Until now, the U.S. clean-energy revolution has been imported. Other countries make almost all of the batteries, solar panels, and critical chemicals used in America. But the revolution is starting to...
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New-Home Sales Surge. It’s Still a Mixed Picture for Housing.
Text size Sales of new homes rose in October. Here: completed and under construction new homes in Trappe, Maryland. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Sales of new homes unexpectedly rose in October, pai...
Measles poses threat to kids as vaccinations declined due to Covid
A growing number of children around the world are vulnerable to measles as vaccination rates have declined to the lowest levels since 2008, global health leaders warned on Wednesday. The Covid-19 pand...
Abortion pill most common way to end pregnancy, CDC says
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters ...
Binance US Steps Into National Politics With New Campaign PAC
The Binance.US PAC arrives as the dust settles on this month’s congressional elections, so it has a full two years to gear up for the next federal races, including for the White House. Its CEO, Brian ...
Fauci to cooperate with House Republican into Covid origins
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus during the White House press briefing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Tom Williams...
Markets will shift to a ‘hope’ phase next year, and investors would be wise not to miss it, says Goldman Sachs
Fresh China COVID-19 worries are threatening to nix any preholiday gains for Wall Street, with stocks struggling, oil tumbling and the dollar higher as Monday’s session gets underway. In a shortened w...
The Crypto Owners Are Into Politics, SBF Donated In The US Midterm Elections
The political dynamics in the world’s largest economic country are changing. In the United States, the crypto holders are showing interest in upcoming politics, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is t...
Week’s Best: What the Elections Mean for Investors
So, who won? With most of the election drama now resolved, what will the divided legislature mean for tax policy, the health of the markets, and other financial issues? We put those questions to a han...
Mark Penn On Politics, Policy And The Future Of Marketing
Having worked in high-profile roles for both Republicans and Democrats, Mark Penn is well-known for his insights on polling and political strategy. As Chairman and CEO of Stagwell Inc., he’s also buil...
Flu variant that hits kids and seniors harder than other strains is dominant in U.S. right now
A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens pharmacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza has claimed the lives of 74 Californians under the...
Taylor Swift slams ‘outside entity’ over Ticketmaster tour sale fiasco
Taylor Swift performs onstage during iHeartRadio’s Z100 Jingle Ball 2019 Presented By Capital One on December 13, 2019 in New York City. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Taylor Swift responded to fans...
Pfizer says omicron booster is better against new subvariants like BQ.1.1
A staff member draws up a syringe with the Comirnaty vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer adapted to the Omicron-BA.1 variant at the Mainz vaccination center. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow | dpa | Picture A...
Biden asked to declare emergency over RSV, flu kids hospitalizations
Kazuma Seki | Istock | Getty Images Doctors are calling on the Biden administration to declare an emergency in response to an “alarming surge” of children hospitalized with respiratory syn...
Brits face sharpest fall in living standards on record as government tightens its belt
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (C), alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, (centre right) holds his first Cabinet meeting on October 26, 2022 in London, England. WPA Pool | Getty Images L...
Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg chokes up on witness stand, claims his ‘personal greed’ drove $1.7 million tax-avoidance scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief choked up on the witness stand Thursday, saying he betrayed the Trump family’s trust by scheming to dodge taxes on $1.7 million in company-paid pe...
FDA says lab-grown meat is safe for human consumption
Uma Valeti, CEO and founder, UPSIDE Foods speaks at the 2021 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, October 18, 2021. David Swanson | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration...
Republicans win control of House of Representatives
Republicans are poised to take control of the House of Representatives next year, a shift that could have a major impact on the crypto industry as regulators and lawmakers seek to establish new rules ...
Taylor Swift ticket fiasco leads to calls for Ticketmaster, Live Nation to break up
Taylor Swift accepts an award onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 held at PSD Bank Dome on November 13, 2022 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Jeff Kravitz | Filmmagic | Getty Images There’s ...
Which states have had the most major climate disasters since 2011?
Ninety percent of counties across the U.S. have experienced a flood, wildfire, hurricane or other federally declared climate disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a report published Wednesday t...
Why U.S. rail travel is so expensive
Amtrak’s Acela is the fastest passenger train in the Western Hemisphere, but tickets can be pricey. Amtrak fares can vary dramatically in the Northeast, home of the most heavily used stretch of ...
Trump officially announces 2024 presidential bid
Former President Donald Trump is running to reclaim his old job, the Republican announced after months of openly flirting with another run. “In order to make America great and glorious ag...
Several Kentucky supreme court justices sound skeptical of near-total abortion ban
Several Kentucky supreme court justices on Tuesday sounded skeptical of the state’s abortion ban, one of the most restrictive in the U.S., during oral arguments in a case that will decide whethe...
Meaning of FTX Fall Depends on One’s Politics, US Senate Hearing Shows
The fallout of the FTX collapse has left U.S. lawmakers spinning two distinct narratives: Democrats hail their financial regulators as heroes whose caution saved the disaster from threatening the wide...
What’s Stopping Companies from Pulling Supply Chains Out of China
Text size Despite the trade war and Covid-19 lockdowns, China accounts for 35% of total U.S. containerized imports. Mario Tama/Getty Images About the authors: Christopher S. Tang is a University Disti...