As the Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through November, at least one major forecasting body predicts an above-normal season. Still, 2021 is not expected to match the historic wrath of 2020 storms. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center see aRead More →
As was the case Wednesday, when the highly anticipated launch from the Kennedy Space Center of a SpaceX rocket in cooperation with NASA was scrubbed, the weather forecast for Saturday on central Florida’s Atlantic coast makes the rescheduled launch a 50-50 proposition. The launch is set for Saturday at 3:22Read More →
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Climate change is making extreme weather worse and, right now, Americans are paying the price. Over the past two years, wildfires in California, floods along the Mississippi River and hurricanes in the Southeastern United States have caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. In 2018, weather-related catastrophes prompted $215Read More →
Dear Catey, We are a physician and engineer couple planning to retire in 10 to 15 years. After spending most of our adult lives in several cold places (Wisconsin and Illinois, among them), we would like to move south and retire there. Our plan is to take up jobs inRead More →
Coffee prices have jumped more than 25% in recent weeks, lifted by signs of shrinking production in Latin America. Coffee futures have climbed to $1.173 a pound on the Intercontinental Exchange, surging from a recent low around 93 cents a pound in mid-October amid concerns of a supply glut. PricesRead More →
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry desert winds that had stoked the flames gave way to moister, gentler breezes blowing in from the Pacific. The so-called Saddleridge fire, whichRead More →
U.S. stocks have now fallen for a third consecutive week, and registered this year’s biggest one-day fall this week, as President Trump’s tariff war with China has taken its toll on economies from Asia to Europe and the U.S., including the American farmer, but the White House is refusing toRead More →
Perhaps the most important key to the long-term success of your stock market strategy is whether you will stick with it through a bear market. That’s because you can have the theoretically best strategy on the planet and still lose money if you bail at the bottom of the nextRead More →
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru plan to work with the World Bank to launch a new bond to cover losses in the event of extreme weather, Peru’s finance minister said on Friday. The bond would be similar to a $1.36 billion earthquake bond thatRead More →
© Reuters. Investing.com – Vail Resorts rallied on Friday on better-than-expected guidance and earnings as favorable weather and bullish spring sales boosted performance. Vail Resorts (NYSE:) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $7.24 a share, above from Investing.com for earnings of $7.09 a share. Revenue of $958 million was just belowRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Rain clouds pass over Canary Wharf financial financial district in London By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s banks would be resilient to a chaotic Brexit, even if this leads to a spike in bad loans that hits their profits, credit rating agency Moody’s said. Lenders’Read More →
The “Weather Forecast—World Weather Accurate Radar” app raised red flags from some security experts. NEW DELHI — A popular weather app built by a Chinese tech conglomerate has been collecting an unusual amount of data from smartphones around the world and attempting to subscribe some users to paid services withoutRead More →
