When Savita Subramanian, head of US equity strategy at Bank of America, raised her outlook for stocks at the end of last year, there was a lot of skepticism that equities could go any higher. The S&P 500 had already surged on expectations that the Federal Reserve would start cutting rates in 2024. And investors … Read more
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Firefighters are working to contain the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce fires, which are the biggest fires threatening the Texas Panhandle. They are 15% and 60% contained, respectively. However, officials say the public can misunderstand what fire “containment” means. Meghan Mahurin, public information officer for the Texas A&M Forest Service, said containment does not equal … Read more
NH Business: Over 1300 bills in NH Legislature – a look at bills on housing, energy, data privacy, environment, telecom Fred Kocher sits down with Michael Skelton, the President and CEO of the Business & Industry Association of NH, to walk through legislative proposals that could impact businesses as well as many of us Updated: … Read more
Environmental activists take part in a protest to call for an international moratorium on deep-sea mining. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images It makes the northern European country the first in the world to move forward with the process of extracting minerals from the seabed. Norway’s government said the practice could be one way … Read more
Two African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) perching on something.Photo: LocHuynh (Shutterstock) The Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in the UK is trying a new plan to contain its growing group of foul-mouthed African grey parrots. The zoo will introduce the expletive-loving birds to a larger flock in hopes that the other parrots will pass along their good … Read more
The US and UK’s decision to hit back at Houthi militants after weeks of attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea has only escalated the chaos across the shipping industry, underscoring the threat of an enduring supply-chain crisis as vessels navigate the crucial trade route. On Wednesday, a third commodity carrier in three days … Read more
Flooding continues across England – in pictures | UK news The Guardian Newark workshop submerged in waist-high floodwater The Independent East Midlands flooding: Impact ‘will be felt for many months’ BBC.com Severe floods hit UK after heavy rain swells major rivers | World DNA | WION WION Warmer winters and more flooding will be the norm in the UK, … Read more
Panama City — A team of international scientists working on a research vessel off the coast of Panama is looking for something you might think would be hard to find. “We are exploring the unexplored,” Alvise Vianello, an associate chemistry professor at Aalborg University in Denmark, told CBS News. “…It’s like, you know, finding the … Read more
COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo on December 1, 2023. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images “We delivered world first after world first,” the UAE summit presidency said in a … Read more
A meeting to discuss research topics at the HCM City University of Technology’s lab for microchip and high-frequency systems. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hoài HCM CITY — Seeing strong demand for human resources in the semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) technology industry in Việt Nam, Việt Nam National University-HCM City (VNU-HCM) targets to train about 1,500 … Read more