Dustin Lance Black, an Oscar-winning screenwriter, claims he had a “severe brain injury” one month prior that kept him down for some time. I suffered a severe head injury a month ago that rendered me incapacitated. This week, Lance Black said that his husband, Olympic diver Tom Daly, flew him to the Greek Islands in … Read more
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may raise crude prices for Asia in January; following large gains in the Middle East spot market last month, but weak refining margins and an oil reserves release by consumers may cap gains, Reuters quoted trade sources, as saying. The January official selling price (OSP) for flagship Arab Light crude … Read more
WASHINGTON: Private businesses hired 571,000 workers last month, payroll services firm ADP reported on Wednesday, the latest sign that the US economy is bouncing back from the Delta wave of Covid-19. The employment increase was better than analysts had forecast, and saw firms of all sizes add positions, with the bulk of the growth in … Read more
WASHINGTON: Output by US industries fell 1.3 per cent last month amid continued supply constraints hindering manufacturing, the Federal Reserve reported on Monday. Declines were apparent across multiple categories, but stark in the auto sector, with production of motor vehicles and parts falling 7.2 per cent “as shortages of semiconductors continued to hobble operations,” the … Read more
