EU is gridlocked over €1 trillion coronavirus fund – here's a way forward
Apr 26, 2020 05:19 am UTC| Economy
An EU leaders summit has produced no definitive progress on saving Europes southern nations from the greatest slump in living memory. There is talk of a recovery fund of at least 1 trillion (873 billion), now that EU...
Apr 24, 2020 05:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
From its origin in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 has spread to become a predominantly urban-focused pandemic. Although much data on the pandemic is still unavailable, it is clear that urban areas have been at the epicentre. We...
Why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all plan for states to reopen their economies
Apr 24, 2020 05:08 am UTC| Economy
Editors Note: How and when states reopen their economies will look different from one state to the next state depending, in part, on where that state is in the trajectory of its coronavirus illnesses. In this QA, Hilary...
Why farmers are dumping milk down the drain and letting produce rot in fields
Apr 24, 2020 05:05 am UTC| Economy
Many Americans may be surprised and confused to see farmers dumping milk down the drain or letting vegetables rot in their fields. Why would they be destroying food at a time when grocery stores and food pantries...
BP paid a steep price for the Gulf oil spill but for the US a decade later, it's business as usual
Apr 24, 2020 05:01 am UTC| Economy Business
The largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history began ten years ago, on April 20, 2010. A massive explosion killed 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, and a blowout spewed more than 3 million barrels of oil...
Korean Government Unveils Plan to Help Businesses in Saving Jobs
Apr 24, 2020 04:37 am UTC| Economy
South Korea will allocate 10.1 trillion won wage subsidies for small businesses, among the measures it would provide to support job retention. Also included in the government plan is to provide programs for the...
Samyang Foods to Post Highest 1Q Sales Amid Pandemic
Apr 24, 2020 04:36 am UTC| Economy Business
Korean instant noodle manufacturer Samyang Foods is poised to register a 30 percent increase in first-quarter sales, to make it the highest quarterly sales in its history. Samyang Foods manufactures the Buldak Spicy...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects