Stocks rally to end the first day of the second half, Dow jumps 300 points – CNBC

Stocks rose on Friday to start the quarter after the S&P 500 closed out its worst first-half performance in decades.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 321.83 points, or 1.1%, to…

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S&P 500 closes the book on its steepest first-half slide since 1970 – Reuters.com

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Supreme Court limits EPA’s authority to regulate power plants’ greenhouse gas emissions – CBS News

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, delivering a significant blow to the…

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Who decides if the US is in a recession? Eight White economists you’ve never heard of – CNN

New York CNN Business  —  Prominent Wall Street economists like Mark Zandi, investing luminaries like ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood and executives like JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon can make…

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Live updates: The stock market posted the worst first half of any year since 1970 – CNN

A pedestrian passes a branch of Boots retailer and pharmacy in London on July 9, 2020. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)Dealmaking booms when markets are stable and businesses are feeling good about the…

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R. Kelly Is Sentenced to 30 Years on Sex Trafficking Charges: Live Updates – The New York Times

Throughout the singer R. Kelly’s six-week trial, federal prosecutors called 45 witnesses, including former employees, a doctor who treated him for herpes for more than a decade and relatives of…

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Michael Burry: Tesla layoffs ominous sign for white-collar workers – New York Post

Recent reports of layoffs at Tesla are an ominous sign for white-collar workers nationwide, “Big Short” investor Michael Burry predicted on Wednesday. Burry argued that blue-collar workers will stay in…

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Feminist Economics and the Fight for Human Rights – OHCHR

TRANSFORMING GLOBAL GOVERNANCE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE:FEMINIST ECONOMICS AND THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTSInternational Association for Feminist Economics Annual Conference29 June-1 July, Graduate Institute, GenevaUN High Commissioner for Human RightsMichelle BacheletI…

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Dow rises modestly in volatile trading as Wall Street struggles to recover – CNBC

Stocks fluctuated on Wednesday, after the major averages made a failed attempt at a bounce in the previous session, and as the market prepares to close out the worst first…

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