Monthly Archives: October 2022

The EU is considering shelling out 40 billion euros to quell energy inflation as supply shortages continue

BI The European Union is considering shelling out 40 billion euros to help homes and businesses amid energy inflation. Those funds will come out of a 500 billion euro budget earmarked to help consumers and businesses during the energy crisis. The aid will particularly come into play this winter, when supply shortages are expected to…

All Americans will see their natural gas bills shoot up this winter thanks to higher market prices and cold snap, the EIA says

Americans could spend an average of $931 on heating this winter. Elena Popova/Getty Images Americans will see their natural gas bills soar this winter, according to the EIA.  US households are expected to pay an average of $931 on heating, up 28% from a year ago.  The forecast comes on higher retail natural gas prices…

The House rules chairman blocked Lauren Boebert’s measure under a ‘new rule’ against ‘lunatics’

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Rep. Lauren Boebert offered a “rational” amendment, but the House Rules Committee chairman blocked it. Rep. Jim McGovern said his committee’s “new rule” is that “if you’re batshit crazy, you’re not getting an amendment,” a new…

iPhone maker Foxconn wants to build 5% of the world’s EVs by 2025 — and just launched its latest 3 models. Take a look.

Foxconn founder Terry Gou introduced the EV by driving the MODEL B onto the stage at the event. SAM YEH / Contributor / Getty Images iPhone maker Foxconn has ambitious plans to make 5% of the world’s EVs by 2025.  At its annual Tech Day on Tuesday, the Taiwanese tech giant unveiled its latest 3…

Attrition at Amazon is costing the company $8 billion a year, with workers twice as likely to leave by choice than be fired, report says

Amazon packages at a Baltimore facility. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Attrition at Amazon costs the company $8 billion a year, according to Engadget. Workers were also twice as likely to leave by choice than to be fired or laid off, per the outlet. The outlet said it had been sent leaked documents that contained the attrition details….

Russia’s attack on Ukraine shows that the US and Europe have to relearn how to fight an industrial war

An Iraqi T-55 main battle tank burns after an attack during Operation Desert Storm in February 1991. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images The military effort to support Ukraine shows how US and European defense priorities have been distorted. The war is a reminder that the US and Europe must fundamentally reassess how they prepare for war….

An Alabama factory that makes parts for Kia and Hyundai employed children as young as 13, a Labor Department investigation found

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images An auto parts manufacturer in Alabama has been ordered to stop hiring underage workers. The DOL said the company had illegally hired minors under the age of 16, and as young as 13. It was fined $30,000 by the DOL and $17,800 by the Alabama Department of Labor. A manufacturer of auto…