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Oil prices score a 4th straight weekly gain on supply fears
Oil futures settled lower on Friday, but scored a fourth straight week of gains after wider sanctions against Russia’s energy industry tightened supply.MarketWatch - 2h -
Trump announces White House economic policy team
The White House National Economic Council advises the president on U.S. and global economic policy.CNBC - 6h -
Top EU official denies softer approach to Big Tech, cites 'very clear legal basis' for regulation
There are growing questions about how the EU is going to enforce tech regulation, particularly as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.CNBC - 15h -
Oil ends lower, with U.S. prices failing to hold above $80 a barrel
Oil futures settled lower on Thursday, pulling back as news of an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal helped to ease some worries about risks to global supplies — though the agreement has reportedly hit a ...MarketWatch - 1d -
Oil prices end higher as traders weigh demand prospects, supply risks
Oil futures settled higher Wednesday, finding support after snapping a three-day winning streak that had been driven in part by wider U.S. sanctions on Russia as well as cold weather in much of the ...MarketWatch - 2d -
Judge clears way for partial release of special counsel's Trump report
A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for the Justice Department to release one of the two volumes that make up special counsel Jack Smith's final report.CBS News - 4d -
Johnson & Johnson makes $15 billion bet on mental-health drugs
Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson is buying Intra-Cellular Therapies, eying sales growth above analysts’ expectations through 2029.MarketWatch - 4d -
What’s realistic for foreign policy under Trump 2.0
How this plays out remains to be seen, although, given the failures of the last four years, it is worth trying something new, no matter how unorthodox it may seem.The Hill - 4d -
‘It’s been life-changing’: meet the adults making big changes later in life
Some people never learn to read or swim or even cook as children - but with the right spirit there’s still time to make things right. I was 44 when I learned to cycle. I grew up in Yorkshire and ...The Guardian - 5d -
New Yorkers Have Little Data but Big Feelings About Congestion Pricing
Manhattan commuters are already marveling at what appears to be less traffic — and grousing about the new $9 tolls.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump's plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices
Some experts say there is really nothing the government can do about high food prices.CNBC - 6d -
Oil prices rally as fresh U.S. sanctions on Russia threaten global supplies
Oil futures ended sharply higher on Friday, as fresh U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil sector looked to threaten global supplies and as winter storms in the U.S. were expected to boost demand for ...MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
Will ‘grace and elegance’ make a comeback in DC? Don’t bet on it.
Democrats on the Hill have been praised for their grace and elegance during the certification of the outcome of the 2024 election, but their inflamed rhetoric during the election cycle cannot be ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
The CEOs Who Are Tearing Up the Policies Trump Hates
Companies seeking to benefit from campaign promises to cut regulations and taxes are ditching diversity and climate initiatives; ‘EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!!!’The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 9 -
LlamaIndex goes beyond RAG so agents can make complex decisions
A new orchestration architecture from LlamaIndex brings more context and decision-making capabilities to AI agents.VentureBeat - Jan. 9 -
What makes the Santa Ana winds so destructive?
The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los ...NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Trump lashes out at transition as Biden pushes policies
President-elect Trump is ripping President Biden over what he says is a difficult transition period, expressing frustration with the current president for still seeking to set policies that fly in ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Musk emerges as Trump foreign policy wild card
Elon Musk has increasingly waded into foreign politics from the perch of his social platform X — a development that experts say likely raises questions for U.S. allies about his role in foreign ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk’s rage-fests on X make it clear that he wants something. I think I know what it is | Emma Brockes
The billionaire appears to have a David Brent-like desire to be seen as an entertainer. Please let him get back to conquering Mars. What, as they say, is Elon Musk’s deal? There will be a lot of ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Trump will struggle to drive down oil prices
Energy production in the US will rise but more of the output will be gassyFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Why a return to Obama-era policy on Cuba would be a big mistake
Advocates for returning to the Obama Cuba policy would have the United States join in the complicity of the European Union and Canada in subsidizing with tax dollars a 65-year-old dictatorshipThe Hill - Jan. 8 -
Sabres Want To Make Big Move With Star
The Sabres are reportedly interested in making this move with one of their top forwards.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8 -
The Billionaire Mining Magnate Who Bet Coal Had a Future---and Won Big
The U.K. closed its last coal-powered plant, but 76-year-old Low Tuck Kwong ignored naysayers and built a fortune from the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
Services index shows big jump in prices for December as companies fear tariffs
The ISM services survey's prices index jumped to 64.4%, an increase of 6.2 points or more than 10%.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
McDonald’s Abandons Some DEI Policies, Following Other Big Companies Caving to Pressure Groups
Despite its apparent successes in diversifying the company, McDonald’s joined the growing list of big corporations revising or dropping DEI programs amid conservative attacks.Inc. - Jan. 7 -
Axelrod: 'Pretty clear' Trump has no desire to work with Democrats
Veteran Democratic strategist David Axelrod says it is “pretty clear” President-elect Trump has no desire to work with Democrats on bipartisan solutions, pointing to Trump's social media posts and ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Nvidia Bets Big on Robots and More
The chipmaker, which has led a rally in artificial intelligence stocks, laid out a vision for dominating so-called physical A.I. Investors appeared impressed.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Bet365 boss takes big pay cut but still makes £158m
Denise Coates has been credited with the rapid rise of the online gambling firm.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Trump: Washington Post report on tariff policy 'wrong'
President-elect Trump is denying a report in The Washington Post that outlines how his top aides are exploring a tariff plan that would only cover critical imports. The Post report cites three ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
President Carter left America a positive path through the Trump presidency
I believe that millions of American Christians will see efforts to reverse progress toward dignity and equality for all people as a betrayal of the example and teachings of the Jesus that Jimmy ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Big Tech Is So Dominant the Stock Market Would Have Been Flat for 2 Years Without It
Big Tech stocks have fueled most of the S&P 500’s gains over the past several years.Inc. - Jan. 6 -
Trump and Republicans plot radical policy agenda in one ‘big, beautiful bill’
House speaker says party seeks single piece of legislation covering tax cuts, immigration and military spending. Donald Trump is working with top Republicans in Congress to devise a single “big, ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Teenage kicks - what makes darts sensation Luke Littler so good?
Luke Littler has become darts' youngest world champion. BBC Sport looks at the qualities that have taken him to the top.BBC News - Jan. 4 -
Oil prices score weekly gains, buoyed by China policy support
Oil futures posted solid gains in a holiday-shortened week, buoyed by expectations of further stimulus in China, the world’s largest crude importer, to boost its sputtering economy.MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Trump says Britain is 'making a very big mistake' with windfall tax on North Sea oil producers
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday called on Britain to "open up" the North Sea and get rid of "windmills."CNBC - Jan. 3 -
Trump attacks UK’s North Sea policy as ‘very big mistake’
Post on Truth Social platform is latest anti-Labour salvo from incoming US administrationFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
The path forward for Georgia after bad Sugar Bowl loss: Three fixes that don't require a big-name transfer QB
The parity sweeping through college football has finally hit the mighty Georgia BulldogsCBS Sports - Jan. 3 -
There’s a big problem with trying to replace Johnson — no clear alternates
Three potential alternate speaker candidates have come up in conversations among holdouts. But they don’t have the needed votes to become speaker, either.Politico - Jan. 2
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