Four Democratic senators introduced legislation to forbid Federal Reserve officials from holding or trading individual stocks and other securities on October 26. The proposed law, titled the ‘‘Ban Conflicted Trading at the Fed Act’’, would…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A member of the Ironworkers Local 7 union installs steel beams on high-rise building under construction during a summer heat wave in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File…
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Some economists have long argued that to really save the planet – and ourselves – from the climate crisis, we need a fundamental overhaul of the way our economies work. In this episode of The…
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Despite the overwhelming evidence, it’s still common to see politicians, media commentators or social media users cast doubt on the role of humans in driving climate change. But this denialism is now almost nonexistent among…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the chimneys of a power plant in Chinese border city Heihe, as seen from Blagoveshchensk, in Amur region, Russia, November 30, 2019. Picture taken November 30, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim…
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CC BY-ND The #MeToo movement gained traction in late 2017 and continued to grow the following year, as countless women shared their experiences with sexual harassment, abuse and assault. But donations to women’s and girls’…
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Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company will change its name to Meta, saying the move reflects the fact the company is now much broader than just the social media platform (which will…
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The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has adopted a voluntary code that helps central banks assess their transparency against best practices. The central bank transparency code sets out five key “pillars” of operations, building on…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building at sunset in Washington, U.S. November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court…
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The speed with which a tax on billionaires came and went as a means to pay for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda shows why it’s so hard to tax wealth in the U.S. Democrats unveiled…
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