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Biden Announces Historic $7 Billion Investment on Earth Day 2024

Biden Announces Historic $7 Billion Investment on Earth Day 2024

President Biden is set to make a significant announcement today as he travels to Prince William Forest Park in Triangle,…

April 22, 2024, 5:48 pm, BST

Fed may hold interest rates for longer than anyone expected

The Federal Reserve's plans to lower interest rates this year could be put on hold due to a confluence of…

April 5, 2024, 11:12 am, BST

Oil Prices Jump on Ukraine Strikes, Simmering Middle East Tensions

Oil prices continued to climb Thursday, erasing earlier losses and settling at their highest point since October 2023.

April 4, 2024, 11:56 pm, BST

US jobs growth surge shocks markets

The latest job growth data has smashed past expectations with US employers adding 336,000 new jobs vs 170,000 expected.

October 6, 2023, 2:14 pm, BST

Inflation rate rise smallest in 2 years as economic slowdown begins

The latest U.S. inflation data from this week would suggest a slowdown in the rate of inflation - signalling an…

July 29, 2023, 12:21 pm, BST

US house prices cooling at fastest rate in over 10 years

The second recorded monthly decline in US house price growth comes as mortgage rates go up due to tightening economic…

October 26, 2022, 12:04 am, BST

New study reveals more than 50% of U.S. workers feel mentally unwell and require time away

Over half (56%) of American employees, particularly Millennials and Gen Z, reported feeling mentally ill in the preceding year, according…

June 28, 2022, 5:35 pm, BST

$5.8 billion in outstanding student loans to be written off by Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education’s announcement on Wednesday to write off $5.8 billion in student loans will affect over 560,000…

June 3, 2022, 1:02 am, BST

US facing ‘economic hurricane’ as inflation continues to rise with 1970s style energy shock on the horizon

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said this week that the U.S. economy was facing an “economic hurricane” in the near…

June 3, 2022, 12:19 am, BST

California Climate Investments Program’s latest projects forecast to reduce emissions by 76m metric tons

Following the release of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report on the critical actions needed to…

April 13, 2022, 4:31 pm, BST