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May 03 2023
News
Federal Reserve Raises Rates, Signals Potential Pause
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to answer questions at a news conference after the rate-decision announcement. WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve approved another quarter-percentage-point interest-rate rise and signaled it could be done lifting rates after that. The decision Wednesday marked the Fed’s tenth consecutive rate increase aimed at battling inflation and will bring its
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 26 2024
News
Woman makes history as first female commander of McConnell Reserves
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Col. Cynthia Welch has made history as the first female commander of the 931st Refueling Wing or the McConnell Reserves. Her father was a 141 pilot, and Col. Welch wanted to see the world like he did. She began flying at Travis AFB flying C-5’s and eventually came to McConnell. Her father also served at McConnell in the 90s when the 931st was reactivated. “He loved the
KSN TVApr 19 2024
News
Biden Admin Announces Massive Restrictions On Alaskan Oil Reserve And Hampers Key Mining Project In One Fell Swoop
The Biden administration moved to block oil and gas activity on millions of acres of Alaskan land and effectively rejected a road project needed to mine large reserves of copper in the state on Friday, Bloomberg News reported. The Department of the Interior (DOI) finalized a plan that will restrict future oil leasing and development on about half of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A
The Daily CallerApr 16 2024
News
Federal judges side with transgender agenda
On Tuesday a 2-1 Democrat majority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit invalidated a good West Virginia law protecting girls' sports against invasion by male-bodied transgender students. The Richmond-based tribunal held that West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act violates the federal Title IX law, which was enacted to protect girls' sports, and also that West Virginia's
WNDApr 03 2024
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India aims for first strategic petroleum reserve with a private company by 2029/30
A model of petrol pump and a rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab NEW DELHI, April 3 (Reuters) - India plans to build its first privately managed strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) by 2029-30, granting the operator the freedom to trade all of the stored oil, the chief
ReutersApr 10 2024
News
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe bans South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem from reservation
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, headquartered in North Dakota but with reservation borders expanding into South Dakota, is the third tribal nation to ban Gov. Kristi Noem from tribal lands this year. The Wednesday announcement comes after the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council voted to banish Noem for “racially charged” comments she made last month at two town halls alleging some tribal leaders
Yahoo NewsApr 06 2024
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Massachusetts father says Vermont hotel randomly canceled reservation days before eclipse
JEFFERSONVILLE, V.T. - Many people are headed toward the path of totality for Monday's eclipse in Vermont, but some watchers are experiencing issues with finding a place to stay. Dunstable resident Robert Baker and his family were excited to watch the eclipse from Smugglers' Notch Resort in Jeffersonville, Vermont. "We were talking about this for four years, and we made the reservation about
CBS News (Online)Dec 13 2023
News
Federal Reserve keeps key interest rate unchanged and foresees 3 rate cuts next year
QuartzAug 29 2023
Opinion
The Federal Reserve Must Pay Attention: China’s Economy Is in Serious Trouble
A disturbing characteristic of Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve is how US-centric it has become. In following its data-dependent interest rate policy, the Fed makes little reference to world economic developments in general and to those in China in particular. It does so even though those developments could materially impact our economy. This is all the more surprising at a time when China, the
American Enterprise InstituteMar 15 2024
News
Exxon Says It Discovered New Guyana Oil Reserves
ExxonMobil Corp. says it found new oil in the waters off Guyana, the South American nation neighboring Venezuela where major oil discoveries have been made recently. The discovery, called Bluefin, in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana is the company’s first new find of 2024. Stabroek is the primary production area of the big discovery Exxon made off Guyana in 2015. Stabroek has been said to
Bloomberg