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EPA severely limits pollution from coal-burning power plants -- The Biden administration on Thursday placed the final cornerstone of its plan to tackle climate change: a regulation that would force the nation's coal-fired power plants to virtually eliminate the planet-warming pollution they release into the air or shut down.

The Biden administration on Thursday placed the final cornerstone of its plan to tackle climate change: a regulation that would force the nation’s coal-fired power plants to virtually eliminate the planet-warming pollution they release into the air or shut down.

Boston Globe - Business - 26 minutes ago

Yamamoto's six shutout innings help Dodgers finish sweep, defeat Nationals

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six shutout innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.

Washington Times - Top Stories - 45 minutes ago

Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Testimony by former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker during former President Trump's hush money trial has been shocking even for people who bring a healthy degree of skepticism whenever they read the supermarket tabloid.

Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Testimony by former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker during former President Trump's hush money trial has been shocking even for people who bring a healthy degree of skepticism whenever they read the supermarket tabloid.

AP News - Politics - 2 hours ago

Buyer's Market: Experts Ponder What Company Could Buy China's TikTok Preventing Ban

While President Joe Biden signed legislation on Wednesday that would force Chinese tech giant ByteDance to sell TikTok in nine months or else be banned in the United States, the question of who could actually swoop in and buy the social media platform remains.

Breitbart - Technology - 5 hours ago

Foreign buyers driving boom in prime country property market, Savills say

Almost €191m spent on country homes in 2023, each of which cost more than €1 million

Irish Times - Business - 5 hours ago

Almost $200bn wiped off Meta value as markets doubt Zuckerberg AI plan

First-quarter results were strong, but investors weren’t pleased with the Facebook and Instagram owner’s spending plans

Evening Standard - Business - 8 hours ago

What is Biden's team hiding about its pledge to 'shut down' America's largest Christian university?

The Biden administration is going after Grand Canyon University because of animus toward private, affordable education that doesn't tow the statist party line.

Fox News - Opinion - 11 hours ago

EPA issues toughest rule yet on power plant emissions -- Coal-fired power plants would have to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a new EPA rule the industry says would make the grid less reliable. It's likely to face court challenges.

Coal-fired power plants would have to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a new EPA rule the industry says would make the grid less reliable. It's likely to face court challenges.

CBS News - Politics - 12 hours ago

A Market for Donor Kidneys Is Not the Reform the U.S. Needs

Though it takes hard work, it is possible to increase the number of organ donations and benefit patients.

Newsweek - Opinion - 13 hours ago

'Wizard of Oz' star's Beverly Hills home on market for jaw-dropping price

A six-bedroom, nine-bath, 10,000 square-foot home where Billie Burke, Glinda the Good Witch from "The Wizard of Oz," once lived has gone on the market for nearly $22 million.

Fox News - Business - 13 hours ago

Winning the market: The UK supermarket industry is one of our best

City Comment: Sainsbury is top dog for now -- but this is a really competitive market

Evening Standard - Business - 14 hours ago

With capital-gains hike, Ottawa manipulates markets to score small, arbitrary goals -- Don Drummond

In last week’s budget, Ottawa raised the taxable amount when selling capital assets such as stocks to two-thirds, up from half

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 15 hours ago

Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children -- , -- Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children

Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row.

BBC News - Science - 17 hours ago

Stock market today: Tesla cruises higher as most of Wall Street drifts in mixed trading

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday as Wall Street’s momentum eased following some sharp swerves.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 1 day ago

Temu's meteoric rise redefines the global market

In just a year, Temu went from an obscure Chinese firm to a hit in Western markets, targeting US dominance; using cheap mass production, aggressive ads and captivating tech design, it turned shopping into global entertainment, even at a 30% loss per order

YNET News - Business - 1 day ago

EU, US should mull 'transatlantic single market' pact after elections - Letta

Europe and the United States should build a “transatlantic single market” to combat the “aggressive attitude” of much of the rest of the world, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta, author of a strategic report on the EU's single market, said on Tuesday (23 April).

Euractiv - Business - 1 day ago

Heineken sells more beer amid strong supermarket demand

The Amsterdam-based company revealed that group revenues grew by 7.2% to 8.18 billion euros (£7 billion) for the first three months of 2024.

Evening Standard - Business - 1 day ago

Proportion of Korean-style lease drops in home rental market

The proportion of 'jeonse,' Korea's distinctive housing lease system, reached a record low during the first quarter in Seoul's housing market, while the ratio of monthly rent transactions is increasing. Behind this shifting rent market landscape are a series of fraud incidents that have alarmed tenants in recent years.

Korea Times - Business - 1 day ago

Crypto.com delays Korean market entry indefinitely

Crypto.com's entry into the Korean market has been delayed indefinitely due to regulatory issues.

Korea Times - Business - 1 day ago

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies again to erase more of April's losses

U.S. stocks rallied for a second straight day Tuesday to blunt the blow of what’s been a rough April. The S&P 500 made back ground after a losing streak.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 2 days ago

JPMorgan warns stock market 'correction' isn't over yet

JPMorgan analysts warned in a note to clients this week that the U.S. stock market sell-off has "further to go" amid a number of macroeconomic headwinds.

Fox News - Business - 2 days ago

Mica Ertegun's East 81st Townhouse Hits Market

The interior designer and original kilim influencer’s Manhattan home was her greatest calling card.

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Stock market today: Asian shares gain despite Wall Street's tech-led retreat

Asian shares have advanced even after sinking technology stocks sent Wall Street lower...

Houston Chronicle - Business - 2 days ago

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs to kick off a big week for earnings reports

U.S. stocks climbed Monday and clawed back a chunk of their losses from last week, which was the worst for the S&P 500 in more than a year.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 3 days ago

AIB Group increases payment to mortgage switchers as market heats up again

AIB Group is increasing the payment for those who move a mortgage to it, in a sign the switcher market is heating up.

Independent.ie - Business - 3 days ago

Sarnia chemical plant to shut down for maintenance after safety outcry from First Nation -- -

A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., announced on Saturday that it is temporarily shutting down for maintenance and to "address a mechanical issue" following complaints from a nearby First Nation whose members say they've become ill from the plant's emissions.

CBC News - Health - 4 days ago

Eczema sealed my eyes shut - but 'miracle' cure gave me new confidence

Megan Jones, 22, an opera student studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, recalls the horror of feeling like her face was ‘melting’

Independent UK - Health - 5 days ago

Angel Reese Shuts Down Rumored Caitlin Clark Beef With 3 Words

The former Louisiana State University star forward is making a few things clear.

Huffington Post - Sports - 7 days ago

Letta's report aligns with views of major telecoms on market integration

Laying out his vision of a harmonised single market in the telecommunications sector, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta aligned with some of the talking points by the EU's largest telecom players, according to a draft report seen by Euractiv.

Euractiv - Technology - 8 days ago

European space industry needs a single market approach, recommends Letta report

The EU space market should be integrated, because the European space industry is no longer adequate to compete in the current global space economy, Italian MP Enrico Letta writes in his draft full report as seen by Euractiv.

Euractiv - Technology - 8 days ago

High company valuations a 'worry,' IMF's capital markets chief says

High corporate valuations could pose a significant risk to financial stability as market optimism becomes untethered from fundamentals, the IMF said Tuesday.

CNBC - Business - 8 days ago

EU Single Market Report: Letta advises integration of the European telecoms market

Telecoms is one of the "primary reason[s] for Europe's declining competitiveness," according to a draft of Letta's report seen by Euractiv.

Euractiv - Technology - 9 days ago

Technology -- Miami Tech Exec Predicts Explosive Market for Artificial Intelligence-Generated Girlfriends

Greg Isenberg says he was left "speechless" after a conversation with a man who claims to have spent thousands of dollars on AI dates.

Miami New Times - US News - 9 days ago

Kevin McCloud says UK property market 'broken and dysfunctional'

TV presenter and designer says monopoly of big developers stifling quality and innovation

Independent UK - Business - 10 days ago

Labor market woes: US small businesses scale back hiring plans

The NFIB's latest small business jobs report found owners are scaling back their hiring plans in the next three months to the lowest level since May 2020 despite a tight labor market.

Fox News - Business - 15 days ago

Hot inflation data pushes market's rate cut expectations to September

March's consumer price index release Wednesday helped verify worries that inflation is proving stickier than thought.

CNBC - Business - 15 days ago

Fed caution could be justified if the labor market starts to deteriorate

March's robust job gains may push the Fed into a more cautious stance regarding potential rate cuts.

CNBC - Business - 17 days ago

Record funding propels Denver-Boulder to the top of the life sciences market

Denver-Boulder is rapidly becoming a life sciences hub thanks to a surge in funding, research collaborations and lab space.

CNBC - Health - 17 days ago

Despite security tension, shekel strengthens against dollar at market close

After the shekel weakened in recent days, it strengthened again against the dollar, whose representative rate was set at 3.71 shekels; At the same time, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange was down over security tensions

YNET News - Business - 21 days ago

ALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed patients didn't benefit

The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease that recently failed in a study says it will pull the medicine from the U.S. market.

AP News - Health - 21 days ago

Smelly plant forces idyllic picnic area to shut for a month

Stinknet may have pretty yellow blossoms - but smells like turpentine and can cause serious breathing problems as well as severe skin rashes.

Sky News - Weird - 28 days ago

Shekel-pegged digital currency hits the market, but it's VIP only

Bits of Gold launches pilot for stablecoin pegged to shekel, not open to speculative trading and yield-free; it will be issued solely based on demand, exclusively for predefined clients

YNET News - Technology - 1 month ago

Supermarket announces second pay rise for staff in six months

The latest rise increased investment in pay so far this year to £79m

Independent UK - Business - 1 month ago

US mortgage rates will create 'dire' situation for real estate market, expert warns

A "dire" real estate situation will "take longer this time" to hit the U.S. market than before, according to TJM Institutional Services managing director James Iuorio.

Fox News - Business - 1 month ago

Rod Stewart's Beverly Hills mansion on market for $80 million

Rod Stewart raised the asking price of his Beverly Hills mansion to $80 million more than six months after listing the three-acre Los Angeles estate with tennis courts.

Fox News - Business - 1 month ago

App for armchair investors gives up on UK market

Tech group to divert attention to Europe and US instead

Telegraph UK - Technology - 1 month ago

India's wearable market grows by 34%, smartwatches grew by 73% YoY, reveals IDC report

India's wearable market has grown significantly, with shipments crossing a record-breaking 134.2 million units. TWS particularly flourished, surging to a record 67.4 per cent from 55.3 per cent, whereas smartwatches went from 73 per cent year-on-year growth, with 53.4 million units shipped

First Post - Technology - 2 months ago

NVIDIA up by 49 per cent in 2024, surpasses Google's Alphabet in market cap days after taking down Amazon

NVIDIA is on a roll and doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The GPU making giant has now surpassed Google's Alphabet, just a day after it overtook Amazon. NVIDIA's shares soared by 2.5 per cent on Wednesday, which resulted its market cap to shoot up to $1.83 trillion

First Post - Technology - 2 months ago

Pakistan's general elections: AI, internet shutdowns and disillusionment

On top of disruptions to the internet, Pakistani political parties have also been using emerging technologies, particularly generative AI and deep fake videos, to influence voter narratives and perceptions.

Global Voices - Technology - 2 months ago

US job openings hit more than 2-1/2-year low as labor market cools

U.S. job openings dropped in October to the lowest level since early 2021, indicating that the labor market was easing as higher interest rates cool demand in the economy.

Reuters - Top Stories - 4 months ago

Amazon latest to criticise Microsoft in UK cloud market probe

Amazon has told Britain's antitrust authority its rival Microsoft uses business practices that restrict customer choice in the cloud computing market, the second major company to criticise the U.S. tech giant's operations.

Reuters - Technology - 4 months ago

Small-cap trading on London stock market hit by outages

Trading in small company shares on the London Stock Exchange was halted twice on Tuesday due to outages, the second time in less than two months that dealing in such shares has been disrupted.

Reuters - Technology - 4 months ago

House Republicans Are Ready to Shut Down the Government, Even Though It Will Hurt Veterans

As we stare down the prospect of another government shutdown due to House Republican time-wasting, House Republicans continue to argue that their party is the party for veterans. Their actions say otherwise.

Military.com - Opinion - 7 months ago

How to Avoid Being Scammed on Facebook Marketplace

From suspiciously low prices to sellers who demand payment in gift cards, there are multiple warning signs a Marketplace listing might be fraudulent.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

Facebook Grew Marketplace to 1 Billion Users. Now Scammers Are Using It to Target People Around the World.

ProPublica identified thousands of Marketplace listings and profiles that broke the company’s rules, revealing how Facebook failed to safeguard users.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago