ExxonMobil lifts spending on emission reduction plan to $15B
ExxonMobil says it is boosting its spending on greenhouse gas emission-reduction projects to $15 billion during the next six years and anticipates meeting its 2025…
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Omicron unravels travel industry’s plans for a comeback
Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries…
Powell’s warning: Fed to tighten credit faster than expected
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell took a sharp and unexpected turn Tuesday toward tightening credit for consumers and businesses in the face of…
U.S. home prices register 19.1% annual gain in September
WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose briskly in September, another sign that the housing market is booming in the aftermath of last year’s coronavirus recession….
Powell’s warning: Fed to tighten credit faster than expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell took a sharp and unexpected turn Tuesday toward tightening credit for consumers and businesses in the face…
Supply chain problems hit charities’ holiday gifts for kids
With less than four weeks to go until Christmas, Kristyn Begari has been rushing to find enough doll styling heads to give to kids in…
U.S. tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start
After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens…
Final U.S. hurdle for Merck’s COVID-19 pill: FDA panel review
WASHINGTON — An experimental COVID-19 drug that could soon become the first U.S.-authorized pill to treat the coronavirus faces one final hurdle today: A panel…
US home prices register 19.1% annual gain in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose briskly in September, another sign that the housing market is booming in the aftermath of last year’s coronavirus…
India’s economy grows by 8.4% amid signs of recovery
NEW DELHI — India’s economy grew by 8.4% in the July-September quarter from the same period a year earlier, the government announced today, raising hopes…