Dow leaps to all-time high after Fed slashes rates by half-point

Wall Street’s main indexes jumped in volatile trading on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated half-point rate cut first interest rate cut in more than four years. In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high of 41,981.97. It recently  climbed 196.36 points, or 0.5%, to 41,798. The blue chip index closed at record on 41,622.08 on … Read more

Weak carbon prices in oilsands seen slowing climate gains

The weak carbon-credit prices threaten a key source of revenue that companies rely on for costly decarbonization projects Undated handout aerial photo of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) Horizon oilsands plant north of Fort McMurray.Photo by OILSANDS-BLAZE/HANDOUT Credits and offsets in Alberta’s carbon market are trading at about $40 per metric ton, half of the … Read more

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Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talks to reporters at the European House Ambrosetti economic forum in Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy, on Sept. 6. (Luca Bruno / Associated Press) The European Union on Wednesday began the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary after its anti-migrant government refused … Read more

Older voters may be key to flipping Wisconsin Senate race: AARP poll

An AARP Wisconsin poll has good news for GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde (right). ZUMAPRESS.com A new survey from the Badger State bodes well for Republicans’ hope of flipping the US Senate. A bipartisan pair of pollsters known for surveys for Donald Trump and Joe Biden — the GOP Fabrizio Ward shop and the Democratic Impact Research — conducted … Read more

Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, right, sits next to Health Minister Fleur Agema, center, and Climate and Green Growth Minister Sophie Hermans, left, as he listens to Dutch King Willem-Alexander outlining the new government’s policy plans and budget for the coming year in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday. (Peter Dejong / Associated Press) The new … Read more

Tom Brady would launch ‘throwaways’ on play calls he didn’t like: Baker Mayfield

Tom Brady’s tenure with the Buccaneers didn’t overlap with current quarterback Baker Mayfield’s, but tales from the NFL legend’s three-season run in Tampa Bay remain. During a recent appearance on the “Casa De Klub” podcast, Mayfield — who became Brady’s successor in 2023 and led the Bucs to a surprise playoff run — was asked … Read more

Pa. GOP senate candidate Dave McCormick touts cops flipping endorsement to him, abandoning Sen. Bob Casey

Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick is hitting Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey on crime in a new ad featuring Pennsylvania police unions that have opted to back the GOP nominee. The 30-second TV spot, titled “Switched,” is centered on the support for McCormick from the 40,000-member Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which rejected Casey … Read more

Livin’ on a prayer: Half of US clergy back Trump, survey says

Trump is the choice of half of America’s Protestant pastors who revealed a preference, a new survey revealed Tuesday, and 24% back Harris. REUTERS One presidential candidate this year may have more than a prayer when it comes to support from America’s clergy, a new survey reveals. Almost every Protestant pastor in America — 97% … Read more

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