Otherweb Archive - Opinion - Business

• Bitcoin surges to $94,000 after Trump nominates Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
• Will Doug Burgum be Donald Trump’s housing czar?
• All power to the farmers’ revolt
• The RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index rose by 13.4% in November, breaking out of negative territory for the first time in 39 months
• The U.S. Army is spending $3 million to learn how to compost
• In Kent, Labour has a fight on its hands – and a make-or-break test for its housing revolution | Polly Toynbee
• Trump’s choices to lead the Interior and Energy Departments underscore the incoming administration’s commitment to a unified, pro-fossil-fuel energy strategy
• Realty expert breaks down NYC’s housing market, rezoning East Side: ‘Headline makers are moving out’
• My Son Proposed a Preposterous Plan for My House. Who Does He Think He Is?
• Q: My husband got downsized at work just as I got a better job. How do I get him back on track?
• Trump says he wants to influence interest rates. Can he?
• Solving the Housing Crisis – Mark Pulliam
• Trump has set lofty goals for the U.S. government. Here are some of them
• Brickbat: Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer
• Hey, architects: hands off my dog-box apartment! It may be small and dark, but it beats the alternative | Dominic Behrens
• People everywhere are head down, lost in the oblivion of infinite scroll. Just stop and let the moment breathe | Justine Toh
• New York is headed for massive shrinkage — thanks to its repellant progressive agenda
• Trump taps Chris Wright to lead U.S. Department of Energy
• New State of County report is good addition for Lake County | Editorial
• Bitcoin Value Hits Record High
• The IRA means higher prices for everyone
• Homes left to rot and families left to rot in them: that's social housing in Britain | Daniel Hewitt
• Donald Trump’s energy opportunity - Washington Examiner
• BBC Media Action: Senior Finance Officer (North Africa)
• Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be the next Secretary of the Interior
• Can the UK do budget Bidenomics?
• Oil industry openly encourages Trump to roll back crucial climate policies
• The Looming GOP Battle Over Whether You Have to Go to Hell and Back to Cancel Amazon Prime
• I regret not taking a photo of Ted Olson at the 2008 FedSoc student leadership conference
• Deloitte held close ties to a now-sanctioned Cyprus firm accused of shielding oligarchs’ wealth, records reveal - ICIJ
• To cut wasteful spending, start with energy subsidies
• Abolish the federal alcohol tax and regulation system
• Abolish the IRS—and the income tax too
• Writers: Social Security is not a retirement fund—it's a transfer program. Who do you think can better handle a financial emergency? It's retirees
• Why This Crypto Casino Wants to Steal Your Best Memes
• The era of the BBC mega-salary may end with Gary Lineker. But is that necessarily a good thing? | Archie Bland
• FDA recalls 80,000 pounds of Costco butter over missing milk allergy warning
• A ride for freedom in China
• Supreme Court denied certiorari in two New York rent stabilization cases
• Trump promised more legal high-skilled immigration. His record says otherwise.
• Consulting is at the forefront of UK growth
• It’s time for the RBA to admit its fears of a wage-price spiral were misguided – and cut interest rates | Grogonomics
• Fed Chairman Powell says Trump lacks legal authority to fire him
• Senior’s retirement accounts have been walloped by inflation, says EJ Antoni
• Trust Issues: Using Data to Dig Into Who Profits from US Tribal Lands
• Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head Department of Government Efficiency under Trump
• 'Oil and gas are a gift from God... The people need them' - COP29 host
• California voters opt for orderly urbanism on Election Day
• How toilet paper is sold in the U.S. is more bizarre than the cars and houses
• British farming is in a grim state and Labour’s new measures will only make it worse | Tom Fairfax
• How to make sure your kids don’t quit their jobs or forgo medical insurance when you die? — Athena, Kristin, and Ilyce
• With its big players absent, is Cop29 futile?
• Top Wall Street analysts like these dividend-paying stocks
• Tariffs, Inflation, and the Donkey that Cried Wolf
• Create university ‘cold spots’ and it’s the disadvantaged that will suffer | Torsten Bell
• Rampant NYC development killing Second Avenue’s character — and luxury is squashing food culture
• What the Markets Had to Say About the Election Results
• 'The Real Bitcoin Revolution': Bitcoin's strategic implications for global cooperation
• As a jaded tech journalist, I’m in a battle to keep ‘smart’ devices out of my home – despite my partner’s efforts | Victoria Turk
• Fuel Poverty and Rising Costs: Who’s Struggling This Winter?
• Elon Musk proves the absolute power of the markets
• Trump promises he won't sell Truth Social shares, calls for investigation into rumors
• How to make Cop29 a success
• The private sector should fund the green transition
• "Why wouldn't you?" Joining the charge towards net zero
• Goldman Sachs: Why individual investors need to look at private investments to further grow wealth
• Could the DOJ Cause Another Housing Bubble?
• Last month, J.D. Vance said he worried about the U.S. government bond market in the early stages of a Trump presidency
• Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point
• I have just published an analysis and response to The Truth of Erasure: Universal Remedies for Universal Agency Actions, by T. Elliot Gaiser, Mathura Sridharan, and Nicholas Cordova
• Crypto Sweep Puts Congress on Notice: Vote With Us or We’ll Come After You With Millions
• How will Trump’s policies spike inflation? Let us count the ways
• Trump's social media company, Trump Media, rose 6 percent on Wednesday
• How to survive the age of anger
• Despite the deaths of our colleagues in Gaza, World Central Kitchen will keep serving up food – and hope | José Andrés
• A ballot measure about rent-control is dividing California Democrats
• Study: Mass deportation could put 28 million people at risk of family separation
• ProPublica is hiring a communications manager to amplify the reach and impact of its journalism
• Trump and the money men: Billionaires are repeating the Hitler mistake
• Donald Trump said tariffs are a better source of revenue than income tax. Here’s why
• No development in this century has done more to enhance America’s energy security than the fracking boom, says David Blackmon
• Biden-Harris regime's latest GDP and jobs figures paint a pretty rosy picture of the U.S. economy just days before the election
• More than half of Americans believe the U.S. economy is in recession. Why? Biden-Harris broke it
• A rebuke to those who said clean power by 2030 was unachievable: they were wrong, we were right | Ed Miliband
• Q. Should I apologize for talking about my financial situation?
• Donald Trump’s economic policies are better than Kamala Harris’s, says economist
• These climate-conscious nonprofit leaders are “very nervous” about the election
• Rent control: The hidden home-wrecker
• Democrats are about to make California gas even more expensive - Washington Examiner
• Richard Stern: The federal deficit is the bank robber, the Fed is the getaway car driver
• TGI Fridays becomes latest chain restaurant to declare bankruptcy
• A Simple Way to Give Your Old Clothes a Second Life
• What should I have done?
• Itâs All About Control: The Elite Plan for the Great Food Reset
• Did Donald Trump just thank God for a hurricane costing American jobs?
• I didn’t mind my unusual first name – until I found out it could cost me dearly | Torsten Bell
• A Facebook group called A Group That Makes Small Decisions For You helps people make small decisions
• Inflation is making stock markets appear stronger than they really are, says Alexander Frei
• Inflation: Government’s Secret Tax That Erodes Your Hard-Earned Cash
• Grant funds will be put to good use in Euclid, Willowick | Editorial