Putting CO2 away for good by turning it into stone
Jun 09, 2016 23:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
We seriously need to do something about CO2 emissions. Besides shifting to renewable energy sources and increasing energy efficiency, we need to start putting some of the CO2 away before it reaches the atmosphere. Perhaps...
FxWirePro: Hedging perspective polish zloty against euro amid reassessing FX mortgage
Jun 09, 2016 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The expert panel of President Andrzej Duda, who had been re-working the FX mortgage conversion proposal have given interviews individually to the media, which have clarified certain points. The final proposal is still...
BoK's pre-emptive rate cut catches markets off-guard, more easing in the pipeline
Jun 09, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Bank of Korea in a unanimous decision cut its policy rate by 25bp to 1.25%. The decision was made pre-emptively to better cope with growing downside risks to growth toward the second quarter of the year, Bank of Korea...
Corporate venture capital can pay, but only if you get the structure right
Jun 09, 2016 09:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Large established firms increasingly rely on external sources for innovation. One way these firms are seeking to foster innovative activity is via corporate venture capital programs. According to the National Venture...
Speed networking: how to win Euro 2016
Jun 09, 2016 09:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Later this week, host nation France will face Romania in the opening game of the Euro 2016 football championships. Over the following four weeks, 24 nations will attempt to dethrone Spain and take home the coveted Henri...
Technology is improving – why is rural broadband access still a problem?
Jun 09, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
There is a well-documented digital divide between rural and urban areas when it comes to broadband access. As of 2015, 74 percent of households in urban areas of the U.S. had residential broadband connections, compared...
How Hillary Clinton's 'smart power' feminism informs her foreign policy
Jun 09, 2016 09:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Dinesh Sharma, Associate Research Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York Both conservatives and progressives have argued Hillary Rodham Clinton is more hawkish than President Obama. Robert...
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