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Jennifer Sor   


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Power outages and brownouts become growing concern as state electricity grids struggle against heatwaves and record-breaking high temperatures

As heatwaves continue to sweep across the nation, power companies are asking residents to conserve …

Jordan Hart   


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Battle to buy Manchester United heats up as activist investor Elliott jumps in at the last minute

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani are battling for cont…

George Glover   


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Only a handful of US workers have seen wages outpace inflation since 2021

Leisure and hospitality workers are the only sector to see real wages climb since early 2021. All o…

Ben Winck,Madison Hoff   


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US stocks trade mixed as business activity improves while earnings season heats up

Earnings season is heating up, with industrial giants GE and 3M reporting early Tuesday while tech …

Brian Evans   


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Inflation was the highest it's been in nearly 40 years in November

The Consumer Price Index — a popular measure of US inflation — soared 6.8% year-over-year in Novemb…

Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz   


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The dangerous heat wave sweeping the US isn't just high temperatures. Heat index is all about how you sweat.

"Monthly heat records all over the globe occur five times as often today as they would in a stable …

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Your clothes may be about to become more expensive as cotton prices hit a decade high

The commodity that contributes to 75% of the world's clothing hit its highest price since 2011 on T…

Grace Kay   


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Grace Dean   


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Global shares get pummeled by investor fears of economic slowdown as inflation heats up

Retailers like Target and Walmart are warning about the impact of inflation on customers, while Wal…

Amanda Cooper   


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Factory production just fell for the first time since last April - it had been the healthiest part of the economy

Manufacturing was a key support for the broader economy through much of the pandemic as factories r…

Ben Winck   


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Global stocks rise after US stimulus package passes and falling bond yields reignite risk appetite

With $1.9 trillion in stimulus now a certainty, risk assets such as stocks, emerging-market currenc…

Amanda Cooper   


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US stocks fall in volatile session as earnings season heats up and bond sell-off continues

Stocks traded up and down all day, as investors look to earnings reports from Netflix, Tesla, and o…

Phil Rosen   


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India among top 10 most affected countries in Global Climate Risk Index 2021, says environmental think tank Germanwatch

It said vulnerable people in developing countries suffered the most from extreme weather events …

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The hedge fund industry raked in 12.3% last year, its largest annual return since 2009, as markets bounced back from coronavirus lows

Hedge fund assets under management ballooned 7.7% to a record $3.5 trillion amid nascent investor b…

Ben Winck   


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The stock market is signaling more downside ahead as all major US indexes break below their closely watched 200-day moving averages

The last time the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 traded below their respective 200-day moving averages was …

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First Trust files for a US-listed metaverse ETF as the virtual-world gold rush heats up

The US investment company filed for a metaverse-linked exchange traded fund on Tuesday as the virtu…

Camomile Shumba   


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Food and energy tycoons made $1 billion every 2 days amid soaring inflation while millions 'are skipping meals, turning off the heating': Oxfam

Oxfam is calling for permanent wealth taxes and windfall taxes on the super-rich and large corporat…

Huileng Tan   


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Matthew Loh   


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Rain lashes Delhi-NCR, brings respite from intense heat

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed the national capital and neighbouring areas on Friday e…