This key jobs report for December just dwarfed expectations

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/economy/adp-employment-report-december/index.html

El Salvador plans raft of legislation to cover bitcoin bond issue

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/el-salvador-plans-raft-legislation-cover-bitcoin-bond-issue-2022-01-04/

Power lines started California's Dixie Fire: investigators

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/588298-power-lines-started-californias-dixie-fire-investigators

This CEO pays new employees $5,000 to quit

https://www.fastcompany.com/90708440/this-ceo-pays-new-employees-5000-to-quit

A new way to address climate change: cut down on conferences and international events

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/climate-change-conferences-20122021/

Students Accidentally Discover Incredible Ant-Plant Symbiosis, Thanks To A Slingshot Wound

https://www.ibtimes.com/students-accidentally-discover-incredible-ant-plant-symbiosis-thanks-slingshot-wound-3368117

European markets struggle for momentum amid rising U.S. bond yields

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/05/european-markets-lose-momentum-amid-rising-us-bond-yields.html

What’s ahead for the farm economy in 2022?

https://www.agweek.com/opinion/columns/7334105-What%E2%80%99s-ahead-for-the-farm-economy-in-2022

Young people gamble on NFTs and cryptocurrencies because old ways to invest are out of reach

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/nft-cryptocurrencies-young-people-gamble-old-ways-invest-1383523

Google will pay top execs $1 million each after declining to boost workers’ pay

https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/4/22867419/google-execs-million-salaries-raise-sec

Bond king Jeffrey Gundlach: The yield curve may be sending a recessionary signal

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bond-king-jeffrey-gundlach-the-yield-curve-may-be-sending-a-recessionary-signal-160935243.html

World’s First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Starts Producing Energy in China

https://interestingengineering.com/the-worlds-first-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-is-sending-power-to-the-grid

Dollar hits five-year high vs yen as Fed rate bets lift U.S. yields

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/dollar-hits-five-year-high-vs-yen-fed-rate-bets-lift-us-yields-2022-01-04/

Five of world’s most powerful nations pledge to avoid nuclear war

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/03/five-nations-pledge-avoid-nuclear-war

Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty On 4 Charges In Theranos Fraud Case

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-verdict-guilty_n_61d353fde4b0bb04a63bae72

How College Athletes Are Getting Paid From Name, Image, Likeness Endorsement Deals

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-college-athletes-are-getting-paid-from-nil-endorsement-deals-2021-12

Midwestern Grocery Chain Hy-Vee Rolling Out Armed Security Force

https://www.businessinsider.com/midwestern-grocery-store-hy-vee-armed-security-force-retail-crime-2022-1

Apple becomes first company to reach $3 trillion market value

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/3/apple-becomes-first-company-to-reach-3-trillion-market-value

$6 Gasoline Could Become The New Normal In This U.S. State

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/6-Gasoline-Could-Become-The-New-Normal-In-This-US-State.html

Major Endowment Chair Says Stocks Could Drop 15% in 2022

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/major-endowment-chair-says-stocks-could-drop-15-in-2022

White House to invest $1 billion to boost competition in meat-processing industry and lower consumer prices

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/politics/biden-meat-processing-industry/index.html

Germany calls nuclear power 'dangerous,' rejects EU plan

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/germany-berlin-olaf-scholz-france-eu-commission-b1985886.html

'Teacher transparency bill': Republican lawmakers want Ohio school syllabi shared online

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/01/03/ohio-republicans-want-teacher-curriculums-shared-online/9054152002/

Kohler Power Reserve takes on Tesla Powerwall with modular home battery

https://www.slashgear.com/kohler-power-reserve-takes-on-tesla-powerwall-with-modular-home-battery-03704945/

Are colleges necessary?

https://www.freethink.com/culture/are-colleges-necessary

Canada news: Mystery neurological illness sweeping Canada and ‘evolving fast’

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1544013/canada-news-mystery-illness-neurological-new-brunswick-evolving-brain-atrophy

Biden to Launch Plan to Fight Meatpacking Giants on Inflation

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-03/biden-to-launch-plan-to-fight-meatpacking-giants-on-inflation

New York becomes latest state to pass peer-to-peer car sharing law

https://justthenews.com/nation/states/new-york-becomes-latest-state-pass-peer-peer-car-sharing-law

Tesla asks employees to fight back against new proposal that could destroy its biggest solar market

https://electrek.co/2022/01/03/tesla-asks-employees-fight-back-against-new-proposal-destroy-solar-market/

U.S. pending home sales drop in November; Omicron poses risk

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-pending-home-sales-drop-november-omicron-poses-risk-nar-2021-12-29/

Evergrande suspends trading amid reports of potential demolition of mega island project

https://fortune.com/2022/01/03/evergrande-suspends-trading-hong-kong-shares-hainan-demolition-debt-crisis/

Civics column: Does a President have authority to waive student debt?

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/2022/01/02/civics-column-does-president-have-authority-wiave-student-debt/9021128002/

China angry with US for space station incidents involving Elon Musk’s satellites

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/elon-musk-starlink-satellites-china-us-b1983228.html

Aquamation: The green alternative to cremation chosen by Desmond Tutu

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/africa/desmond-tutu-aquamation-intl/index.html

USDA criticized over new, uniform 'bioengineered' label for foods

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/food-safety/587883-usda-criticized-over-new-uniform-bioengineered-label-for-foods

Taking a step back: US colleges returning to online classes

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-chicago-pandemics-7eac07fbfd7ec0c268618d017838aafb

Documents show Chinese government collects droves of data from Western social media

https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/587839-documents-show-chinese-government-collects-droves-of-data-from

Record beef prices, but ranchers aren't cashing in

https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2022/01/01/Record-beef-prices-but-ranchers-aren-t-cashing-in/stories/202112290016

How 'Opportunity Zones' Became Just Tax Cuts for the Rich

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-opportunity-zones-became-tax-cuts-rich-trickle-down-economics-2022-1

Japan to help build Bill Gates' high-tech nuclear reactor in Wyoming

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/japan-help-build-bill-gates-high-tech-nuclear-reactor-wyoming-yomiuri-2022-01-01/