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The Trump administration is canceling nearly $30 billion in green loans enacted under the Biden administration and is revising another $53 billion. The Energy Department’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) said the funds are part of the “Green New Scam loans” from the previous administration.”Over the past year, the…
Move over Buffalo, there’s a new top housing market in town. Hartford, Connecticut, dethroned the northwest New York city as Zillow’s top housing market for the year. Buffalo was No. 1 on Zillow’s annual hottest markets forecast for back-to-back years. Hartford sits at the top partly because inventory is 63% below…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the build-out of infrastructure to support the artificial intelligence (AI) technology boom is boosting the salaries of construction trade workers who are involved with those projects. The Nvidia co-founder spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and was asked by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink,…
A wide swath of winter weather is expected to slam the U.S. through the weekend, moving from the Southwest through Texas and Oklahoma, across the South and Tennessee Valley. It will eventually reach the Mid-Atlantic coast. Tens of thousands of accidents occur during snow and sleet conditions, according to federal…
Sir David Beckham considers himself “one of the lucky ones.” Now, the soccer legend is partnering with Bank of America in a multi-year initiative designed to give more children access to sports, coaching and opportunity — a mission fully unveiled this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “I…
The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the third quarter, according to the Commerce Department’s estimate. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Thursday released its final reading of third quarter GDP, which showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 4.4% in the three-month period including…
Beleaguered carrier Spirit Airlines may get a lifeline out of bankruptcy. The low-budget carrier is in talks with Castlelake, a global alternative investment firm with approximately $33 billion in assets under management, about a potential takeover, according to CNBC.The airline has long struggled to compete with rival carriers that offer…
Fast-food giant McDonald’s is adding even more items to its menu as it continues efforts to drum up traffic. McDonald’s is debuting its own version of hot honey sauce, which will be available at participating locations starting Jan. 27 for a limited time. The company is also adding a range…
Amazon is planning to cut thousands of jobs as part of a broader push to eliminate nearly 10% of its corporate workforce, according to Reuters. After initially cutting roughly 14,000 white-collar jobs in October, Amazon is expected to launch a second round of layoffs impacting a similar number of employees,…
An Arkansas resident who purchased the winning ticket for Powerball’s $1.817 billion jackpot has claimed their prize. The winner recently claimed the prize from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, opting to receive the prize as a one-time cash payment, according to the lottery.Before taxes, the lump-sum amount was $834.9 million —…














