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Pedestrians walk by the New York Stock Exchange, May 18, 2022.
Bear Market Could Be on the Horizon
Here's what that means.
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Former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli attends the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 4, 2016. Shkreli has been freed from prison after serving much of a seven-year prison sentence for lying to hedge fund investors and cheating investors in a drug company.
'Pharma Bro' Freed from Prison
Martin Shkreli gained notoriety after buying rights to a drug used to treat AIDS and cancer patients and raising its price to $750 per pill.
May 19th, 2022
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell during a news conference in Washington, May 4, 2022.
Fed to Keep Hiking Rates Until it Controls Inflation
The high-stakes effort carries the risk of causing an eventual recession.
May 18th, 2022
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Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear groups are opposing an extension of the plant's life.
Environmentalists Oppose More Life for California Nuke Plant
May 18th, 2022
Jeff Bezos during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Sept. 19, 2019.
Bezos, Biden Squabble Over Taxes, Inflation
May 18th, 2022
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, addresses the media during a joint press conference with the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Guterres is on Wednesday, May 18 launching a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies as the U.N. weather agency reported that greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification hit new records last year.
UN Floats Plan to Boost Renewables as Climate Worries Mount
May 18th, 2022
Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido poses for a group photo with residents after presenting his unity plan for Venezuelans, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The faction of the Venezuelan opposition backed by the United States says it plans to hold primary contests next year to choose a presidential candidate for the planned 2024 election.
Chevron to Benefit from Easing Restrictions on Venezuela
May 18th, 2022
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President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 13, 2022.
Biden Offers Logistics Support to Ease Formula Shortage
The White House said it is working with all major formula producers to boost production.
May 16th, 2022
Traffic flows along Interstate 90 highway as a Metra suburban commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago on March 31, 2021. With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks, and nudging commuters to public transit.
Buttigieg Sends $5B to Cities for Safety as Road Deaths Soar
Buttigieg stressed the urgency.
May 16th, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks about his infrastructure agenda at the New Hampshire Port Authority, Portsmouth, N.H., April 19, 2022.
Six Months in, 4,300 Infrastructure Projects Underway
More than $110 billion in funding has been announced so far.
May 16th, 2022
Electric vehicle charging station and car share parking are seen in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 12, 2021. New Zealand will help pay for lower-income families to scrap their old gas guzzlers and replace them with cleaner hybrid or electric cars as part of a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions the government announced Monday May 16, 2022.
New Zealand to Help Pay for Cleaner Cars to Reduce Emissions
The plan represents a step toward the pledges the nation made under the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change.
May 16th, 2022
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DOL Announces Funding Opportunity for Women
With the goal of attracting and retaining women in industries where they are underrepresented.
May 13th, 2022
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Washington. The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point.
Powell: 'Soft' Economic Landing May Be Out of Fed's Control
Such comments reflect less confidence in avoiding a recession than Powell has previously conveyed.
May 13th, 2022
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House Panel Alleges Cover-Up by Contract Vaccine Maker
They had to trash 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines.
May 11th, 2022
This aerial photo shows the Standard Oil Refinery in El Segundo, Calif., with Los Angeles International Airport in the background and the El Porto neighborhood of Manhattan Beach, Calif., in the foreground on May 25, 2017. A plan released by the California Air Resources Board on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, recommends a majority of the state's oil refineries install carbon capture technology by 2030. Such technology could be used to capture carbon emissions so they don't go out into the atmosphere.
California Lays Out Plan to Cut Fossil Fuel Use
The board staff recommends the state cut the use of oil and gas by 91% by 2045.
May 11th, 2022
A customer pumps gas at an Exxon gas station, May 10, 2022, Miami.
Has Inflation Peaked?
The latest numbers may be a tentative sign.
May 11th, 2022
A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. According to a report released by the World Meteorological Organization on Monday, May 9, 2022, the world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years.
Earth Given 50-50 Chance of Hitting Key Warming Mark by 2026
The odds are inching up along with the thermometer.
May 10th, 2022
The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to low-income Americans, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy.
Biden Starts Program to Provide Discounted Internet Service
Twenty internet companies are on board.
May 9th, 2022
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Battery Manufacturer Fined for False ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Claims
The company is the first to be penalized under a new federal rule.
May 6th, 2022