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Nasdaq Composite flirts with record close after drought of more than two years
The Nasdaq Composite was briefly on track Friday for its first record…
Oil prices end at a 1-week high after U.S. leads strikes against Yemen over Red Sea attacks
Oil prices settled Friday at their highest in a week after the…
Undaunted by hurricanes, COVID and quakes, Puerto Rico ready for its tech moment
Hurricanes, a pandemic and an earthquake can’t stop a swelling tech movement…
Why is flood insurance so expensive? Florida homeowners struggle as costs rise
When Carlee Simon, 46, moved to Alaska from Florida for a new…
Hong Kong’s morning trading session delayed due to typhoon
Trade on Hong Kong’s stock market in the morning will be delayed…
Where can you breathe easy in retirement? How to find a community with clean air.
As I write this, ominous, silent claxons are sounding for yet another…
Expiring national flood-insurance plan could be saved. That alone won’t fix it.
The major federal flood-insurance program that covers millions of properties is set…
Hurricane Idalia: Biden promises ‘anything the states need’ and says climate crisis can’t be denied
President Joe Biden on Wednesday promised ample federal support and noted links…
Why Hurricane Idalia hasn’t supported U.S. natural-gas prices
U.S. natural-gas futures settled lower on Tuesday, on track to post a…
Tropical Storm Idalia heads for Florida; Citgo fuel contamination problem hits first
Citgo Petroleum Corp. and Florida officials have warned that fuel sold at…
After Tropical Storm Hilary, beware of scammers. Here’s how to unmask them.
They arrive with a concerned smile — and could leave with your…
Hurricane season threatens to stir volatility for oil and gas prices
As a rare Pacific storm bears down on Mexico and the U.S.…
Hilary could drench Calif. with flash floods as first tropical storm in 84 years
Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Sunday,…
When air quality declines, low-income people and communities of color suffer
Millions of people in the eastern U.S. have been dealing with unhealthy…
Want to fight your office’s return-to-work mandate? The law isn’t on your side and why wildfire smoke is so dangerous for the lungs
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. What Google, Martha Stewart, Amazon…
Smoke gets in your eyes? High-tech masks help you breathe easier — for a price.
The smoke is finally clearing in New York City, but it got…
I grew up with hazardous smoke from forest fires in Asia. Here’s what I learned.
Smoke clouds from the wildfires in Canada have engulfed New York City…
New York to distribute 1 million free N95 masks Thursday amid hazardous smoke levels
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that 1 million N95 masks will…
Reading an Air Quality Index: How dangerous is U.S. air from Canada’s wildfires?
With hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada, a large swath of…
AOC invokes NATURAL DISASTERS (REEE!) to complain about Elon Musk charging for verification
How hard do you think Elon Musk laughed at this? We saw…