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Clean Energy Jobs Are Booming, Making Up For Rising Fossil Fuel Unemployment
Memo to job-seekers: The United States’ clean energy industry is hiring, faster than the overall national economy, and it’s paying above-average wages. The 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEE...
Hackers can now bring cargo ships and planes to a grinding halt
Container cargo ships sit off shore from the Long Beach/Los Angeles port complex in Long Beach, CA, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Jeff Gritchen | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Armed with little more...
Brookfield’s Mark Carney on the firm’s new $15 billion bet on the clean energy transition
(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Brookfield Asset Management announced last week that it raised a record $15 billion for its inaugural Global Transition Fund. This marks t...
S&P 500 is little changed as stocks struggle to maintain their comeback from bear market lows
U.S. stocks wavered over the flat line Monday following a major rebound last week from this year’s steep declines. Wall Street is preparing to wrap up the worst first half for stocks in decades....
The Ultimate Explainer On What It Means
Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh—both of whom voted to overturn Roe v. Wade … [+] this week—attend the State of the Union address on February 5, 2019. Getty Images The Sup...
World Leaders React To Roe V. Wade Decision
Topline Leaders of the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries spoke out on Friday against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a ruling that will restrict access to abortion ...
FDA Bans All Juul Products In The United States
Getty Images Key takeaways On Thursday, the FDA officially banned all Juul products in the United States on concerns of its impact on youth nicotine use Juul plans to file a stay and appeal the ruling...
How inflation, interest rate hikes affect the 60/40 portfolio strategy
How a 60/40 portfolio strategy works The strategy allocates 60% to stocks and 40% to bonds — a traditional portfolio that carries a moderate level of risk. More generally, “60/40” is a sho...
McDonald’s simplifies franchising policies to attract more diverse candidates
The logo for McDonald’s is seen on a restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, January 27, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters McDonald’s is making changes to how it awards franchises in the hopes of ...
Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday Just A Drop In The Bucket? [Infographic]
Gasoline and diesel might soon reach U.S. gas stations free of federal taxes. A corresponding proposal was put forward yesterday by the Biden administration and would have to be decided upon by Congre...
S&P 500 rebounds into the green as market attempts comeback from depths of the bear market
The S&P 500 rose Wednesday, continuing gains from the previous session as stocks attempted a comeback from the lows of the bear market. The broader market index rose 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Indu...
BMW M’s First M3 Wagon Has 510Hp, But It’s Not Coming Here.
The BMW M3 Touring is the 510hp 50th birthday gift from the M division that it won’t give to the US. … [+] Photo: BMW Press BMW Press BMW has launched yet another potentially brilliant cul...
Reasons To Include International Investments In Your Portfolio
Particularly in today’s challenging market environment, investors should think twice before giving … [+] ex-U.S. assets the cold shoulder. getty The United States currently represents 60% of the...
Forbes’ Best-In-State Banks And Credit Unions 2022
getty The nation’s 4,839 regional and community banks and 5,041 credit unions are much different financial animals than the biggest banks in the United States. The behemoth banks have substantial chun...
Americans Are Suffering Record Pain At The Pump. Will Congress Provide Electric Vehicle Relief?
Drivers across the United States are suffering unprecedented pain at the pump, with national average prices spiking above $5 per gallon. Fortunately an inflation-busting option is ready to go – modeli...
The Possible Answer For The High Cost Gas, Commute Or Road Trip
Assuming one mode of transportation might not be the way to road trip in the coming months given … [+] inflated gasoline prices, last-mile inconveniences, scarce parking or unpredictable impedim...
FCC Has Been Investigating Counter Unmanned Aircraft Companies
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates radio frequencies in the United States. They do this by regulating electronics intentionally transmitting radio frequencies and electronic equipme...
Inflation and recession fears are squeezing some industries more than others
A woman pushes a shopping cart through the grocery aisle at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as Americans brace for summer sticker shock as inflation continues to grow. Jim Watson | AFP...
It’s Not Economics Diminishing Drone Delivery
Two days ago, an op-ed appeared in the New York TimesNYT with the title, Where are the delivery drones, written by Shira Ovide. The op-ed asserts that for the foreseeable future, the opportunity and s...
Dow sinks 700 points, dropping back below 30,000 to the lowest level in more than a year
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled below the key 30,000 level on Thursday as investors worried the Federal Reserve’s more aggressive approach toward inflation would bring the economy into ...
Travel costs are up but travelers aren’t canceling their plans yet
Summer travel talk sure isn’t what it used to be. Rather than sun, sand and surf, many travel discussions now center on inflation, rising fuel costs and flight cancellations, a situation which c...
Recession Vs. Bear Market In The S&P 500 And Dow Jones
getty Key takeaways On Monday, the S&P 500 closed in a bear market for the first time since March 2020 The Nasdaq Composite has been in a bear market for a few weeks now, while the DOW is approach...
Here’s how recessions became an inevitable part of American economy
The U.S. has experienced at least 30 recessions throughout history, dating back as early as 1857. Some economists argue that they may have become an inevitable part of the financial cycle that fluctua...
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...
Natural gas plummets as Freeport delays facility restart following explosion
Smoke billows from the Freeport LNG plant in Quintana, Texas, U.S., June 8, 2022, in this still image obtained from a social media video on June 9, 2022. Maribel Hill | Reuters Natural gas prices plu...
U.S. airline bookings slipped again in May with fares 30% higher than 2019
Travelers walk through Terminal A at Orlando International Airport on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2021. Stephen M. Dowell | Orlando Sentinel | Getty Images U.S. airline bookings slipped 2.3%...
‘Profit recession’ warning as markets wait for aggressive central bank moves
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, June 13, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Global stock markets diverged on Tuesday after a worldwide sell-off in the prev...