ECONOMY

Contaminants from fertilizer mean some rural areas must pay millions for clean water

4:29pm April 06, 2022

by David Condos

In rural farming regions, dangerous chemicals from fertilizer have made their way into water sources. For some towns, it takes millions of dollars just to get clean water for a few hundred residents.

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The sun sets behind a crude oil storage facility in Cushing, Oklahoma, on May 4, 2020. The IEA's 31 members plan to release 120 million of barrels of oil from their emergency reserves, half of which will come from the U.S. as part of a previously announce

Economy

31 countries plan a big release of emergency oil to ease gasoline prices at the pump

3:17pm April 06, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

The International Energy Agency plans to release 120 million of barrels of oil from their emergency reserves, including 60 million from a previously announced U.S. drawdown.

Struggling Democrats hope growing union support will provide boost in midterms

11:43am April 06, 2022

by Stephan Bisaha

With support for unions at its highest point since 1965, Democrats hope they can capitalize on that sentiment as they struggle to connect with voters on other issues.

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Despite multiple court orders, their landlord, Douglas Ritter, refuses to restore water service to the apartment where Angel Garcia (above) and his family live. Ritter padlocked the entrance to the basement to prevent anyone from restoring water. He beli

NY landlords can't evict while tenants wait for aid; some try other ways to clear property

8:00am April 06, 2022

by Jillian Forstadt

Angel Garcia's family, with seven children under age 10, faces eviction.

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Fast CEO Domm Holland at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon. On Tuesday, he announced the startup would close its doors.

Economy

Fast, the easy checkout startup, shuts down after burning through investors' money

9:33pm April 05, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

The startup received more than $120 million from venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and the support of Stripe, yet questions remained about its flamboyant CEO's business decisions and past deals.

A woman walks past a currency exchange office in central Moscow on Feb. 24.

How Russia rescued the ruble

6:05pm April 05, 2022

by Paddy Hirsch

The Russian ruble lost nearly half its value when Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, it has been the top-performing currency in the world.

A man wearing a face mask walks along a shopping street on March 25, 2022, in Tokyo.

World Bank says war shocks will drag on Asian economies

12:27am April 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

The development lending institution urges governments to lift restrictions on trade and services and to end fossil fuel subsidies to encourage adoption of more green energy technologies.

Economy

How releasing federal oil reserves affects the price at the pump

8:13am April 03, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe talks to energy analyst Kevin Book about the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and what role it plays in prices at the gas pump.

Sheet metal worker Carey Mercer assembles ductwork at Contractors Sheet Metal on Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. New York City and Washington, D.C., are among the cities in which young women earn more than young men, a Pew Research Center study found.

Young women earn more than young men in several U.S. cities

2:12pm April 02, 2022

by Jeff Dean

In 22 of 250 metro areas, women under the age of 30 earn as much or more than their male counterparts, a Pew Research Center report found.

Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, takes part in an interview at the Amazon distribution center in the Staten Island borough of New York on Oct. 25, 2021, after earlier delivering "Authorization of Representation" forms to the National Lab

Economy

He was fired by Amazon 2 years ago. Now he's the force behind the company's 1st union

8:44am April 02, 2022

Chris Smalls didn't rely on traditional labor groups for funding or organizing power. Instead he raised money through GoFundMe and talked to former coworkers at their bus stop and over S'mores.

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