You can't fix the economy if you can't see it: how the ABS became our secret weapon
Mar 09, 2021 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
If we survive this economic crisis (and it is looking increasingly like we will, although the end of JobKeeper at the end of the month will be a setback) it will in large measure be because this time weve had real-time...
San Jose Fairmont Hotel kicks out all guests after sudden chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
Mar 08, 2021 10:21 am UTC| Business Economy
The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California just closed its doors and will remain locked for about two to three months. This happened after it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy last weekend. The filing for chapter 11 and...
SK, LG battery dispute to continue after the USITC upheld findings SK stole trade secrets
Mar 08, 2021 10:21 am UTC| Business Economy
SK Innovations and LG Energy have been involved in legal disputes for quite a while now and the case is being heard in the U.S. The International Trade Commission is handling the proceeding since it is about alleged stolen...
How new social housing can help fight climate change
Mar 08, 2021 07:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Homes are the places we spend most of our time, especially during lockdown. Heating your home in winter can be expensive, and comes at a huge environmental cost too. Technology to make homes more self sufficient could help...
Global obsession with economic growth will increase risk of deadly pandemics in future
Mar 08, 2021 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
As governments around the world roll out COVID-19 vaccine programmes and seek to kickstart their economies back to life, recovery seems to be within reach. However, hard questions must not be sidestepped. How did this...
Mar 08, 2021 07:43 am UTC| Economy
The oil industrys lobbying arm, the American Petroleum Institute, suggested in a new draft statement that it might support Congress putting a price on carbon emissions to combat climate change, even though oil and gas are...
Mar 08, 2021 07:38 am UTC| Economy Technology
Electronic music is the fifth-most-popular music genre globally. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for the electronic music industry. Its estimated value fell from US$7.3 billion in 2019 to US$3.3 billion...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects