A child is administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine. Mayela Lopez | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccin...
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Russia again cuts natural gas exports to European countries
Russia reduced natural gas to Europe again Friday, including cutting flows by half to Italy and Slovakia and completely to France, as countries have worked to ease their dependence on Russian supplies...
China’s Xi says trade with Russia to hit new records in coming months
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Friday via video at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum’s plenary session, which Russian President Vladimir Putin opened with a speech over an hour...
Scared to check your 401(k) as Dow tumbles? Here’s when you should look — and when you shouldn’t
To look or not to look. That’s the question when people consider checking the balances in their investment and retirement accounts. Maybe ignorance is bliss amid a volatile stock market’s recent seque...
Buttigieg urges airline CEOs to ensure carriers fly reliably this summer after waves of disruptions
Passengers line up at John F. Kennedy International Airport after airlines announced numerous flights were canceled during the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Christmas Eve in Queens, New...
Environmental groups sue Biden to block oil and gas drilling permits
A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Reuters A coalition of environmental grou...
Warren asks bank regulator to reject TD deal after customer-abuse report
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia, in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, Octob...
Harvard expert warns of potential ‘harm’ to index investing, as Republican bill takes on ‘woke fund managers’
Senators and legal experts tussled Tuesday over the merits of a Republican bill that aims to reduce the voting power of the three index-investing giants — BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street. Republi...
FDA committee recommends Moderna two-dose Covid vaccine for kids ages 6 to 17
A young man receives his Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination clinic. People receive the Moderna vaccine in Milford, Pennsylvania. Preston Ehrler | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna’s two-dose...
Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state
Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Power demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat ...
FAA, airlines scramble to reduce summer travel delays
WARRENTON, Va. – During a morning meeting in early May, staff at the federal air traffic command center rattle off a few of the day’s obstacles: storms near the Florida coast and in Texas, a mil...
United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s new Buzz Lightyear movie from theaters
Tim Allen and Tom Hanks voice Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody in Pixar’s “Toy Story.” Disney DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Disney Pixar’s animated movie “Lightyear”...
Binance resumes bitcoin withdrawals as crypto prices crater
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, resumed withdrawals of bitcoin after it instituted a “temporary pause” Monday morning that latest several hours, the company said. Binance founder...
FAA SpaceX Starship environmental review clears Texas program to move forward
A Starship prototype stands on the company’s launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it will require Elon Musk’s SpaceX ...
Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee members are tightlipped on what to expect in this week’s hearings
Members of the Committee attend the public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 202...
The S&P 500 is clinging to a key support level after Friday’s meltdown, here’s what happens if that fails
Last week’s shock U.S. inflation number continues to tear through markets, with dip buyers seemingly in hiding. The Nasdaq is in the lead with a 3% drop as trading gets underway. Investors are now foc...
Some European Factories, Long Dependent on Cheap Russian Energy, Are Shutting Down
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Mexico Takes Aim at Private Companies, Threatening Decades of Economic Growth
MONTERREY, Mexico—For the past 20 years, a 1,100-megawatt power plant owned by Spain’s Iberdrola SA outside Mexico’s industrial capital has kept the lights on for scores of companies such as brewing g...
Fired Fox News editor Chris Stirewalt to testify
Former U.S President Donald Trump is seen on video during the hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington...
U.S. drops Covid testing requirement for international travelers
The Biden administration will drop the Covid-19 testing requirement for inbound air travelers from abroad on Sunday, ending one of the longest-running travel restrictions of the pandemic. The rule, pu...
Exxon May Be Making ‘More Than God.’ But Apple and Alphabet Are More Profitable.
Text size President Biden, who his hurting politically due to high inflation, took a swipe at industry leader Exxon Mobil on Friday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Exxon Mobil may be making “more than God ...
What Happened to True Decentralization? How the Bed of Politics Hurts Cryptocurrency ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Remember all those moons ago when the only real issue with the crypto market was how other nations were getting, or not getting, involved? When the t...
Travel industry calls on White House to end Covid-19 testing requirement for overseas visitors
Travel and hospitality CEOs are stepping up pressure on the Biden administration to scrap a requirement that anyone flying into the U.S. present a a negative Covid-19 test before departure, saying the...
FDA decision on Novavax’s Covid shots could be delayed
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Kat...
Biden announces standards for electric vehicle charging stations
U.S. President Joe Biden announces the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of administration efforts to lower gasolin...
U.S. House votes to raise age to buy an assault rifle to 21
The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping gun bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle in the U.S. from 18 to 21, even though the legislation doesn’t stand much of a cha...
Parents of shooting victims ask Congress for tighter gun laws
Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress during of a news conference on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los A...
U.S. to ban sale of single-use plastic on public lands, parks by 2032
Trash in the saw grass at the Big Cypress National Preserve Park. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it will phase out the sale of si...