2023 – Page 518 – The Independent Traders

World News

Biden unveils worker-safety and other measures in response to extreme heat

President Biden unveiled several measures Thursday aimed at addressing the extreme heat affecting large swaths of the nation, including ramped-up enforcement of safety protections...

July 28, 2023

World News

Changing Facebook’s algorithm won’t fix polarization, new study finds

For years, regulators and activists have worried that social media companies’ algorithms were dividing the United States with politically toxic posts and conspiracies. The...

July 28, 2023

World News

Trump lawyers meet with special counsel’s office as grand jury convenes

Lawyers for former president Donald Trump met Thursday morning with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith’s office, more than a week after Trump said...

July 28, 2023

World News

An unlikely Republican steps up to undercut GOP’s Trumpian exploits

From time to time a congressional Republican — usually one with a foot out the door — steps forward to suggest that maybe his...

July 28, 2023

Business

U.S. gas prices hit 8-month high

U.S. gas prices hit an eight-month high Thursday amid rising oil prices. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded climbed to...

July 28, 2023

Business

Gap taps top Mattel executive to be its new CEO

Gap announced Wednesday it’s poached a top Mattel executive to be its new CEO as the apparel giant seeks to reverse an ongoing sales slump and regain...

July 28, 2023

Business

U.S. consumer confidence hits 2-year high — but recession fears linger

U.S. consumer confidence increased to a two-year high in July amid a persistently tight labor market and receding inflation, bolstering the economy’s prospects in...

July 28, 2023