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A US Department of Energy review of the country's electricity grid is due out as early as this week and may not reach the conclusions the Trump administration expected.
FBI background checks for new gun owners have dropped sharply so far in 2017, and the share prices of gun makers are also down handily in the past few weeks.
North Korea claims to have launched an ICBM Tuesday, once again challenging the US, China, Japan, and South Korea. Despite its very modest size geographically and economically, North Korea has become...
The week's top story was the Saturday start of legal sales of marijuana for recreational use in Nevada. Among other top stories, Massachusetts legislators are still wrangling over the rules for legal...
The wholesale spot price for a pound of cannabis rose more than 3% last week to $1,635. The wholesale spot price for a gram was $3.60. Wholesale futures prices were unchanged.
Among 55 nations included in a ranking to find the world's most reputable countries, Canada finished at the top spot for the fourth time in the last six years.
The White House capped its "Energy Week" with the announcement of six initiatives intended to make America "energy dominant." What does that mean?
The state of Texas has contracted to build its own bullion depository as it seeks to return nearly $900 million in gold from its current home in New York. There are other hurdles to clear as well...
Conservative website Breitbart News has lost about 90% of its brand advertisers since March. The company's unique views are down year over year and the site has been the target of online petitions...
Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson sees the potential for $28 billion new revenues as a result of the recently announced agreement with Saudi Arabia for $110 billion in new weapons systems. Boeing CEO...
With reports that President Donald Trump is leaning toward pulling the United States out of the Paris climate accord, it has been unsurprising that many industries and leaders have come out urging...
Shares of Twitter saw a handy gain on Tuesday after it was announced that the social media giant would be partnering with BBC to help cover the U.K. election.
Facebook is the top news source for 40% of millennials according to a recent study. No other single news site is even close.
The argument over the impact of continuing technological advances on labor markets has been around at least since the Industrial Revolution introduced steam power and mechanization to the world.
The U.S. commercial inventory of crude oil fell by more than 4 million barrels last week and gasoline inventories also slipped. Pump prices have not moved much, however, as refinery production...