September 12, 2023
“At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna. More than… Continue Reading…
August 29, 2023
“…Despite the moves, foreign investors continue to flee Chinese markets. With Beijing cracking down on foreign consulting firms amid tensions between the U.S. and China and repeatedly requiring investment firms to avoid selling stocks when markets look shaky, investors seem increasingly nervous about the… Continue Reading…
August 18, 2023
“…Research by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco found Covid-related savings in the US had fallen to less than $190bn (£149bn) in June. This was down from $2.1 trillion at its peak in August 2021, which was… Continue Reading…
June 23, 2023
“The mortgage crisis will wipe out the savings of 1.2m families this year and push many into insolvency, economists have warned. Households having to remortgage face their bills rising by nearly 50pc, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research… Continue Reading…
February 16, 2023
“Glencore Plc will return more than $7 billion to shareholders in dividends and buybacks after the commodities giant reported another blockbuster profit driven by its coal and trading divisions… Glencore’s core profit rose 60% to a record $34.1 billion, of… Continue Reading…
January 30, 2023
“Don’t look now, but gas prices are heading back up, and GasBuddy predicts the national average could hit $4 again in a couple of months. The price for a gallon of regular is up more than 13% nationally over the… Continue Reading…
January 25, 2023
“California lawmakers are pushing legislation that would impose a new tax on the state’s wealthiest residents — even if they’ve already moved to another part of the country. Assemblyman Alex Lee, a progressive Democrat, last week introduced a bill in the California… Continue Reading…
January 2, 2023
“2022 was a rough year for crypto. More than $1.3 trillion was wiped off the value of the market. And bitcoin, the world’s largest digital coin, saw its price slump more than 60%. Investors were caught off guard by a… Continue Reading…
December 23, 2022
“…At base, Wilson says the S&P 500 is likely to sink another 20% before hitting a bottom near 3,100 during 1Q23. The index slipped into a bear market in June of this year, when the Federal Reserve began its aggressive… Continue Reading…
October 31, 2022
“While gasoline prices have moderated since hitting their record high in June, the price of diesel fuel has stubbornly remained above $5 a gallon. AAA’s daily fuel price survey puts the national average price at $5.30 a gallon, 43 cents… Continue Reading…
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