Last Thursday, the OPEC + – led by Saudi Arabia and Russia – reported that in December it will increase its pumping by 400,000 barrels of oil per day, thus following the plan agreed last July. The organization made up of thirteen crude exporting countries and ten other independent producers, They chose not to give […]
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Biden orders mandatory vaccination in companies with more than 100 workers
Updated on 04/11/2021 08:28 am The Government of Joe Biden announced this Thursday that private companies with more than 100 employees must guarantee as of January 4 that their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19. In case of not wanting to be vaccinated, the workers of these large companies will have to undergo weekly tests and […]
OPEC + heading for geopolitical confrontation due to Biden’s demand
OPEC + heads into a politically high-profile showdown with US President Joe Biden, as Saudi Arabia and its allies must choose whether or not to heed US demands to increase oil production. If the organization rejects the request, it is headed for a serious conflict with the White House, which is concerned that inflation caused […]
Biden urges Democrats to approve his program after Virginia defeat
The president of USA, Joe Biden, He urged Democrats in Congress to come together to approve his economic plans, saying that is what the voters want after his party’s defeat in Tuesday’s elections in Virginia. In the White House, Biden reacted for the first time to the fact that the Democratic candidate for governor of […]
Democrats Announce Big Advance in US Drug Prices
Democrats announced a deal to cut sky-high prescription drug prices for millions of Americans, thus resolving a key dispute in negotiations over a massive expansion of the social safety net, stalled amid infighting in Congress. The agreement empowers the government to negotiate the cost of certain prescription drugs beginning in 2023 and allows reimbursement on […]
US prepares to sell oil and gas leases
Updated on 02/11/2021 04:17 pm Joe Biden’s administration is poised to sell oil and gas leases on vast stretches of public lands in the western United States, despite the Interior Department’s conclusion that doing so could cost society billions of dollars in impacts for climate change. Officials announced last week that government regulators will analyze […]
Biden Says He Will Announce Fed Appointments “Very Soon”
Updated on 02/11/2021 04:05 pm President Joe Biden said the White House will make an announcement on appointments to lead the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) “soon”. He noted that he has been thinking about personnel decisions, including the possibility of reappointing the current president of the Fed, Jerome Powell, and that he hoped there […]
Biden announces US plan to protect forests globally
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, announced on Tuesday a plan to protect forests globally that will include “all the tools of the US Government: political, diplomatic and financial“, In an act about”Forests and Land”At the COP26 climate summit. Biden assured that the plan will be “the first of its kind”And, with the […]
Drills to pay fees for methane leaks under Biden plan
The companies of Petroleum and gas would be forced to pay for excess methane leaking from wells, storage sites and pipelines with the new draft of the president’s climate and social spending plan Joe Biden. Under the measure published Thursday, tariffs of up to US $ 1,500 per ton would be imposed on a variety […]
When men take parental leave, the economy benefits
The Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, he took paternity leave and, while he was involved in parenting, critics feasted on the situation. “Loser” and “a little weird” were some of the most memorable reactions after he and her husband, Chasten, took their twins home. The attack clearly encapsulated the stigma that has prevented some working […]