US subsidies

When it unveiled its National Broadband Plan in 2010, the Federal Communications Commission said every American should have access to affordable and robust broadband service by 2020, along with “the means and skills to subscribe.” . It was the right goal; as the COVID-19 pandemic has made painfully obvious, broadband …

Residential gas prices in Argentina will rise 6-7% in June, local newspaper Cronista reported. Distributors MetroGas, Naturgy, Camuzzi, EcoGas, Litoral Gas, Gasnor and Gas Nea have signed associated documents with gas regulator Enargas, he said. As part of the deal, distributors will get a guaranteed 25-30% increase in revenue in …

In 1971, President Richard Nixon vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have laid the groundwork for a national child care system, claiming he would have sided the government with community-based approaches to education. children. [and] against the family-centered approach. “ Fifty years later, with President Joe Biden making subsidized child …

Everyone knows the “black swans” – extreme and one-off events that are impossible to predict. Think of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that started World War I or the stock market crash of 1987, which set a record for one-day price cuts. But what about the risks that surround …

SAO PAULO – A century ago, Henry Ford came to Brazil and established the city of Fordlandia, hoping to become an Amazonian rubber baron, but retreated into the red. Today, the automaker he founded is once again licking his Brazilian wounds, having abandoned production in the tough market after burning …

Hawkers who bear the brunt of the restrictions imposed amid a spike in Covid-19 infections will receive some relief in the form of rent waivers and grants totaling $ 9 million. Minister of State for Sustainability and Environment Amy Khor said yesterday that the National Environment Agency (NEA) would forgo …

SINGAPORE – Hawkers who bear the brunt of the restrictions imposed amid a spike in Covid-19 infections will receive some relief with rent waivers and grants totaling $ 9 million. Minister of State for Sustainability and Environment Amy Khor said on Saturday May 22 that the National Environment Agency (NEA) …

As COVID-related unemployment assistance expires at the end of June, the pressure is on for people who lost their jobs during the pandemic. For parents juggling their job search with their kids at home, a Department of Human Services program might offer some relief, according to Justin Brown, director of …

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor has launched its all-electric Ioniq 5 in hopes of catching up with electric vehicle leader Tesla, but its ambitious plan could fail this year with a production delay and a rapid drying up of subsidies. State, and more recently the opposition of his union. to …

A Delta plane is seen from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 5, 2021. REUTERS / Carlos Barria U.S. lawmakers plan to introduce a bill on Thursday that would create a low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, which they hope will reduce the industry’s …