Shoplifting was up by 37% in the year to December 2023, the highest since records began in 2003.
Pent-up demand, an aging population and a lack of funding are being blamed for elective surgery wait times blowing out to the longest on record following the release of a damning report. The latest Public Health Report Card, released on Friday by the Australian Medical Association, shows the median wait time for elective surgeries was […]
China's Crude Oil Imports Hit A Record High In 2023 By Tom Kool of OilPrice.com China’s crude oil imports hit a record high in 2023, rising by 10% year-over-year and breaking the previous record from 2020 when the world’s top crude oil importer took advantage of the price crash to gorge on cheap crude. Last year, China’s crude oil imports averaged 11.3 million barrels per day (bpd), up by 10% compared to 2022, according to Chinese customs data compiled by Bloomberg and the U.S....
WASHINGTON (AP) — The medical records of women will be shielded from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal, under a new rule that the Biden administration finalized Monday. The regulation, which is intended to protect women who live in states where abortion is illegal from prosecution, […]
Money helps shed light on which is a better investment: gold or stocks.
Population growth in Bartholomew County has largely been driven by international migration since the pandemic struck, with the county’s population exceeding pre-pandemic levels and reaching an all-time high last year, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at The Republic News.
By Robin Millard Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and the UN’s weather and climate agency said Asia was warming at a particularly […]
Tech Wrecks As FedSpeak F ks FOMO-Followers; Gold Hits New Record High Well, that escalated quickly ..but some saw it coming. In a week characterized by data supporting 'no landing' from a growth perspective and disappointment from a disinflation perspective Source: Bloomberg FedSpeak that was without exception - hawkish! As they suddenly realized that all that 'pivot' optimism did nothing but dramatically ease financial conditions and fuck their 'best laid plans' for a...
Oil prices jumped more than 3% after reports of explosions near the Iranian city of Isfahan.
Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries surged to a record in February, its fifth straight monthly rise, Treasury Department data released on Wednesday showed. Holdings totaled $7.965 trillion, up from a revised $7.945 trillion in January. Treasuries owned by foreigners rose 8.7% from a year earlier.
‘The opportunistic criminals who want to manipulate your children into disturbing acts of sexual abuse are not a distant threat – they are trying to talk to them now on phones and devices you can find in any family home,’ expert warns
Relatives of a badly-injured Fenger High School student want the driver who hit the 15-year-old and then drove away to turn himself in.