Chinese Vice Premier Liu He represented his country in the signing of a trade agreement with the U.S. in January 2020.C Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen held a virtual call Tuesday about macroeconomic issues, according […]
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Raising interest rates is the wrong solution to the inflation problem, analyst says
Raising interest rates to tame demand — and therefore inflation — is not the right solution, as high prices have been driven mainly by supply chain shocks, one analyst said. Global manufacturers and suppliers have been unable to produce and deliver goods to consumers efficiently during Covid lockdowns. And more […]
Police detain person of interest after mass shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago suburb
HIGHLAND PARK, IL – JULY 04: First responders work the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Jim Vondruska | Getty Images News | Getty Images Local authorities said they have apprehended a person of interest in the mass […]
Stock futures inch higher after another losing week on Wall Street
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, July 1, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures inched higher in overnight trading after the major averages finished another losing week. Stock futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18 points or 0.06%. S&P 500 futures inched 0.18% higher, and Nasdaq 100 […]
Jim Cramer: To understand this year’s vile market, study the dot-com crash of 2000
Forty years is an awfully long time. Yet that’s how much time has passed since we have had an abomination like this first half of the year. Almost everything went down. Your stocks went down. Your bonds went down. Your house went down. Your crypto went down. The only thing that […]
Police identify Robert E. Crimo III as ‘person of interest’ in parade shooting that killed 6 in Chicago suburb
HIGHLAND PARK, IL – JULY 04: First responders work the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Jim Vondruska | Getty Images News | Getty Images At least six people were killed and dozens wounded after a gunman opened […]
Stock futures are flat after another losing week on Wall Street
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, July 1, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were flat in overnight trading after the major averages finished another losing week. Stock futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 30 points or 0.11%. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 futures […]
Rooftop shooter kills at least 6 at July Fourth parade in Chicago suburb, gunman still at large
HIGHLAND PARK, IL: First responders work the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Jim Vondruska | Getty Images News | Getty Images At least six people were killed and two-dozen were hospitalized after a rooftop gunman opened fire […]
Child psychologist: The No. 1 skill that sets mentally strong kids apart from ‘those who give up’—and how parents can teach it
A raging pandemic, gun violence, climate change — as an educational psychologist, I’ve seen firsthand how the troubling events of today are taking a toll on our children. “It’s hard to stop thinking about bad stuff,” an 11-year-old told me recently. “Sometimes I worry about waking up.” Without the right […]
U.S. flight disruptions finally ease as the holiday weekend winds down
Lighted tunnel in the United Airlines terminal, O’Hare International Airport, Chicago Illinois. Andrew Woodley | Universal Images Group via Getty Images U.S. airline delays eased on Monday as weather improved, bringing welcome news for travelers and airlines as the July Fourth holiday weekend comes to an end. As of midday […]