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The billion-dollar storm? Economists debate how much activity Winter Storm Fern laid waste to

Economist Jacob Fooks says most estimates suggest severe weather events can cut GDP by 0.5% to 2% annually — $150 billion to $600 billion.

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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Climate change’s role in the monster winter storm of January 2026: warmer oceans, more moisture and a dislocated ‘polar vortex’
By Mathew Barlow, Judah Cohen and The ConversationJanuary 26, 2026
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‘Unique’ winter storm reaches from New Mexico to New England: ”we’re talking like a 2,000-mile spread’
By Kate Brumback, Julie Walker and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
Massive winter storm leaves 800,000 without power so far as Trump declares emergencies in at least a dozen states
By Kate Brumback, Julie Walker and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
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Hurricane-level ice storm cancels over 9,000 weekend flights with half of America under warning
By Emilie Megnien, Jeff Amy, Jamie Stengle and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
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Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser
SuccessCitigroup CEO Jane Fraser says 175,000 employees are being trained to ‘reinvent themselves’ with AI before the tech changes their roles forever
By Emma BurleighJanuary 27, 2026
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Big TechInstagram, TikTok, YouTube finally face day in court over whether they peddle addictive products to kids
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
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PoliticsMinnesota launched a website to correct misinformation coming from the Department of Homeland Security
By Claudia Lauer and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
C-SuiteFor successful AI adoption, managers should focus on a different movie to drive transformation
By Bipul SinhaJanuary 27, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of gold as of January 27, 2026
By Danny BakstJanuary 27, 2026
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BankingJerome Powell poised to displease Trump yet again with more inaction on rate cuts
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
Price of platinum as of January 27, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of platinum as of Tuesday, January 27, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerJanuary 27, 2026
Price of silver as of January 27, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of silver as of Tuesday, January 27, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerJanuary 27, 2026
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TechScience students at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired have figured out a way to experience the eclipse
By Christina Larson and The Associated PressApril 5, 2024
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EnvironmentHere’s everything you need to know about the total solar eclipse happening on Monday
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressApril 5, 2024
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Environment6 inmates who claim they need to watch the solar eclipse because of ‘sincerely held religious beliefs’ will get to see it after suing the New York corrections department
By The Associated PressApril 5, 2024
Eclipse
EnvironmentWant a picture of the total solar eclipse? Here’s how to track it and prepare to get the best shot possible
By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressApril 5, 2024
Earth
EnvironmentStorms could rain on eclipse tourists’ parade as meteorologists have cloudy outlook for much of its path
By Adithi Ramakrishnan and The Associated PressApril 5, 2024
New York City
Environment‘I noticed the door trembling on its frame’: NYC shaken by one of the largest earthquakes since World War II
By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated PressApril 5, 2024
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
EnvironmentProtests, pandemics, and prices push Europe into reforming its Green Deal
By Ewa Krukowska and BloombergApril 5, 2024
Brandon Scott
Environment‘Full range of impact’ on businesses in transportation and supply chain logistics after Baltimore bridge collapse, U.S. official says
By Lea Skene and The Associated PressApril 4, 2024
Admiral Pride cargo ship and a fuel barge at port in San Juan, Puerto Rico
EnvironmentPuerto Rico’s biggest port starts $62 million dredge project that’s expected to deliver $400 million economic boost
By Danica Coto and The Associated PressApril 4, 2024
MagazineHow the oil earnings of Saudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company, are helping the Saudi monarchy shake up the global economic order
By Vivienne WaltApril 4, 2024
A man wearing a hardhat walks across the courtyard in front of a TSMC building.
TechTSMC shrugs off Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years, showing its massive chip foundry mega-complexes are nearly quake-proof
By Sasha RogelbergApril 3, 2024
Some states offer beekeepers tax breaks for raising and caring for the pollinators.
LifestyleHobbyist beekeepers are buzzing after reversing America’s critical bee shortage in just 5 years
By Sunny NagpaulApril 3, 2024
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is standing behind a cluster of microphones with a concerned look on his face.
Tech$2.2 trillion Nvidia is colliding with Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years as its key chip supplier grapples with factory fallout
By Sasha RogelbergApril 3, 2024
Chickens at a poultry farm.
EnvironmentTexas avian flu outbreak spreads from cows to humans and chickens, but is ‘a very, very small part of the overall picture,’ state agriculture boss says
By Dylan SloanApril 3, 2024
EnvironmentEPA never declared a public health emergency after fiery 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment that spilled and burned toxic chemicals in Ohio
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 3, 2024
EnvironmentEarly green tech failures cast doubt on Europe’s $40 billion ‘must-succeed’ innovation fund
By John Ainger, Will Mathis and BloombergApril 2, 2024
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ConferencesSchneider Electric head says the future of energy ‘is in a deadlock’—but demand for clean electricity will show the way
By Prarthana PrakashApril 2, 2024
Highway 1
EnvironmentCalifornia’s Highway 1 near Big Sur collapses into the ocean, shrinking traffic to one lane
By The Associated PressApril 1, 2024
3M
Environment3M’s ‘forever chemicals’ are an eternal public drinking water contaminant. Price tag: $10.5 billion to $12.5 billion
By Jim Salter and The Associated PressApril 1, 2024
Traffic deaths
EnvironmentU.S. traffic deaths have now fallen for 7 straight quarters since 2022
By The Associated PressApril 1, 2024
T.J. Rauls
Environment‘Cicada-geddon’ will hit America for first time since 1803, expert says: ‘Trillions of these amazing living organisms [coming] out of the Earth’
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressApril 1, 2024
EnvironmentLandfill methane emissions are even worse than we thought, with a new study finding they’re 40% higher than reported
By Aaron Clark and BloombergMarch 30, 2024
Michael Regan
Environment‘The post-2030 targets remain entirely unachievable’: Trucking group CEO despairs at tougher new EPA rules
By Matthew Daly, Tom Krisher and The Associated PressMarch 30, 2024
Wildfire
EnvironmentClimate change keeps punching insurers in the wallet—2023 was the 4th straight year over $100 billion of natural catastrophe losses
By Alex Zank, CFO Brew and Morning BrewMarch 30, 2024
Doug McMillon
EnvironmentWalmart hits ‘Project Gigaton’ goal 6 years early, cutting roughly a Japan’s worth of emissions from its supply chain
By Courtney Vien, CFO Brew and Morning BrewMarch 30, 2024
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TechScarecrows get automated as Alaska airport turns to robot disguised as a coyote or fox to fix its bird problem
By The Associated PressMarch 29, 2024
Baltimore bridge collapse
EnvironmentHere’s who was really steering (or not) the 95,000-ton ship when it ploughed into the Key Bridge this week
By Nick Perry and The Associated PressMarch 29, 2024
Baltimore bridge collapse
EnvironmentFixing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed this week could cost more than $800 million—and take several years to repair
By Ben Finley, Brian Witte and The Associated PressMarch 29, 2024
CommentaryBiden’s EPA could jeopardize his key policies by imposing sweeping new environmental rules on chemicals used for chips manufacturing
By Chris JahnMarch 29, 2024
FinanceIt’s a ‘very long road ahead’ to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge, Maryland governor says, despite Biden’s $60 billion in aid
By Lea Skene, Brian Witte and The Associated PressMarch 29, 2024
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