Georgia Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock (R) and Jon Ossoff (L) clash their elbows during a “It’s Time to Vote” drive-in rally on December 28, 2020 in Stonecrest, Georgia. Jessica McGowan | Getty Images The Democrats took control of the Senate on Wednesday when three new party members were sworn in, which shook President Joe…

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reportedly said she would consider taxing unrealized capital gains – but billionaire Howard Marks said it was not a practical plan and could hurt sentiment among investors. “I think that would hit the mood. Obviously, it would make it less attractive to be an investor when all things are the…

A building contractor frames a home under construction in Lehi, Utah, United States on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Private residential construction in the US rose 2.7% in November. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anyone looking to buy a home today is likely to be frustrated by the sky-high prices and slim selection. President-elect…

SINGAPORE – Natural gas prices in Asia hit a record high last week and are likely to fall from here, according to political risk adviser Eurasia Group. “We heard individual loads actually sold in the high 30s, I heard one at $ 39 [per million British thermal units]”said Henning Gloystein, director of energy, climate and…

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks at an opening ceremony for the Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai on Jan. 7. Aly Song | Reuters Tesla has reportedly started supplying locally produced Model Y crossovers in China. This is another milestone for the electric car manufacturer in the world’s largest vehicle market. According to…

Maya Hari has made a name for herself as the second woman to lead Twitter’s Asia Pacific operations. As Vice President for APAC, she is responsible for overseeing the technical processes of the social media company, managing its business units and, increasingly, for socio-political issues. However, the Indian-born engineer who worked her way up in…

President Donald Trump retains overwhelming support from Republican voters in the final days of his tenure, an NBC News poll conducted after a crowd of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol shows. Nearly nine out of ten Republicans are in favor of Trump’s job performance, according to the poll, a number practically unchanged from the…

The reflection of bitcoins on a computer hard drive. Thomas Trutschel | Photo library via Getty Images LONDON – A British man who accidentally threw away a hard drive containing a lot of Bitcoin, again urges local city officials to have him look for it in a landfill. James Howells, a 35-year-old IT engineer from…

This January 6, 2021 photo, provided by the United States Capitol Police in a warrant of appeal and arrest, shows Rocky Mount Police Department Sgt. Thomas “TJ” Robertson and officer Jacob Fracker in the Capitol building in front of a statute of John Stark, a Revolutionary War officer known for writing the New Hampshire state…

President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he announces members of the business and jobs team at his interim headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on Jan. 8, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President-elect Joe Biden moves into the White House next week with the greatest tailwind in the stock markets since a presidential election day dating back at…