You Searched For "heat index" and got 20 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
The bear market will drag on until inflation subsides and investors should brace for earnings cuts next quarter, according to the investment chief at a $1.2 trillion asset manager
"We're worried about companies' forecasts for the second half of this year," said Nuveen's investme…
Jennifer Sor
2 mins read
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
1 min read
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
2 mins read
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
1 min read
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
3 mins read
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
4 mins read
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
2 mins read
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
1 min read
A 28-year-old Mexican laborer died from heat exposure on his 1st day working at a farm in Florida. The labor department say his death could have been prevented.
The worker spent around five hours working in intense heat before his co-workers "found him unrespo…
Grace Dean
3 mins read
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
2 mins read
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
3 mins read
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
1 min read
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
3 mins read
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 …
2 mins read
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
2 mins read
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 …
Matthew Fox
1 min read
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
3 mins read
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
7 mins read
The Philippines' presidential election heats up with boxer Manny Pacquiao and the former dictator's son among 5 surprising candidates duking it out for control
As President Rodrigo Duterte's six-year term comes to an end, here are five front-runners who have …
Matthew Loh
1 min read
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…