Overview: While the World Health Organization debates about downgrading Covid from a pandemic, the rise China and Hong Kong cases is striking. A lockdown...
There are some serious divergences in Asian equity markets this morning as China concerns buffet some markets, while others rise on lower oil and Ukraine...
Bunker Down: Why Switzerland Is Prepared For The Big One Authored by Paige Baschuk via Ultra Swiss, A nuclear fallout shelter for all 9 million...
In the two years since COVID was declared a pandemic, vaccines and treatments have been rapidly developed – yet millions worldwide have died.
The conservative winner faces a housing crisis and the task of restarting dialogue with North Korea.
Overview: Strong US equity gains yesterday helped lift Asia Pacific markets today. Tokyo led the move with a nearly 4% gain in the Nikkei. Taiwan...
The pandemic has deepened long-standing gender gaps, with women continuing to bear the burden of unpaid work.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the opening of a global biomanufacturing hub located in South Korea to The post WHO announces international...
Overview: The capital and commodity markets are becoming less orderly. The scramble for dollars is pressuring the cross-currency basis swaps. Volatility...
Supply chain disruptions continue to be a major challenge as the world economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a January post, we presented the...
With deadlines to address climate change looming, countries worldwide missed a chance with unprecedented pandemic stimulus spending, a new Johns Hopkins...
The more things change, the more things stay the same. That harsh reality was dished out in spades to markets trying to price in “Peak Ukraine”...
Five agricultural investments to buy in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine should benefit from newly announced...
"The Market Is Starting To Fail": Buyers Balk At Russian Oil Purchases Despite Record Discounts, Sanction Carve Outs While in their unprecedented...
If there’s one thing Novavax executives wanted to push across in the company’s 2021 Q4 earnings call Monday, it’s that, after months of struggles,...
Samsung is competing with big players in tech for top talent.
Drugmaker Shionogi applied for approval to make and sell the company's oral COVID-19 treatment in Japan, the firm said on February 25.
Beam, a Singaporean shared micromobility operator, announced today that it has raised $93 million in a Series B round to accelerate growth into new countries...
It’s no wonder why mobile publishers are battling to keep more of their subscription revenue out of the hands of platforms like Apple and Google —...
There Are Only 21 "Full Democracies" In The World (And USA Is Not One Of Them) The Economist Democracy Index rates countries on the state...
Look at the current state of the global semiconductor chip shortage update as we move into the back half of the first quarter of 2022. The...
Futures Tumble After Deadly Escalation In Ukraine Crisis Any hope of de-escalation following the news late last night that Putin and Biden...
Modern communication technology has enabled people across the world to not only access the internet and but also stay in constant touch with their peers...
Ontarians have been waiting for four years for Ford to deliver on his promise to cut gas taxes by 5.7 cents per litre The collective blood...
Why Did Masks Stop Working In Japan And South Korea? Authored by Ian Miller via Unmasked Substack, In some ways Japan and South Korea might...
The U.S. goods trade deficit reached a record $1.09 trillion in 2021—an increase of $168.7 billion (18.3%) from the 2020 trade deficit—according to...
The dating app industry grew rapidly last year as singles adjusted to the pandemic. But does anyone want to date in the Metaverse?
The dating app industry grew rapidly last year as singles adjusted to the pandemic. But does anyone want to date in the Metaverse?
In 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reported that China alone accounted for almost half of all the world’s patent filings, with...
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