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Top 10 happiest countries in the world – full list as the UK isn’t included | World | News


Top 10 happiest countries in the world – full list as the UK isn’t included | World | News

They say money can’t buy happiness, but what if it can? According to a recent study, a country’s happiness is linked to the income of its population. However, Great Britain did not make it into the top 10. The direct correlation between average salary and overall happiness was 0.67. This means that people in a […]

Markets are now wondering whether the Fed could cut interest rates by half a percentage point in September


Markets are now wondering whether the Fed could cut interest rates by half a percentage point in September

After Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell all but confirmed that a rate cut was imminent, market attention quickly turned Friday to the question of when and by how much. Traders continued to price in a greater likelihood that the Fed will kick off what is expected to be a lengthy easing campaign in September with […]

Kamala Harris’ affordability agenda is a good idea backed by terrible policies


Kamala Harris’ affordability agenda is a good idea backed by terrible policies

If the last 50 years of American politics have proven one thing, it’s that voters hate inflation. And if it’s proven another, it’s that politicians who seek to capitalize on that hatred propose unproductive, unworkable, and unaffordable policies to counter rising prices. The same is true of Vice President Kamala Harris. In the weeks since […]

Full list of Elon Musk’s X investors released in court documents


Full list of Elon Musk’s X investors released in court documents

share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! By order of a federal judge, a complete list of all shareholders of X Holdings Corp., the company that owns social media giant X (formerly Twitter), has been released. The disclosure came Tuesday in response to a request filed in July by the nonprofit Reporters Committee for Freedom of […]

When is Labor Day 2024? What you should know about the history of the holiday


When is Labor Day 2024? What you should know about the history of the holiday

Labor Day explained: Depressing and violent origins Labor Day has a deeper meaning than just the end of summer. It marks a turning point in U.S. labor history, even one with a violent beginning. USA TODAY For many, Labor Day marks the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. But do you […]

Factory Flats Apartments breathe new life into Buchanan’s historic Groendyk buildings


Factory Flats Apartments breathe new life into Buchanan’s historic Groendyk buildings

BUCHANAN, Va. (WDBJ) – A once-abandoned industrial site in Buchanan has been reborn as Factory Flats, a modern apartment complex that is spurring interest in housing and economic growth in the city. At the heart of this transformation are the former Groendyk Manufacturing buildings, which have now been repurposed as a vibrant community gathering place […]

Australian government approves “world’s largest solar park”


Australian government approves “world’s largest solar park”

NEWCASTLE, Australia — An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in Australia’s remote north that would transmit energy to Singapore via an undersea cable has moved a step closer after the Australian government granted environmental approval for the A$30 billion (US$19 billion) project on Wednesday. The Australian company Sun Cable wants to build […]

Highland Commercial Roofing lands on the Inc. 5000 list


Highland Commercial Roofing lands on the Inc. 5000 list

Private equity firm HCI Equity Partners announced Monday that six of its properties, including Highland Commercial Roofing, were named to the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The six companies represent more than a third of HCI’s portfolio and have contributed 874,458 jobs to the economy over the past three […]

Australian government approves “world’s largest solar park”


Australian government approves “world’s largest solar park”

NEWCASTLE – An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in Australia’s remote north that would transmit energy to Singapore via undersea cable has moved a step closer after the Australian government granted environmental approval for the A$30 billion (US$19 billion) project on Wednesday. The Australian company Sun Cable wants to build a 12,400 […]