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Puerto Rico has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid – but FEMA plans to spend $9.4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure instead

10/04/2021 The Conversation USA

A banner reads "Fuera Luma" (Luma out), opposing the company managing Puerto Rico's electric grid, at a May Day protest in San Juan on May 1, 2021. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Biden Administration has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help Puerto Rico transition to a greener and more resilient energy future, but it’s on the verge of making a multibillion-dollar mistake.

The world’s top central bankers see supply chain problems prolonging inflation.

10/04/2021 New York Times USA

The heads of the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England and Bank of Japan spoke on a joint panel Wednesday.

U.S. and Europe Announce New Trade Cooperation, but Disputes Linger

10/03/2021 New York Times USA

A new trade and technology partnership aims to counter China, but tensions over issues like metal tariffs remain.

Inflation Climbs at Fastest Pace in 30 Years as Supply Chain Snarls Linger

10/01/2021 New York Times USA

Inflation, once expected to fade quickly, is proving more stubborn. That ramps up tension among officials as they wait for pressures to fade.

Democrats Move to Avert Shutdown, but Divisions Imperil Biden’s Agenda

10/01/2021 New York Times USA

Democrats prepared a spending bill to keep the government funded past a Thursday deadline, but moderates dug in harder against their ambitious social safety net bill.

How Does the Economy Work? A New Fed Paper Suggests Nobody Really Knows

10/01/2021 New York Times USA

Many experts are rethinking longstanding core ideas, including the importance of inflation expectations.

Janet Yellen says she supports eliminating the debt limit.

10/01/2021 New York Times USA

“I believe it is very destructive to put the president and myself, as Treasury secretary, in a situation where we might be unable to pay the bills that result from those past decisions,” Ms. Yellen said Thursday.

Dollar Stores Hit a Pandemic Downturn

09/30/2021 New York Times USA

Their business model is being tested by worker burnout, pressure to raise wages, supply chain problems and growing local opposition.

How Asia, Once a Vaccination Laggard, Is Revving Up Inoculations

09/30/2021 New York Times USA

Several countries are now on track to surpass the United States in fully vaccinating their populations, lifting hopes of a more permanent return to normality.

Britney Spears gets free of father's conservatorship – but many others remain shackled by the easily abused legal arrangement

09/30/2021 The Conversation USA

Britney Spears' supporters erupted in cheers after her father was removed as conservator.

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