Author: Daniel snow

Perhaps faster rollout, and more immediate permitting reform, might have helped vindicate those principles and protect hundreds of billions in clean-energy tax credits. But the apparent demise of the I.R.A. looks like a case study in post-material politics, the thermostatic law of public opinion and the principle that whenever the G.O.P. has to choose between anything at all and tax cuts — in this case, tax credits for the green transition and tax cuts that could be partly paid for through their repeal — it’s never really a choice at all. Republican support for more solar power has fallen to…

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Weight loss syringes of the brands “Wegovy”, “Ozempic” are sold at In der Achat Apotheke in Mitte, Germany.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions.Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are once again being linked to unintended side effects. The weekly injections may, in very rare cases, cause a serious eye condition that can lead to vision loss, the European Medicines Agency’s safety committee said Friday. It’s the first…

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Wednesday, as investors digested cooler-than-expected inflation data and signs of progress on trade between the U.S. and China. Sentiment also was helped by the 10-year Treasury note auction at 1 p.m. ET, which observers graded as largely successful. As we wrote earlier , cautious optimism is the best way to describe where things stand on inflation and U.S.-China tensions right now. They are…

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz drinks from a Starbucks mug while testifying before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to answer questions about the company’s compliance with labor law on Capitol Hill in Washington., U.S., March 29, 2023. Julia Nikhinson | ReutersLAS VEGAS, NEV. — Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said Wednesday that he “did a cartwheel” in his living room when current chief executive Brian Niccol first coined his “back to Starbucks” strategy.The enthusiasm from the 71-year-old Starbucks chairman emeritus is a key stamp of approval for Niccol as he tries to lift the company’s slumping sales…

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May 20, 2025, 5:58 p.m. ETAt the White House on Tuesday, President Trump unveiled the broad contours of his plan to construct a missile defense system around the United States — the first step in what would be a staggering undertaking.The most interesting parts of the program, now known as Golden Dome, have yet to be determined: what the system would look like, who would build it, how it would be controlled and whether it would reliably protect Americans and the homeland from an ever-changing range of missile threats from around the world.What we do know is it wouldn’t come…

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For potential homebuyers, the U.S. housing market is hard to read right now.Affordability remains an obstacle, with elevated mortgage rates and a median home price of $442,000 — up 0.9% from a year ago, according to Redfin data.However, inventory is rising in many markets, especially in the South, giving buyers more leverage to negotiate prices. Redfin expects home prices to decline 1% year over year by the end of 2025, a forecast that aligns with Zillow’s projected 1.4% drop over the same period.Overall, the market is “a mixed bag,” says Ben Jacobs, a real estate broker with Douglas Elliman. “On…

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