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Without details, Biden asks FTC to redo probe of possible ‘illegal conduct’ by oil and gas companies
Joe Biden on Wednesday, without offering any details, said there was mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior by oil and gas companies and asked the...
Explainer: What is the SPR, the emergency oil stash Biden keeps talking about?
The Biden administration is considering tapping the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to cool oil prices in conjunction with other big consumers like China...
Shipping rate surge threatens global economic recovery
A surge in container shipping rates poses a threat to the global economic recovery, with small countries dependent on deliveries by sea expected to...
Pandemic debt adds to challenge of funding world’s climate goals
Huge spending by governments kept the world economy afloat during the pandemic as officials mobilized a fiscal response not seen since World War Two...
Explainer: What are NFTs?
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a type of digital asset, have exploded in popularity this year, with NFT artworks selling for millions of dollars. The trend is...
Quantum computer startup from Harvard and MIT raises $17M
A new quantum computer startup born from researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) called QuEra Computing said on Wednesday it raised...
Perish the thought – stocks might fall
You almost have to re-read the small print for a reminder that stocks may ever fall again. The oft-used compliance disclaimer that the value of...
