US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said the move by Opec+ to cut oil production was “unhelpful and unwise” for the global economy, particularly emerging markets already struggling with high energy prices. The Biden administration has been loudly critical of the decision by the oil cartel backed by Saudi Arabia and Russia this week, which took
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An explosion tore through Russia’s bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea early on Saturday, severely damaging it in a major blow to Vladimir Putin more than seven months into his invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s anti-terrorist committee said a truck exploded on the bridge’s roadside in the early hours of Saturday morning and caused seven
UK regulators on Friday began a new round of licences to enable companies to explore for oil and gas in the North Sea, as climate campaigners signalled they would aim to mount a legal challenge. The North Sea Transition Authority is expected to award more than 100 permits to companies by the end of June,
The Bank of England has defended last week’s intervention in the UK government debt market, saying it stepped in to prevent a £50bn fire sale of gilts that would have taken Britain to the brink of a financial crisis. The central bank said on Thursday that had it not launched its emergency bond-buying scheme in
Prime minister Liz Truss has told the party faithful that she will lead Britain through “stormy days” during the economic “tempest” caused by the Covid-19 crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The prime minister, in power for a month, sought to rally Conservative MPs behind her faltering leadership, at a party conference that has descended
Liz Truss is braced for a fresh rebellion over her economic plans with senior Conservative MPs threatening to vote against the UK prime minister if she decides to cut benefits in real terms next spring. Truss is looking at raising benefits in line with average earnings growth rather than inflation, a controversial move that has
Liz Truss has executed a major U-turn by scrapping plans to axe the 45p top rate of tax, after facing a growing revolt from Tory MPs led by former cabinet ministers Michael Gove and Grant Shapps. After insisting on Sunday that the controversial plan would go ahead, Truss concluded after talks with her senior team
Liz Truss, prime minister, has admitted that mistakes were made in the controversial “mini” Budget that sparked market turmoil last week, as she braced herself for a fraught Conservative conference in Birmingham. Truss said she would not retreat on her plan to deliver £45bn of unfunded tax cuts, insisting it would help deliver growth, but
The UK watchdogs responsible for the £1.5tn corner of the pensions sector that came close to imploding this week are holding daily talks with asset managers to stave off a fresh crisis when the Bank of England’s emergency bond buying ends. The £65bn plan, which ends on October 14, was launched on Wednesday to safeguard
A new photo taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed the hidden gaseous “bone” structure of a distant galaxy — and it’s absolutely spectacular. The cosmic knot of gas, dust and stars belongs to the spiral galaxy IC 5332, located in the constellation Sculptor more than 29 million light-years from Earth. As
Enter your email address here to receive the best High School Sports news in your inbox each morning. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released its first statewide postseason power rankings of the 2022 season Friday, Sept. 30 The power rankings include games that were submitted by schools into Arbiter by as of Sept. 30
The area next to the runway at Bucks Airport in Cumberland County became a place for grieving, reminiscing and support this week as hundreds of people gathered to honor a father and son who shared a deep love of flying. Planes from nearby South Jersey airports flew over the memorial service in a missing man
Digital payments have become the largest segment of the financial technology market, accounting for over $5 billion in transactions worldwide in 2020. Digital commerce payments made online still makes up a significantly greater proportion of value than mobile point-of-sale (POS), where an electronic device is used at checkout. With the digital payments ecosystem expanding globally,
More than 2 million Floridians remained without power Friday morning as they emerged from the flooding and wreckage left by Hurricane Ian and began to plot a recovery from the storms devastation. After lingering over Florida on Thursday as it weakened to a tropical storm, Ian had returned to Atlantic waters by early Friday, regained
“Barbaric and completely unprovoked” FDNY EMS Lieutenant stabbed to death A man has been taken into custody after FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, 61, was stabbed to death in Queens on Thursday afternoon. NEW YORK – An FDNY Emergency Medical Services lieutenant was fatally stabbed in Queens on Thursday afternoon. Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, 61, was
close video ‘Volcker-ized’ Fed fighting inflation at the expense of growth, strategist says Aegon Asset Management chief macro strategist Frank Rybinski argues until there is a ‘dovish Fed pivot’ market volatility will persist on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge accelerated again in August, keeping prices elevated near a four-decade high, according
If you want to know what the hype of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT projectmight taste like as infused water, Ape Beverages has you covered. Ape Beverages, which describes itself as the worlds first Web3 lifestyle brand, launched its limited edition water, Drop 0001 – Ape Water at Artcade.According to the website, Artcade @
The orbit of the newly discovered rapid hot spot around Sagittarius A* superimposed on top of the first image of the supermassive black hole captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration. (Image credit: EHT Collaboration, ESO/L. Calçada (Acknowledgment: M. Wielgus)) (opens in new tab) Astronomers have detected a blob of hot gas whizzing around
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina's coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes. With all of South Carolina’s coast under a hurricane warning,
More than 2 million Floridians remained without power Friday morning as they emerged from the flooding and wreckage left by Hurricane Ian and began to plot a recovery from the storms devastation. After lingering over Florida on Thursday as it weakened to a tropical storm, Ian had returned to Atlantic waters by early Friday, regained
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