Three Years After Ukraine Invasion, Europe Still Deals With Energy Crisis
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Three Years After Ukraine Invasion, Europe Still Deals With Energy Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At a newly built dock along Germany’s Elbe River, tankers from the United States unload liquefied natural gas to fuel factories and homes. In central Spain, a forest of wind turbines planted atop mountains helps power the energy grid. In French government buildings,…

From Groceries to Cars, Tariffs Could Raise Prices for U.S. Consumers
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From Groceries to Cars, Tariffs Could Raise Prices for U.S. Consumers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s tariffs target countries that are major suppliers of a wide range of goods to the United States. For American families, the likely result is higher prices nearly everywhere they turn — in grocery aisles, car dealerships, electronics stores and at the…

Typhoon Yagi Scrambles Vietnam’s Lunar New Year Tradition
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Typhoon Yagi Scrambles Vietnam’s Lunar New Year Tradition

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Hanoi and other Vietnamese cities at this time of year, potted kumquat trees fastened to motorbike seats dodge and weave through traffic in a haze of orange. Families buy them as symbols of luck and good fortune for the new Lunar New…

In China, Rare Dissent Over a Program to Save on Drug Costs
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In China, Rare Dissent Over a Program to Save on Drug Costs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A rare display of public anger is unfolding in China over the quality of domestically produced drugs. A prominent Shanghai surgeon pointed to anesthetics that do not put patients to sleep. A respected Beijing cardiologist questioned blood pressure medication that failed to regulate….

Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
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Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a number of ways, Japan’s economy seems to have gone back in time. Inflation and wage growth are mostly back where they were in the early 1990s, just before the spiral of price deflation and economic stagnation that became known as “the…

Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs
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Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines That would slow the growth of the government’s spending on obesity drugs even as more people on Medicare started using them. New prices for the 10 drugs in the first round of price negotiations were announced last summer. Those prices will go into…

U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.
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U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For years, as oil and gas companies increased production, they hired lots of workers, enriching communities across the United States. That is no longer true. The country is pumping more oil than ever and near-record amounts of gas. But the companies that extract,…

Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say
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Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the United States runs on Democratic policies. There are federal tax credits for car buyers. Subsidies for battery manufacturing. Cheap loans to build electric car factories. Grants for chargers. Regulations that push automakers to…

Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine
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Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for $16.4 billion. The deal reflects the key role that natural gas is likely to play in meeting fast-rising U.S. electricity demand. The cash-and-stock deal, announced…