New York (CNN Business)High inflation is a thorn in America’s side. Prices of groceries and gas are rising and Americans are growing pessimistic about the economy because of it. But it’s still nowhere as bad as the inflation spike of the 1970s, and prices aren’t going to surge like they did 50 years ago, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. […]

The rise in the renewable energy that's available is still lower than the rise in global energy demand overall. The shortfall between renewable energy supply and power demand will only widen as economies reopen and travel resumes, with demand already spiking to pre-pandemic levels. A "common ground solution" would be to use traditional fuels as a backup when renewables fail […]

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will begin tapering the pace of its asset purchases later in November. On a monthly basis, the reduction will see $10 billion less in Treasurys and $5 billion less in mortgage-backed securities. There also was only a slight change to Fed’s view on inflation. The post-meeting statement kept the word “transitory” to describe price […]

After moving to the upside early in the session, stocks remain mostly positive in mid-day trading on Tuesday. The major averages are extending a recent upward trend, with the Dow and the S&P 500 reaching new record intraday highs. Currently, the major averages are off their highs of the session but still firmly positive. The Dow is up 123.06 points […]

Democrats and advocates for paid leave cheered on Wednesday as a proposal that would give workers four weeks' leave was reinserted into the Build Back Better bill. However, the pending legislation still has a long way to go before it becomes law, and some lawmakers, namely Sen. Joe Manchin , Democrat of West Virginia, could object to the plan. "It […]

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Who doesn’t love a good steak? Well, vegans and vegetarians, maybe, but when dinner time rolls around, there are few meals that get most of us to the table quicker than a perfectly cooked steak hot out of the frying pan.  Steak has long been synonymous with good eatin’, but it has also always been considered a luxury item.  A […]