Phil Murphy announces $100 energy credit as rates soar for New Jersey residents
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is proposing a $430 million plan to issue utility bill credits to New Jersey residents, but the timing …
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Power Outages Plague JCP&L in Northern Ocean County as Temperatures Soar
TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Friday, as temperatures soared and the heat index climbed above 100 degrees across Northern Ocean County, JCP&L was plagued with …
As U.S. interest rates soar, four ways to manage credit cards now
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – Try holding your credit card up to your ear, real close. You might hear the soft tick, tick, …
BoE to deliver another bumper 50 bps lift in Sept as prices soar: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON – The Bank of England will deliver another bumper 50 basis points (bps) increase to borrowing costs next month but then …
U.S. pending home sales tumble in June as mortgage rate soar
WASHINGTON – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell more than expected in June as rising mortgage rates and higher house prices continued to …
US power/natgas prices soar as heat wave boosts air conditioning use
(Reuters) – U.S. power and natural gas prices spiked in several regions on Thursday as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners to keep cool …
Taiwan June exports soar, outlook good ahead of peak season
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s exports rose in June on sustained demand for technology products even as shipments to China weakened, and the government said the outlook …
Canada fertilizer sales to Brazil soar as farmers gear up for next crop season
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Brazil imported record volumes of potassium chloride (Kcl) from Canada in the first half of the year, a sign …
Striking Paris airport worker wants his wages to soar
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS – Three times a week, Loris Foreman, a ground handling agent at Paris’ main international airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, drives to …
Sri Lanka May consumer prices soar 45.3% y/y, highest since 2015
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO -Sri Lanka’s headline inflation accelerated in May to the highest since 2015 due to rising food and transport costs, as the …
Germany’s debt interest payments could soar next year, finance minister warns – newspaper
BERLIN – Finance Minister Christian Lindner warned that interest charges on Germany’s public debt could reach 30 billion euros next year due to rising interest …
IMF urges countries to support vulnerable, avoid blanket subsidies as food, fuel prices soar
By Rachel Savage LONDON – The IMF said on Tuesday governments fighting soaring food and fuel prices should target aid to vulnerable citizens rather than …
Biden Admin Gives Big Handout To Solar, Wind Projects As Gas Prices Soar
Biden Admin Gives Big Handout To Solar, Wind Projects As Gas Prices Soar Thomas Catenacci on June 1, 2022 The Biden administration unveiled a policy Tuesday …
India’s retirees tap savings, eat less as living costs soar
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI – T.L. Wali, a 66-year-old lawyer in Delhi’s high court, had been looking forward to retirement. But with India’s living …
China’s April Saudi oil imports soar 38% on yr, Russian oil up 4%
By Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia soared 38% in April from a year earlier, hitting the highest …
U.S imports of Latam oil soar as refiners replace Russian barrels
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON – U.S. refiners imported about 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude and fuel oil from Latin America in April, …
Shares of Spanish steelmaker Acerinox soar after record profit
By Inti Landauro MADRID – Shares of Spanish steelmaker Acerinox soared on Wednesday after the company reported its highest ever quarterly net profit as strong …
China April coal imports soar, driven by panic orders in early March
BEIJING – China’s coal imports surged 43% in April from March, driven by panic buying over concerns of supply disruptions stemming from Russia’s invasion of …
Dem Turnout Craters In Ohio As GOP Votes Soar
Dem Turnout Craters In Ohio As GOP Votes Soar Sebastian Hughes on May 5, 2022 Turnout for Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Ohio was down significantly …
Biden Admin Silent On The Fate Of Major Natural Gas Pipeline As Energy Prices Soar
Biden Admin Silent On The Fate Of Major Natural Gas Pipeline As Energy Prices Soar Thomas Catenacci on May 3, 2022 The Biden administration has …
Brazil commodities sales to Arab nations soar as importers stock up on food
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Brazilian exports to the 22 countries in the League of Arab Nations rose in the first quarter amid a …
China battery maker CATL suffers profit fall as costs soar
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -CATL, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, reported a 23.6% drop in the first quarter profit on Friday, its first fall …
Antisemitic Incidents Soar To All Time High: REPORT
Antisemitic Incidents Soar To All Time High: REPORT Laurel Duggan on April 27, 2022 Antisemitic incidents including assault, harassment and vandalism soared in 2021, according …
China’s March alumina exports to Russia soar as sanctions over Ukraine bite
BEIJING – China’s alumina exports to Russia surged over 90 times in March from the same period a year earlier, customs data showed on Wednesday, …
Japan posts trade gap far wider than forecasts as China exports slow, energy imports soar
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Japan recorded a trade deficit in March that was more than four times wider than market forecasts, as China-bound exports …
Brazil’s Tupy set to buy Traton-owned motor maker MWM, shares soar
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO – Brazilian auto parts company Tupy SA has signed a deal to buy motor maker MWM, formally known as International …
Carjackings Soar In Blue State After Democrats Tie Police Officers’ Hands
Carjackings Soar In Blue State After Democrats Tie Police Officers’ Hands Harry Wilmerding on April 14, 2022 Carjackings in Washington have soared after Democrats endorsed …
Wheat prices soar on Ukraine fears, but U.S. growers can’t cash in
By Julie Ingwersen and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO – After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent global wheat futures soaring, U.S. farmer Vance Ehmke was eager to …
Hate crimes nearly tripled in New York City in February, Jewish hate crimes soar
NEW YORK, NY – As COVID-19 restrictions across New York City are being lifted, the number of hate crimes reported are also increasing, nearly three …
As oil prices soar, U.S. shale, OPEC in no rush to resume price war
By Liz Hampton – U.S. shale producers and OPEC, who not long ago were waging a price war, this week found themselves on similar sides …
Euro zone bond yields soar as ECB signal end to bond buys in Q3
By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe – Euro zone sovereign bond yields soared and the euro dipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank said …
Toilet Paper Prices Soar As Companies Shrink The Item Itself
Toilet Paper Prices Soar As Companies Shrink The Item Itself Harry Wilmerding on March 9, 2022 The price of toilet paper has soared as producers …
BOJ has little room to move as Ukraine clouds recovery, prices soar
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – The crisis in Ukraine is giving the Bank of Japan a headache not facing other major central banks, forcing it …
Traders ramp up bullish bets in U.S. oil options as prices soar
By David Gaffen and Stephanie Kelly – Bulls have surged into the U.S. crude oil options market in recent days as futures touch highs not …
Brazil economy minister backs bigger cooking gas subsidies as crude costs soar -sources
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Brazil’s economy minister backs a proposal to expand cooking gas subsidies for low-income families in response to …
Insurance costs of shipping through Black Sea soar
By Jonathan Saul LONDON – Insurers have raised the cost of providing cover for merchant ships through the Black Sea, adding to soaring rates to …
Canada’s Alberta province forecasts 2022/23 budget surplus as oil prices soar
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Canada’s biggest oil-producing province Alberta is expecting its first budget surplus since 2014/15, Finance Minister Travis Toews said on …
German parties agree relief for households as energy prices soar
BERLIN – Germany’s coalition parties agreed on Wednesday a roughly 13 billion euro package of measures to help households cope with surging energy prices, including …
NatWest earnings soar but rising prices bite
By Iain Withers LONDON -British bank NatWest swung to a hefty profit on the back of the country’s economic recovery but said rising prices will …
Canadian dollar pares weekly gain as Ukraine tensions soar
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, giving back some of this week’s gains, as the potential …
Equinor shareholders to get $10 billion payout as energy prices soar
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Nora Buli OSLO – Norway’s Equinor will pay out $10 billion to shareholders this year after it reported record fourth-quarter pretax …
Farms Fail As Fertilizer Prices Soar
Soaring fertilizer prices across the globe have impacted farmers making it more expensive to produce food and forcing them to cut back on production, The …
Jobless Claims Soar Past Economists’ Projections
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased to 286,000 in the week ending Jan. 15, as the labor market continues to recover …
Joe Biden announces plan to take on Big Meat as meat prices continue to soar due to Bidenflation
President Joe Biden is now setting his sights on “Big Meat”, America’s alledged meat conglomerates who he claims are artificially raising the prices of meat …
New Jersey governor missing in action as COVID-19 continues to soar, cases increase and testing nearly impossible to get
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will not be taking time out from his Central American Christmas vacation with his family in Costa …
From Costa Rica, Phil Murphy tells Biden “All is well” in New Jersey as COVID-19 cases soar, testing overwhelmed
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy might be sitting comfortably beside a pool or beach in Central America, but back home, things are …
Phil Murphy hints at indoor capacity limits in the near future, says everything is on the table as COVID cases soar out of control
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said on Friday everything is on the table and he’s going to do what he thinks he …
Apple Temporarily Closes Multiple Stores, Delays Return To Office As COVID-19 Cases Soar
Apple announced Thursday it would temporarily close three of its stores and delayed its return to work plan following a surge in COVID-19 cases. Apple …
REPORT: Spending Expected To Soar This Holiday Season While Consumers Remain Concerned Over Inflation And Supply Chain Issues
U.S. consumer spending this holiday season is expected to soar despite growing concerns over inflation and supply chain backlogs that may delay shipping, according to …
Home Prices Soar In Third Quarter As Housing Market Remains Hot
Median home prices surged in the third quarter of 2021 in almost every housing market in the U.S., the National Association of Realtors said in …