Topline If Russian troops enter Ukraine, the United States will “bring an end to” Nord Stream 2, the $11 billion underwater natural gas pipeline connecting Russia to Germany, President Joe Biden annou...
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‘A Huge Deal’—Bitcoin Is Suddenly Soaring As The Price Of Ethereum, BNB, Solana, Cardano And XRP Rocket
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have leaped following the latest U.S. jobs report that showed employers added 467,000 jobs in January, well above all estimates. Subscribe now to Forbes’ Crypto...
U.S. Added Back 467,000 New Jobs In January—But Unemployment Rate Ticked Up To 4%
Topline Despite a record wave of Covid-19 cases, the U.S. added back a surprisingly strong 467,000 new jobs in January, performing much better than experts were expecting in a report that’s likely to ...
1.2 Million Opioid Overdose Deaths Expected In U.S. And Canada By 2029, Experts Warn
Topline More than 1.2 million people will die from opioid overdoses in the U.S. and Canada by 2029 if no action is taken to tackle the growing epidemic, warns a group of leading health experts on the ...
U.S. Olympic Flag Bearer Out With Covid-19 As Tests Shows Virus Spreading In Beijing’s Olympic Bubble
Topline Four-time Olympian bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor is no longer able to lead the way for Team USA as a flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the Beijing Winter Olympics after testing positive...
Truck Automation Players Take Las Vegas By Storm At Manifest 2022
Automated trucks from seven developers at Manifest 2022 Richard Bishop We are awash with a myriad of conferences and symposiums about automated driving. There’s a lot of good offerings out there, but ...
U.S. Lost 301,000 Private Jobs Amid January’s Omicron Surge—The Worst Monthly Showing Since 2020
Topline After a stronger-than-expected showing in December, private U.S. employers posted their worst monthly job growth in more than a year on Wednesday, according to payroll processor ADP, one of th...
Weaponizing Global Supply Chains Is Unlikely To Alter China’s Uyghur Human Rights Regime
Muslim Uyghur boys walking past a statue of Mao Zedong facing Renmin (People’s) Square in Kashgar, … [+] in northwest China’s Xinjiang Province. AFP via Getty Images Sovereigns’ impo...
Low-Cost Funds That Picks Winners
Mutual fund getty After rigorous analysis of ~7,500 mutual funds, I found a low-cost fund that successfully picks businesses with quality earnings and cheap valuations. BrandywineGlobal Dynamic U.S. L...
How Can Putin Afford War In Ukraine? His $130 Billion Gold Horde Helps
Putin visiting the Central Depository of the Bank of Russia in 2011. AFP via Getty Images How can Russian President Vladimir Putin afford the costs — both direct and indirect — of a new war in Ukraine...
Brand Has 75% Share Of State’s EV Market
Tesla continues to dominate electric vehicles sales in the biggest U.S. market for them. Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk moved Tesla’s headquarters and his residence to Texas, but California remain...
Russia Sanctions Bill At ‘1-Yard Line,’ Says Key Senator
Topline Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Sunday a bipartisan economic sanctions package against Russia could soon pass through the Senate, as th...
Over 3,500 U.S. Flights Canceled As Nor’easter Slams East Coast–Here Are The Most Affected Airports And Airlines
Topline With a massive snowstorm causing disruption on the East Coast, airlines have canceled 3,560 flights within, into or out of the United States so far Saturday, with another 855 delayed, accordin...
What Tesla Could Teach Retailers About Supply Chains
Warehouse Workers getty The supply chain logjam has been a once-in-a-century management crisis which no company could have anticipated, let alone been prepared for. And yet some were, to one degree or...
U.S. Households Have Ordered 240 Million Free Covid-19 Tests, White House Says
Topline Households in the U.S. placed about 60 million orders for a total of 240 million at-home Covid tests through the government website launched last week, the White House said on Friday, amountin...
U.S. Economy Grew At The Fastest Rate Since 1984 Last Year
Topline Despite lingering Covid disruptions, the economy grew a better-than-expected 6.9% in the fourth quarter thanks to increases in consumer spending, exports and private investments—notching the f...
On The Horizon For Solar: A Vertical Software Decacorn
The year is 2015. You are a climate software entrepreneur focused on a sustainable technology vertical like solar, wind, batteries, energy efficiency, carbon removal or some other newfangled industry ...
Ten Predictions For 2022
What will the year 2022 bring for investors? getty Making predictions is always tricky, and short-term forecasts are seemingly more difficult than long-term forecasts because timing plays such an impo...
IMF Warns Economic Recovery Will Be Worse Than Expected After U.S. Inflation Surge And China Covid Disruptions
Topline The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday warned the global economy is in a weaker position entering this year than previously expected due largely to the ongoing disruptions spurred by the p...
Wealthy Latino Dynasty Primetime Soap ‘Promised Land’ Premieres On ABC
L TO R: AUGUSTO AGUILERA, MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA, MARIEL MOLINO, TONATIUH, CECILIA SUÁREZ, JOHN ORTIZ, … [+] CHRISTINA OCHOA, ANDREW J. WEST ABC/Daniel Delgado Power, wealth, scandals, family secre...
Crypto Has Arrived- Why The U.S. Needs To Embrace It
Given the recent release of the whitepaper from the Federal Reserve analyzing the pros and cons of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), it seems a good time to take a fresh look at this issue....
U.S. Reportedly Preps To Approve Evacuation Of American Diplomats And Their Families From Ukraine As Russia Tensions Intensify
Topline The United States is preparing to approve the evacuation of some American diplomats and their families from Ukraine, ABC News reported Saturday, as fears mount that Russia may launch an invasi...
U.S. Cancels 44 Chinese Airline Flights In Retaliation For China’s Suspension Of Service By U.S. Carriers
Topline The U.S. Department of Transportation is suspending 44 flights from the United States to China by four Chinese airlines, it said Friday, in retaliation for Beijing canceling the same number of...
U.S. And Russia On ‘Clearer Path’ To Diplomacy On Ukraine, Blinken Says
Topline U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the commitment to keeping the path of diplomacy open as he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in Geneva, in what Blinken ...
Why Sending Anti-Tank Weapons To Ukraine May End Badly
Many applauded the U.K. government for it decisive action in providing military aid to Ukraine this week. While the U.S. appeared to vacillate over the difference between an incursion and an invasion,...
The Fed Publishes A Discussion Paper
The Chinese Central Bank is rolling out a digital yuan into production to coincide with the Winter Olympics, the Fed is producing a discussion paper. 250 million people have downloaded the wallet app ...
U.S. Charges Officials In Belarus With Piracy For Forcing Plane With Dissident To Land
Topline U.S prosecutors charged four Belarusian officials Thursday with conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy, after Belarus drew widespread condemnation in May 2021 for using an alleged bomb threat to...
Early Childhood Treatment Shows Promise To Overcome Peanut Allergy, Researchers Say
Topline Some children can overcome peanut allergy by consuming peanut protein powder in early childhood, according to a study published Thursday by the Lancet, offering new hope for preventing a poten...