Dow tumbles more than 600 points at Monday close, following three straight weeks of losses
U.S. stocks shed more than 600 points as the markets closed Monday. This recent plummet comes as emerging risks continue to become the September story for Wall Street.
Manchin Jolts Democrats by Urging ‘Pause’ on $3.5 Trillion Bill
Senator Joe Manchin is demanding a “strategic pause” in action on President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, potentially imperiling the $3.5 trillion tax and spending package that Democratic leaders plan to push through Congress this fall.
Officials Admit Vaccine Shortcomings, Say Vaccinated May Have to Mask and 3rd Shot May Be Needed
With daily COVID infections in the U.S. reportedly up more than 300 percent since mid-June, there is new evidence the vaccines may not protect as well as some have claimed they would.
US said to weigh sanctions on Iran’s oil sales to China if nuke talks fail
US President Joe Biden’s administration is weighing fresh sanctions targeting Iranian crude oil sales to China if Tehran hinders ongoing talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, a report said Monday.
Drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. rose by nearly 30% in 2020, synthetic opioids primarily to blame
Deaths due to drug overdoses in the United States increased nearly 30% during 2020, a spike largely attributed to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with an increasingly deadly drug supply.
Supreme Court Rules Against Union Organizers’ Access to California Farms
The Supreme Court struck down a regulation giving union organizers the right to visit farmworkers on agricultural fields, ruling Wednesday that the 1975 California measure providing such access violated growers’ private property rights.
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