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Gas prices in NC had risen even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What now?
Crude oil prices spiked Thursday. And crude oil accounts for about 56% of the cost of a gallon of gas. ...
Florida developer’s plan to build more student apartments hits a wall in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill’s Town Council appears to take a recent housing report to heart. “We don’t need any more student housing,” ...
Gas prices in NC had risen even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What now?
Crude oil prices spiked Thursday. And crude oil accounts for about 56% of the cost of a gallon of gas. ...
Raleigh software company Pendo nears 1,000 workers worldwide, as new downtown HQ opens
Pendo, a Raleigh software startup valued at $2.6 billion, said it plans to hire 400 more employees this year. Powered ...
RTP’s AgBiome on verge of big growth as it tackles issue of pest resistance to pesticides
AgBiome, an agtech startup in the heart of RTP, could be on the verge of big growth. Powered by WPeMatico
Florida developer’s plan to build more student apartments hits a wall in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill’s Town Council appears to take a recent housing report to heart. “We don’t need any more student housing,” ...
Raleigh software company Pendo nears 1,000 workers worldwide, as new downtown HQ opens
Pendo, a Raleigh software startup valued at $2.6 billion, said it plans to hire 400 more employees this year. Powered ...
RTP’s AgBiome on verge of big growth as it tackles issue of pest resistance to pesticides
AgBiome, an agtech startup in the heart of RTP, could be on the verge of big growth. Powered by WPeMatico
Reflections on the future of Black entrepreneurship
Jeannine A. Cook held a grand opening for Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia on February 1, 2020, just before the start ...
Ukraine severs diplomatic ties with Russia amid invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. AP Ukraine cut diplomatic ties with Russia after Russia attacked Ukraine on Thursday. The foreign ministry ...
Videos show huge traffic jams as people flee Kyiv after Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital as part of wider invasion
Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush sent Insider’s Bill Bostock this video from her drive into Kyiv Thursday morning, as thousands of ...
Ukraine president says he will provide weapons to any citizen who wants to defend the country
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Matt Dunham – Pool / Getty Images Russia has launched attacks on Ukraine, with reports of ...
10 things before the opening bell
Good morning. Markets are under intense pressure as the situation in Ukraine intensifies. We’ve also got a look at diverging ...
Bitcoin tumbles to a 1-month low in broad cryptocurrency sell-off after Russia attacks Ukraine
Crypto markets woke up in panic mode on Thursday. Getty Images Bitcoin fell to its lowest in a month Thursday ...
Russia attacks Ukraine, launching a new war in Europe for the first time in years
Russian military training on Ukraine’s border. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/Associated Press Russia attacked Ukraine early Thursday. Ukraine’s foreign minister ...
Ukraine’s top diplomat urged the international community to ‘stop Putin’ after the Russian president announced an attack on Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York on February 23, 2022. Photo ...
Veteran US diplomats slam former President Trump for praising Russian President Putin
US President Donald Trump (right) meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, ...
Ukraine’s parliament passed a law allowing citizens to carry firearms, and a local NGO official said ‘there’s a feeling that Ukrainians will fight’
Members of the Kyiv Territorial Defense Unit are trained in an industrial area on January 15, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. ...
Rep. Madison Cawthorn says petitioners are ‘very close’ to getting him barred from running for re-election this year
North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn on Monday said his detractors are “actually very close” to blocking him from running for ...
US TV advertisers will spend close to $20 billion in this year’s upfronts
TV networks are hoping for a return to normalcy after a turbulent 2020. Advertisers will spend $19.90 billion upfront in ...
AI in Insurance: How three forward-looking insurers are infusing AI into their front, middle, and back offices
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. ...
Ukraine’s Zelensky appeals directly to Russian citizens for peace after he was met with ‘silence’ when he tried to call Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Matt Dunham/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for peace amid fears of an ...
Google is ditching its vaccine requirement for US office workers and reviving old perks like massages and fitness centers
The Google logo seen at the entrance to Google Cloud campus in Seattle. Toby Scott/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Google had required ...
How to connect a wireless mouse to your Mac computer
To connect a wireless mouse to your Mac, you’ll need to figure out what type of mouse you have. jannoon028/Shutterstock ...
Conservative donor Alexander Temerko drops threat of legal action against minister Penny Mordaunt
Alexander Temerko, a prominent Conservative donor, giving an interview to ITV News in summer 2020. He said his contributions do ...
Dow plummets 464 points as Ukraine declares state of emergency and US warns of imminent attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin seen in Moscow, Russia, on February 19, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS All three major indexes ...
These 3 Canadian banks offer the most in-demand emerging mobile features
This is a preview of Insider Intelligence’s 2021 Canada Mobile Banking Emerging Features Benchmark, available exclusively to subscribers. In addition ...
I want to diversify my investments and boost my net worth, so I’m taking 4 steps to begin investing in real estate
The author, Jen Glantz. Jen Glantz A few years ago I got serious about investing, but I was mostly focused ...
‘Monstrous’ and ‘amoral’: Advocates blast Abbott after he orders state officials to probe transgender medical care as child abuse
Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images Advocates blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after he ordered state agencies ...
Chart: Data shows Raleigh home values compared to other major NC cities
We used data from Zillow to look at median home values of the four largest NC metro cities: Raleigh, Charlotte, ...
