Brent crude, WTI, Nikkei 225, Hang Seng index, oil

The skyline of Tokyo city, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and captured its leader Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, while oil prices edged lower amid uncertainty over the oil-rich country and risk premiums. Following the attack, Maduro and his wife,…

Read More

Apple and Microsoft are now both worth more than $4T

Both Apple and Microsoft are now worth more than $4 trillion. This is the first time Apple’s market capitalization has crossed the $4 trillion mark, making it the third company to cross this milestone after Nvidia and Microsoft. Redmond first crossed this figure julyBut after this its valuation came down slightly to $3.9 trillion, but…

Read More

Lawmakers tangle over 'eight weeks of taxpayer-funded vacation' quip

There were some fireworks at a House Rules Committee meeting Tuesday night ahead of the lower chamber’s vote Wednesday on reopening the federal government. When committee chair Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) recognized Democratic Rep. Yasmin Ansari (Ariz.), the latter welcomed her “back from a taxpayer-funded eight-week vacation.” Following Ansari’s initial comments, Fox immediately… Source link

Read More

EPA firing 22 environmental justice staffers, union says

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has laid off 22 more of its employees, a union representing agency employees said Thursday. Justin Chen, president of AFGE Council 238, which represents EPA staff, said the agency has issued Reduction in Force (RIF) notices to 22 people who work in “environmental justice,” meaning they deal with excessive pollution……

Read More