Month: December 2021

8 Charts That Tell the Stock Market Story of 2021

Investors experienced another great year for stocks in 2021. LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick recently recapped LPL’s top 27 charts and tables of 2021, reflecting the trends he was watching in a strong year for stocks. Here are eight of the best LPL charts of the year. Stocks got off to a strong…


Global Stocks Close Near Record Highs Ahead of New Year, Dollar, and Oil Dip

WASHINGTON/LONDON—Equities around the globe traded little changed on Thursday as oil prices fell and the U.S. dollar dipped against most major currencies although it has had its best year since 2015 with a 6.7 percent rise. With several markets in Asia and Europe closed on Friday, trading volumes were thin and most markets directionless. The…


Newsom Declares a State of Emergency in 20 Counties After Winter Storms

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Dec. 30 in 20 counties after a series of winter storms moved throughout the state. The winter storm has continued to bring damaging winds, record-breaking snowfall, and flooding since Dec. 10 when the first storm occurred, the emergency proclamation states. The storms have damaged highways and local…


MP Questions Logic of Not Allowing Unvaccinated Health Staff to Work While Keeping COVID-Positive Staff on the Job

A Tory MP is questioning why B.C. is considering allowing vaccinated COVID-positive health-care workers to return to work but not those who are unvaccinated. “So, vaccinated but Covid positive workers are told to keep working, while unvaccinated workers are forced to stay home even if they are Covid-free? If this is really about protecting the…


Tory MP Questions BC’s Sincerity in Protecting Health Care System From Being Overwhelmed

A Tory MP is questioning why B.C. is considering allowing vaccinated COVID-positive health-care workers to return to work but not those who are unvaccinated. “So, vaccinated but Covid positive workers are told to keep working, while unvaccinated workers are forced to stay home even if they are Covid-free? If this is really about protecting the…


Tory MP Questions BC’s Sincerity in Protecting Its Health Care System From Being Overwhelmed

A Tory MP is raising questions over why B.C. is considering allowing vaccinated COVID-19-positive health care workers to return to work but not the unvaccinated ones. “So, vaccinated but Covid positive workers are told to keep working, while unvaccinated workers are forced to stay home even if they are Covid-free? If this is really about…


Australia Begins 2022 With Grand Fireworks, Amid Reduced Crowd

Australia ushered in 2022 in a somewhat subdued fashion, heading into 2022 with a reduced crowd watching its iconic fireworks displays on Sydney Harbour. The sky exploded in Sydney with colour at midnight to ring in the new year. While crowds exceeding one million people were the norm in years gone by, organisers expected reduced numbers in…


2 Killed When Train Hits Car Going Around Crossing Gate

AVENTURA, Fla.—Two people died when a higher speed commuter train hit their car as the driver tried to make it around the crossing gate, police said. The crossing gate’s lights were flashing and bells were ringing to signal an approaching train on Thursday morning when the car tried to make it through, police and Brightline…


Dr. Aaron Kheriaty: Science Is Being Weaponized to Create a Medical Dystopia

Dr. Aaron Kheriaty made headlines for challenging the COVID-19 vaccine policies of the University of California–Irvine School of Medicine, where he was a professor of psychiatry and the director of the Medical Ethics Program at UCI Health. He was recently fired from that job for challenging the ethics of the mandates—a position that had been…


Newsom Declares Storm-Related State of Emergency in 20 California Counties, Including LA

By Gregory Yee From Los Angeles Times Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 20 California counties on Thursday as winter storms continued to lash the state with record snow and rainfall that have knocked out power, shut down major roads and freeways, and caused debris flows, among other hazards. According to the…