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FILE PHOTO: National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
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White House’s Brainard says China’s exports can undermine investments in US

"China is now simply too big to play by its own rules," says White House national economic adviser Lael Brainard.

FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund spokesperson Julie Kozack speaks to reporters at the IMF's headquarters, ahead of the joint IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco taking place on October 9-15, in Washington, U.S. September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Andrea Shalal/File Photo
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IMF: U.S. should keep open trade, work with China to resolve disputes

The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. would be better served by maintaining its open trade system rather than imposing new punitive duties...

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How should U.S. electricity markets evolve to get ready for an emissions-free world?

Resources for the Future: As reforms to the U.S. electricity market are considered, what priorities should regulators keep in mind?

FILE PHOTO: Magda Chambriard, director of the ANP oil agency, attends a news conference in Rio de Janeiro May 23, 2013.    REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo
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Magda Chambriard, new Petrobras CEO, tasked with firing up job creation in Brazil

The next chief executive of Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, arrives with the résumé and mandate to make Brazil's state-run oil firm what it was...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo speaks at the "Senior Chinese Leader Event" held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool/File Photo
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US to issue rules on Chinese connected vehicles this fall

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says her department is tracking public reports that Chinese automakers are planning to assemble vehicles in Mexico. She...

Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as people take in the view of Okanagan Lake from Tugboat Beach, in Kelowna, B.C., on August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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‘The whole country is not on fire’: Canadian tourism industry struggles as wildfires rage

Beth Potter, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, says many international visitors see a headline about wildfires in one part of...

The research found a carbon transport and storage sector could be worth £300 million annually by 2042 (PA)
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Scotland could see significant economic gains from carbon capture: study

Carbon capture and storage could create thousands of jobs in Scotland and provide an economic boost worth hundreds of millions of pounds –...

FILE PHOTO: Chief Executive of Gazprom Alexei Miller attends a news conference following the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Sochi, Russia December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool/File Photo
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Gazprom CEO Miller is in Iran as Putin prepares to visit China

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller is on a working visit to Iran, the company said on Wednesday, just as President Vladimir Putin prepares to...

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McGeever column: China tariffs could boost Fed rate cut case

Opinion: If the blows to employment and economic growth from rising tariffs land harder than the hit to import prices, a new phase...

Student ambassador Marilyn Chavez, in foreground, talks with a faculty member at the California Center for Climate Change Education on the West Los Angeles College campus in Culver City, Calif., Tuesday, March 12, 2024. As students consider jobs that play a role in solving the climate crisis, they’re looking for meaningful climate training and community colleges are responding. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Clean energy training boom as climate-related jobs expand in US

Community colleges across America give courses in EV repair and wind turbines as green industry hopes to hire homegrown talent.

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