Ukraine tensions power gold price
Geopolitical worries fuel gains even as expectations for interest-rate increases weigh on the climb.
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Fiscal stimulus is turning into a fiscal drag
Drop in federal relief could help curb inflation, while elevated savings should blunt impact on consumers.
Biden, Putin agree to summit if no invasion
Emmanuel Macron proposed the summit in a last-ditch effort at a diplomatic solution to the crisis amid fears of imminent invasion.
Beijing walks a tightrope between the US, Russia
After strongly supporting Moscow’s standoff with the West over Ukraine, Beijing aligns its position closer to Washington’s.
Apple under scrutiny in big tech clampdown
The US Senate is so worried about how the tech giant runs is App Store that it is advancing legislation that could erode revenue.
Firefighting boats head to burning car transporter
First boats set to reach Felicity Ace transport ship in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday.
Green-energy subsidies spur gold rush in cow manure
A lucrative state incentive to make natural gas from dairy waste is attracting companies from Amazon to Chevron.
NATO withdraws staff as East Ukraine mobilises troops
NATO has removed its staff fro Kieve as Russian-led breakaway regions accuse Kiev of an imminent attack and Moscow tests missile.
El Salvador’s zany bitcoin experiment
The Central American country made bitcoin legal tender last September and is aiming to fund expansive economic policies by cashing in on the crypto craze.
Nasdaq bargains: Now is the time to dive into tech titans
The world’s greatest technology stocks are in the bargain bin … it won’t be for long.
Push for companies to reveal more about employees
Workers are increasingly important to forecasting corporate profitability, but investors receive little information about them.
‘Inflation will ease as Covid declines’
President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser Cecilia Rouse has cited several factors in the coming months that she says should help slow a steep rise in consumer prices.
After AUKUS subs debacle, Biden leans on diplomacy
Allies say the Biden administration has changed its approach following the mishandled Australia submarine deal and withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Paul McCartney sells New York apartment for $8.5m
The ex-Beatle rock star and his wife, Nancy Shevell, sold their penthouse on Fifth Avenue for roughly 45 per cent less than what they paid for it in 2015.
Tesla says the SEC is harassing Elon Musk
Tesla’s attorneys have told a federal judge that the regulator is conducting unfounded investigations into both the CEO and the company.
Judge orders Trumps to testify in civil-fraud probe
A NY judge rules Donald Trump and two of his adult children must testify under oath as part of an investigation into the former president and his company.
Close encounters of ‘dangerous’ kind
US and Russian military aircraft flew dangerously close to each other in three separate weekend incidents over the Mediterranean Sea, including one in which the planes passed within 2m.
US retail sales jump as inflation surges
Consumers spent broadly at the start of the year, with higher prices eroding some spending power but demand strong.
Beijing weighs how far to go in backing Putin
Behind closed doors, China’s top leaders have debated how to respond to the Russia-Ukraine crisis without hurting China’s own interests.
‘New bunch of emperors’: Buffett’s business partner
Warren Buffett’s business partner Charlie Munger says passive funds like those run by BlackRock wield too much power.
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