Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images The planet’s demand for electricity is set for a strong rebound this year and next after dropping by approximately 1% in 2020, according to a new publication from the International Energy Agency. Released Thursday, the IEA’s Electricity Market Report forecasts that global electricity demand will jump by
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The number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. hit a grim record, as the nation simultaneously battled the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 93,331 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2020, and that represents nearly a 30% increase from the year before, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and
The Vermont State Police released this photo of the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV that caught fire on July 1, 2021 in the driveway of state Rep. Timothy Briglin, a Democrat. Vermont State Police General Motors is telling owners of 2017-2019 Bolt EVs that were part of a recent recall not to park their vehicles inside
2022 Jeep Compass Jeep CHICAGO – Jeep is updating one of its smallest SUVs with new technologies and a redesigned interior ahead of the brand’s push into electric vehicles. New features on the 2022 Jeep Compass include active emergency braking and blind-spot monitoring as standard safety technologies as well as optional 10-inch interior screens and
Money managers began moving into tech stocks as a hedge against inflation and Fed rate hikes, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. Rising raw costs led to a 5.4% increase in inflation last month, the biggest jump in consumer prices in more than a decade. That triggered concern among some investors that the Federal Reserve could
In this article BYND Beyond the Original Orange Chicken. Source: Panda Express and Beyond Meat Panda Express announced Tuesday it will be putting a Beyond Meat orange chicken dish on its menus in select New York City and Southern California locations on July 26. Panda Express will be the first Asian concept restaurant to serve
In this article PEP Bottles of PepsiCo Inc. brand Pepsi soda for sale at a grocery store in Bagdad, Kentucky, U.S., on Friday, April 9, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images PepsiCo on Tuesday reported that its quarterly revenue rose more than 20% as restaurant demand for its drinks returned, fueling an earnings
In this article PFE 22UA-DE Former Obama administration official Dr. Kavita Patel told CNBC on Monday she expects a Covid vaccine booster will, eventually, be authorized by U.S. regulators due to new, more transmissible coronavirus variants. “With the threat of the delta variant and potentially other looming variants in the future, it seems like it’s
The city of Long Beach’s Department of Health & Human Services holds an evening COVID-19 vaccination clinic Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus. on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 in Long Beach, CA. Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Pfizer is meeting with federal health officials Monday to discuss the need for
Pedestrians relax in the sunshine in Greenwich Park in view of skyscrapers in the Canary Wharf business, shopping and financial district in London, U.K., on Monday, March 29, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm on Monday that the final easing of lockdown rules
In this article DIS Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh star as Natasha and Yelena in Marvel’s “Black Widow.” Disney “Black Widow” has stolen the pandemic-era box office crown. The latest Marvel film scored $80 million at the domestic box office during its debut, the most of any film released in the wake of the Covid
San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, left, talks to Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, right, on the court during a timeout in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in San Antonio. Darren Abate | AP Becky Hammon moved the needle, but the National Basketball Association assistant coach
Steven Stamkos #91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates in the locker room with the Stanley Cup after the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens in Game Five to win the best of seven game series 4-1 during the Stanley Cup Final of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on July 7,
Men relax on the sidewalk this rural Delta community on April 27, 2021 in Greenville, Mississippi. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Mississippi state health officials issued new guidance on Friday that calls for state residents over the age of 65 and immunocompromised residents, vaccinated or unvaccinated, to avoid any indoor mass gatherings for the next
In this article MCD Employees work the counter at a McDonald’s restaurant located inside the company’s new corporate headquarters on June 4, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images For Tom Locke, his tipping point on staff wages came back in March, during a conversation with a tired store
There’s no need for Covid booster doses right now, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health said Friday, as highly transmissible, new variants test the protections of the available vaccines. “Let me tell you where we are: the data is very clear, if you’ve gotten your two shots of Moderna or Pfizer or
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday looked ahead to the start of earnings season, focusing on quarterly reports from the big banks and other companies in the packaged foods and travel industries. The “Mad Money” host’s lookahead came after stocks rallied hard on Wall Street to rebound from Thursday’s big sell-off, helping the major averages end the week higher. “What
In this article BIIB A sign marks a Biogen facility, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 9, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters Biogen shares fell on Friday after the head of the Food and Drug Administration called for an investigation into the recent approval of the company’s Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm. In a letter dated and made public
Health workers inoculate a woman in Peru. DIEGO RAMOS | AFP | Getty Images More than 18 months into the Covid-19 pandemic and the world is used to news of new variants of the virus by now, particularly those that have, one by one, supplanted previous versions of the disease. Some mutations of the virus,
Children are seen taking food which supplied by NGOs and social organization, after a fire at a refugee camp in Ukhia, in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district on March 24, 2021. Yousuf Tushar | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — The number of people dying from hunger rose six-fold in the past year to outpace