In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public … Works Committee. On inauguration eve, five law professors filed a brief in support of a 2015 regulation giving EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers discretion to regulate tributaries and wetlands far upstream from navigable lakes and rivers to protect water quality.
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Exxon’s New CEO Drives Oil Giant Into Post-Tillerson Era
Woods replaced longtime Exxon chief Rex Tillerson, now the Secretary of State, beginning Jan. 1. Less than three weeks later, Exxon disclosed Tillerson’s final deal: a large acquisition of land in the fast-growing Permian Basin that will cost up to $6.6 billion. It was Exxon’s largest deal since it agreed to buy XTO Energy in 2009.
Equity Futures Slip as Investors Await Fed Minutes
U.S. stock index futures dipped slightly on Wednesday as investors await details of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting for clues on the timing of the next interest rate hike. The Fed will release the minutes of its Jan. 31-Feb. 1 meeting at 2:00 p.m. ET , which could offer clues on whether the central bank will raise rates in March.
Davos Elites Struggle for Answers as Trump Era Dawns
The global economy is in better shape than it’s been in years. Stock markets are booming, oil prices are on the rise again and the risks of a rapid economic slowdown in China, a major source of concern a year ago, have eased.
Jobs in America 8:00 am ET on FOX Business Network’s Mornings With Maria
U.S. employers likely maintained a solid pace of hiring in December while raising wages, putting the economy on a path to stronger growth and further interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve this year. Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by 178,000 jobs last month after a similar rise in November, according to a Reuters survey of economists.
Trump names lawyer Lighthizer as top trade rep
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will nominate lawyer Robert Lighthizer as U.S. trade representative, picking an experienced trade official who has questioned the conservative movement’s commitment to free trade. Lighthizer, who served as deputy USTR under President Ronald Reagan, would play a key role in Trump’s trade agenda.
With new subway line open, NY transit agency chief to retire
In this Jan. 8, 2016 file photo, MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast speaks during a press conference at the New York Transit Museum. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, that Prendergast will retire early this year.