Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News from EconoTimes

Become a contributor

Bookmark Econotimes

Sun, Dec 14, 2025 07:12 PM All times are UTC

Follow Series

©Econometrics LLC . All Rights Reserved.

Paul Whiteley

Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex

My research interests involve examining the nature & significance of political participation, particularly electoral participation, & also in understanding the causes & effects of public opinion on politics.

Is Britain heading for Canada plus plus Brexit?

Dec 16, 2018 10:27 am UTC| Insights & Views

Theresa Mays successful defence of her leadership has left her weakened, particularly since she had to give an assurance that she would not stay on as leader after the negotiations with the EU are complete to convince some...

Underpaid, overworked and drowning in debt: you wonder why young people are voting again?

Oct 08, 2017 02:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The 2017 general election was highly unusual as far as the youth vote was concerned. The Labour party won 65% the lions share of the youth vote. The nearest comparisons are with 1964 and 1997. In both those years, Labour...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Is this really the Brexit election?

Apr 30, 2017 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The rapidly approaching 2017 general election has already been dubbed the Brexit election. Many assume that Brexit will be the decisive issue in the campaign. A recent poll by IPSOS-MORI suggests that just over half of...

Down but not out: diagnosing UKIP's biggest problems

Mar 18, 2017 06:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

UKIP seems to have lurched from crisis to crisis since achieving its founding ambition to take the UK out of the European Union. However, UKIP still has noteworthy support. It might be down, but it certainly isnt...

US Election Series

Four possible explanations why most of the polls got the US election wrong

Nov 10, 2016 22:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

In the US presidential election, the final poll of polls compiled by Real Clear Politics predicted that Hillary Clinton would win 46.8% of the popular vote and Donald Trump 43.6%. In the end, Clinton won 47.7% and her...

Briferendum Series

Why did older voters choose Brexit? It's a matter of identity

Jun 26, 2016 19:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Just a few days before the EU referendum on June 19 and 20 we carried out an internet survey of the electorate in Britain and asked more than 2,100 people how they were planning to vote. Some 49% of respondents...

Briferendum Series

Poll of polls: how worried should Remain be as voters come off fence?

Jun 15, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views

The campaign to keep Britain in the EU has suffered a significant blow at a crucial point in the EU referendum battle with an ICM poll putting Leave further ahead than ever before. The poll, published by The Guardian,...

Economy

Russia Stocks End Flat as Energy and Retail Shares Show Mixed Performance

Russian stocks closed mixed after Saturdays trading session on the Moscow Exchange, with the benchmark MOEX Russia Index finishing unchanged at 0.00%. Despite the flat headline performance, individual stocks showed varied...

Global Markets Slide as Tech Stocks Sink, Yields Rise, and AI Concerns Deepen

Global financial markets ended Friday on a weaker note as major stock indexes declined, led by a sharp selloff in technology shares amid renewed skepticism over artificial intelligence investments. Rising U.S. Treasury...

Fed Near Neutral Signals Caution Ahead, Shifting Focus to Fixed Income in 2026

The Federal Reserves latest policy signals suggest that interest rates are now close to neutral, raising the bar for additional rate cuts in 2025 and beyond. This shift implies restraint rather than rescue from the central...

S&P 500 Slides as AI Chip Stocks Tumble, Cooling Tech Rally

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Friday as a selloff in technology shares, led by semiconductor companies, weighed heavily on broader markets and dampened enthusiasm around the artificial intelligence trade. The...

Fed Rate Cut Signals Balance Between Inflation and Jobs, Says Mary Daly

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said she supported cutting interest rates at this weeks Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, highlighting the central banks effort to carefully balance...

Politics

Judge Orders Return of Seized Evidence in Comey-Related Case, DOJ May Seek New Warrant

A federal judge has ruled that prosecutors must return evidence seized from a key figure connected to the now-dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, while allowing the U.S. Department of Justice...

Russian Drone Attack Hits Turkish Cargo Ship Carrying Sunflower Oil to Egypt, Ukraine Says

Ukraines navy has accused Russia of deliberately targeting a civilian Turkish cargo vessel with a drone attack in the Black Sea, escalating concerns over maritime security and the safety of international shipping routes....

U.S. Soldiers Killed in ISIS Attack in Palmyra, Syria During Counterterrorism Mission

Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed on Saturday during an Islamic State (ISIS) attack in Palmyra, Syria, according to an official statement from the Pentagon. The attack occurred while U.S. forces...

International Outcry Grows Over Re-Arrest of Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi in Iran

International human rights organizations have strongly condemned the re-arrest of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, sparking renewed global concern over freedom of expression and human rights in Iran....

Belarus Pledges to Halt Smuggling Balloons Into Lithuania

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pledged to take action to stop weather balloons used by cigarette smugglers from crossing into Lithuania, according to comments made by U.S. President Donald Trumps envoy, John...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

SpaceX Insider Share Sale Values Company Near $800 Billion Amid IPO Speculation

SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, has reportedly authorized an insider share sale that places its valuation at approximately $800 billion, according to a Bloomberg News report published Friday. The move...

Mizuho Raises Broadcom Price Target to $450 on Surging AI Chip Demand

Mizuho Securities has raised its price target on Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), highlighting accelerating momentum in the companys artificial intelligence business and a rapidly expanding long-term backlog. The brokerage...

Trello Outage Disrupts Users as Access Issues Hit Atlassian’s Work Management Platform

Atlassian Corps popular work management software Trello experienced a service disruption on Friday, leaving a number of users unable to access the platform. The outage was flagged by internet monitoring service...

Intel’s Testing of China-Linked Chipmaking Tools Raises U.S. National Security Concerns

Intel has tested advanced chipmaking equipment this year from ACM Research, a semiconductor toolmaker with deep operational ties to China, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move has drawn scrutiny because...

Moore Threads Stock Slides After Risk Warning Despite 600% Surge Since IPO

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), a Chinese graphics chipmaker often described as Chinas potential rival to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), saw its share price fall sharply on Friday after the company issued a...