it can give away free meals only twice per week

Shell celebrates 14-fold rise in profits as families face surging energy bills

Apple wants Senators to reject law that could force it to allow sideloading on iPhones

How Manufacturing Will Get Smarter in 2022

Climate change beats Big Oil and Biden in court

Biden Admin Tries to Stop Postal Service Plan to Buy Gas-Powered Trucks

OPINION: U.S.-Japan fast reactor cooperation raises nuclear security concerns

Millions Could Lose Medicaid Coverage After Historic Gains

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

A global switch to a plant-based diet would pause emissions for 30 years

As hospitals sue over surprise billing ban, healthcare experts ask why

U.S. bonds: 10-year Treasury yield tops 1.8% as manufacturing data shows rising prices

‘Building back worse’: Wisconsin’s fight over the production of USPS vehicles in SC

Strategist David Roche warns of a 'turning point' toward a bear market

A Massive Number Of Amazon Returns Are Creating A Concerning Environmental Issue

Court's invalidation of offshore drilling sale ratchets up the pressure on Interior Department

EU revolt! Five countries break ranks in furious attack on green resource: 'making a huge mistake'

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

What's in the House's China competition bill?

Senate introduces bill to allow farmers to fix their own equipment

Over half of teachers want to leave the profession early, NEA poll finds

Private sector groups back House provision to bar duty-free Chinese goods

Domino's will 'tip' customers $3 if they order for pickup as the chain tries to convince customers to skip delivery

ESG Investing: Even Milton Friedman would agree that stakeholder capitalism pays off

Help May Soon Arrive To Clear Massive Backlog Of Empty Shipping Containers At Port Of Oakland

Pets aren't the problem; they are a symptom of the birthrate crisis

There’s a Russia-Sized Mystery in China’s Electricity Sector

Why Lumber Prices Are Soaring Again in 2022

Global financial crash fears threaten to topple Xi – China on brink over Evergrande chaos

Omicron subvariant 'more infectious', can infect vaccinated: study

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