Asia FX muted, dollar strong as sticky CPI fuels bets on smaller rate cut – Investing.com
Investing.com — Most Asian currencies were in a flat to lower range on Thursday, while the dollar strengthened, after a strong U.S. consumer price index dashed hopes that the Federal Reserve would make a bigger interest rate cut. Weak Japanese inflation data weighed on the yen, sending it further down from an eight-month high, but […]
Emmy Award-winning actress admits ‘hatred’ fuels her 40-year marriage
Jamie Lee Curtis has something special: 40 years of marriage. The award-winning actress married her husband, Christopher Guest, in 1984, just four months after meeting him. The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star was asked about the secret to a lasting marriage. “Well, I can't leave,” Curtis told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet after […]
University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report | Oil and gas companies
Fossil fuel companies' funding of climate-focused initiatives at universities is slowing the green transition, according to the largest peer-reviewed study to date of industry's influence on academia. About the research published in the journal “WIREs Climate Change” Six researchers on Thursday scrutinized thousands of academic papers on industry research funding from the past two decades, […]
‘Values Have Not Changed’: Kamala Harris Embraces Fracking After Her Admin Teed Off On Fossil Fuels
Vice President Kamala Harris, in an interview with CNN on Thursday night, suggested she has supported fracking since 2020, but the Biden-Harris administration has pushed through a number of aggressive anti-oil and natural gas policies since 2021. Harris said in 2019:There is no doubtShe was a supporter of the “Drill for Oil” bill, which said […]
ESPN’s Adam Schefter fuels Travis Kelce engagement ring buzz
Adam Schefter's comments (or lack thereof) about the big-money signing of Travis Kelce sent the world's top Swifties into uproar on Tuesday. While breaking news this week that Kansas City's star tight end had purchased ownership of a racehorse named Swift Delivery, “NFL Live” host Laura Rutledge commented that Kelsey hadn't bought his girlfriend, Taylor […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Fossil Fuels Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon
Every year, ExxonMobil Global OutlookThe company detailed its outlook for the future of oil, natural gas and other forms of energy. Key findings The company's global outlook for 2024, released on Monday, includes: All energy types remain mixed. Renewable energy will grow most rapidly. The largest decline will be in coal. In any credible scenario, […]
Interest rate cut fuels immediate upturn in UK property market | Housing market
The Bank of England’s first interest rate cut in four years sparked an immediate boost in Britain’s property market, with lower mortgage rates stimulating buyer interest and driving up house prices. Data from property website Rightmove showed that the number of potential buyers enquiring with estate agents about homes for sale since August 1 has […]
Gold prices rise, record highs close as CPI data fuels rate cut bets – Investing.com
Investing.com — Gold prices rose in Asian markets on Thursday, hovering near record highs as weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer price data raised hopes the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates. Rising risk appetite also capped gains in gold prices, while a monthly rise in inflation led traders to expect a smaller rate cut in September. […]
Kamala Harris VP Pick Tim Walz Supports Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’s pick as her running mate, has supported efforts to phase out fossil fuels and has been just as radical as Harris, who first voiced strong support for the Green New Deal. Walz is no different to other climate change extremists who are following in Harris’s footsteps in […]
MyKayla Skinner makes plea to Simone Biles after Olympics spat fuels ‘death threats’
An emotional Mikayla Skinner pleaded with Simone Biles to tell her social media followers to stop the hateful attacks she and her family have been subjected to after past critical comments came to light. Skinner, an Olympic silver medalist who competed against Biles at the Tokyo Olympics, addressed the seven-time gold medalist directly in a […]