Experts predict a double catastrophe in the Amazon rainforest if the coronavirus pandemic overlaps with the forest fire season. The Brazilian government has frozen climate funds and rolled back environmental regulations. Civil society groups and...
Bottlenecks in the production of antiviral drug remdesivir have led to policymakers threatening compulsory licensing and economic sanctions. It’s a foretaste of what may come when a coronavirus vaccine becomes available. Last Friday, the European...
The S&P 500 rallied 1.6% yesterday to extend the streak to a fifth consecutive session, and the longest of the year and completed the negation of a bearish technical pattern. However, the main feature today...
Many leading pharmaceutical companies have focused on developing cancer medication. A fresh study by EY looks at whether some may find virus research an even more lucrative business model in the future. A study published...
Record levels of e-waste were produced globally in 2019, weighing the same as 350 mega cruise ships, a UN report shows. The surge in global e-waste is not only a major environmental risk but also...
Shares of Tesla jumped 3.9% this morning to $1,130, which gave the automaker a market value of $210 billion. It thereby finally surpassed Toyota, the formerly #1 most valuable automaker in the world, whose shares...
Last week the IMF cut further its global (and national) forecasts for growth for this year (-4.9%) and next (+5.4%), which effectively means GDP will not return to its level in 2019 until 2022 globally...
The combination of rising virus cases and the sell-off in the US before the weekend dragged nearly all the Asia Pacific bourses lower. The Nikkei led the way with more than a 2% drop, but...
Tourism has been one of the sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus. The pandemic has also been a blow to the cruise ship industry, with tour operators, shipowners and shipyards hurting. Is a restart possible?...
Small business owners face an uphill task in today’s hyper competitive economic climate and have to pull out all the stops in order to ensure that their enterprise runs like a well oiled machine. Handling...
Sure, you’ve chosen your instant personal loan after thorough research and preparation. However, in life, one ought to expect the unexpected. There are chances that you may find yourself struggling to pay a particular month...
Covid-19 and resultant disruption of economic activity and trade supply chain will lead to contagion call for boycotting China, taming its economic clouts, maiming its unethical medical and infrastructure diplomacy. Across the globe, some trade...