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Biden Picks Powell to Lead Fed for a 2nd Term, Brainard Nominated as Vice Chair

President Joe Biden has picked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to serve a second four-year term at the helm of the central bank, while nominating Lael Brainard, the only Democrat on the Fed’s seven-member board, to serve as second-in-command at the Fed.

House Votes 220 to 213 to Pass $2 Trillion Social Spending and Climate Bill

Democrats persuade a slim majority to approve the centerpiece of President Biden’s economic agenda, though the bill now faces an evenly divided Senate.

Bank of America Initiates Pilot Program Separating Vaccinated From Unvaccinated Employees

A source who works with Bank of America has disclosed a pilot program beginning Nov. 18 that plans to separate vaccinated from unvaccinated employees at an administration building in Jacksonville, Florida.

Grounded by Vaccine Exemption: Married United Pilots Feel Betrayed

Diversity, equity, inclusion: this has been the mantra of United Airlines. United pilots Stephanie and Kyle Atteberry thought the company meant it.

How Many People in Key Pfizer COVID Vaccine Trial Died? More Than Pfizer Told You.

Pfizer somehow miscounted — or publicly misreported, or both — the number of deaths in one of the most important clinical trials in the history of medicine.

COVID Vax Immunity Wanes After a ‘Few Months’: The New England Journal of Medicine

"These findings indicate that immunity against the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 waned in all age groups a few months after receipt of the second...

Inflation hits highest level in a decade

Inflation outstripped forecasts and surged above 4 per cent last month to hit its highest level in almost a decade as spiralling energy prices pushed up the cost of living.

Federal Reserve Failure

What do the Federal Reserve and neoconservatives have in common? They both refuse to admit that their policies — the neocons’ promotion of perpetual war and the Fed's manipulation of the money supply — are complete failures, having produced the opposite of the promised results.

Inflation Surge Pushes Gold to Five-Month High

Climb in the haven asset accompanies other signs that investors are starting to seek more protection from rising consumer prices and interest rates.

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