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Home Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus says 40-year high levels of inflation would come down if the Biden administration makes it easier for oil companies to drill in the country. “We have a president that just doesn’t believe in that [oil drilling],” Marcus said on a new episode of Yahoo Finance Presents. “We are sitting on tons of oil and gas, and he doesn’t allow us to drill. It’s basically stupid. I can’t come with another word. It’s stupid. And we will continue to suffer this inflation. And… Source link

Given “what we know about the ongoing investigations into Donald Trump,” a narrow majority of registered voters (51%) now believe he should not “be allowed to serve as president again in the future,” according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Just 35% of voters say Trump should be allowed to serve again. The rest (14%) are unsure. The survey of 1,566 U.S. adults was conducted from Sept. 23 to 27, immediately after New York state Attorney General Letitia James filed a sweeping lawsuit… Source link

A ‘key trend’ in latest Arab Youth Survey is ‘decline in news consumption’ DUBAI: Dubai-based PR agency ASDA’A BCW has published the results of its 14th annual Arab Youth Survey, described as the largest independent survey of its kind. This year’s findings are grouped under six themes: identity, livelihood, politics, global citizenship, lifestyle and aspirations. Having grown up in the internet age, it is perhaps no surprise that Arab youths are avid users of social media… Source link

U.S. Health Sec. Xavier Becerra supported a surprise comment over the weekend from President Joe Biden, who declared the pandemic over. “The president is correct,” Becerra told Yahoo Finance Monday. “He’s made it clear that Americans are still dying in the hundreds every day from COVID, and so we have to stay at this. The vaccines are the most effective way for us to stay protected,” Becerra added. On CBS’s 60 Minutes, Biden said, “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re… Source link

Signal officially has a new president. For the newly created position, the company behind the encrypted messaging app has hired Meredith Whittaker, a former Google manager and co-founder of the AI Now Institute. Whittaker made the announcement herself in a post on the Signal blog, where she outlined the strategic nature of the role in guiding the organization towards long-term sustainability. “As President I will dedicate myself to helping Signal build a long taproot so it can grow and… Source link

In his first comments since the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago compound, Donald Trump took aim at electric vehicles in a speech over the weekend that managed to attack two of his main opponents—rising Republican star Elon Musk as well as incumbent President Joe Biden. Trump’s ambition to be the first to win back the White House since Grover Cleveland in 1893 was dealt a blow last month when law enforcement authorities seized confidential records property of the federal government unlawfully… Source link

Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, joined Yahoo Finance on the sidelines of the annual Jackson Hole symposium discuss the Fed’s firefight with inflation amid recessionary concerns. Below is a transcript of her appearance, which was taped and aired on Aug. 26. — BRIAN CHEUNG: Yahoo Finance here onsite at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. I’m sitting here next to Cleveland Fed President Loreta Mester, President Mester, great to see you. LORETTA MESTER: Thanks…. Source link

Thomas Barkin, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss his economic outlook amid new data on the labor market and consumer confidence. Below is a transcript of his appearance, which aired live on Aug. 30. — BRIAN CHEUNG: Let’s bring in Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin joining us in an exclusive interview on Yahoo Finance. Great to have you on the program, President Barkin. You know, it’s been a pretty busy morning in terms… Source link

Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, joined Yahoo Finance on the sidelines of the annual Jackson Hole symposium discuss the Fed’s firefight with inflation amid recessionary concerns. Below is a transcript of her appearance, taped on August 24 and aired on August 25. — BRIAN CHEUNG: Yahoo Finance on site here, the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. I’m sitting down here with Kansas City Fed President Esther George. President George, how are you? ESTHER GEORGE:… Source link

UFC president Dana White said he helped set up a deal for Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to join the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2020 free agency period, but then-Raiders head coach Jon Gruden “blew the deal up.” White told the story during the “UFC with the Gronks” broadcast for UFC 278 on Saturday night. He said he never planned to tell the story, until Gronkowski asked him about it on the broadcast. “I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” White said…. Source link