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[ad_1] CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday went over the top-performing energy stocks in the S&P 500 this year. “While energy was the only winning sector this year, all of these stocks have come down substantially from their highs thanks to the recent declines in oil and gas. I don’t see …

[ad_1] In this photo illustration, packs of menthol cigarettes sits on a table in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid from the tobacco industry to block a California ban on flavored tobacco products. The ban, or Proposition 31, was overwhelmingly …

[ad_1] CNN  —  The House and Senate are expected to pass a short-term extension to avert a shutdown, which would give negotiators more time to try to secure a broader full-year funding deal. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that senators should be prepared to take “quick action” …

[ad_1] GMC vehicles sit on display at the Sterling McCall Buick GMC dealership on February 02, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors may be transitioning to an all-electric future, but its recent vehicle fleet ranked among the least efficient and most polluting in …

[ad_1] The Yeti logo is seen on a cooler for sale at the company’s flagship store in Austin, Texas. Sergio Flores | Bloomberg | Getty Images Over the past few months, Americans have been receiving emails promising them a free Yeti backpack cooler from Dick’s Sporting Goods — a $325 …

[ad_1] Arcadia, Florida CNN  —  Their busy, buzzing business partners pollinate everything from almonds in California to blueberries in Maine, so few people understand the state of American agriculture quite like Florida beekeepers. But colliding climate crises have left few as sad and worried. The storms and droughts of ’22 …

[ad_1] New York CNN  —  With his vast crypto empire in ruins, Sam Bankman-Fried is preparing to be grilled by US lawmakers who are demanding answers about how his digital asset exchange, FTX, came unraveled, leaving at least a million customers unable to access their funds. Bankman-Fried tweetedf Friday that …

[ad_1] Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Horizon Therapeutics – Shares of the drugmaker jumped 15% after the company announced it has agreed to be acquired by Amgen in a deal valued at approximately $26.4 billion, or $116.50 per share, in cash. The deal will give Amgen a chance …

[ad_1] London CNN  —  Snow has blanketed London and large parts of the United Kingdom on Monday, shutting schools, grounding flights and causing widespread disruption across a country struggling through a winter energy crisis. Britain recorded the coldest day of the year during the early hours of Monday morning, with …

[ad_1] The Federal Reserve building is seen before the Federal Reserve board is expected to signal plans to raise interest rates in March as it focuses on fighting inflation in Washington, January 26, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start …