The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands more. The country’s prime minister Hassan Diab said the blast was…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Long before Pablo Escobar’s Medellín cartel got rich supplying Americans with cocaine in the 1980s, Colombia was already the United States’…
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© Reuters. Dirty Oil’s Unusual Demand Boost Set to Wane on OPEC+ Easing (Bloomberg) — An unexpected demand boost for dirty fuel oil is poised to ease with the return of some OPEC+ crude supply…
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As millions of people are recovering from COVID-19, an unanswered question is the extent to which the virus can “hide out” in seemingly recovered individuals. If it does, could this explain some of the lingering…
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Americans who lost their jobs because of the pandemic had been getting a US$600 bump on top of state benefits in their weekly unemployment checks since March. That ended on July 31, and lawmakers are…
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© Reuters. By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) – Gold’s rally has halted just below $2,000 an ounce partly due to fierce technical resistance, but an eventual break above that level is likely, freeing prices for…
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Arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity, said former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Globalization, the international trade in goods and services with minimal barriers between countries, may seem inevitable…
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Facebook has faced a lot of criticism over the years for failing to moderate hate speech. Its policies have come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks thanks to the Stop Hate for Profit campaign. Started…
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© Reuters. Oil Rally Pauses as More OPEC Supply Offsets Economic Cheer (Bloomberg) — Oil’s rally stuttered in Asia with the prospect of higher OPEC+ output in August keeping gains in check despite signs of…
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The pandemic is driving American families to the edge, with tens of millions at risk of losing their homes and over 1 in 10 U.S. adults reporting their households didn’t have enough to eat in…
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