Big businesses and governments are fast making themselves inviolable. There could be a backlash
A global wave of injustice could follow the global pandemic. Pre-existing tendencies towards monopoly, Chinese dominance and predatory capitalism will explode unless governments take measures to Continue reading
In Hong Kong and Taiwan, deaths are in single figures. But Europe gambled on a containment strategy
The first coronavirus cases in Taiwan and Italy came only 10 days apart. On Sunday Taiwan, which has deep cultural and economic Continue reading
Comments from central banks chief labelled a catastrophic failure by eurozone economist
European Central Bank boss, Christine Lagarde, has come under fire after she refused to echo her predecessor and say the bank would do whatever it takes to protect Continue reading
Brian Kolfage and other brokers around the world claim to have access to N95 masks outside normal supply channels
Brian Kolfage, a Florida military veteran, recently convinced Americans to donate millions of dollars for a privately built wall on the Continue reading
The 14-time Grey Cup champions say there is no consensus that their nickname is offensive. Many in the Inuit community disagree
Two weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV, the Edmonton franchise in the Canadian Continue reading
Wall Street could recover before coronavirus subsides but the global economy wont be the same
Nationalism and speculation have seldom had a better opportunity to combine forces as the one riding today on the coattails of Covid-19, known as the Continue reading
First cases also detected in New Zealand and Lithuania as stock market losses around the world deepen
Coronavirus has spread to sub-Saharan Africa for the first time as stock market losses around the world deepened amid investor alarm over a Continue reading
New book Dark Towers tells of how family coordinated charm offensive to convince ageing supreme court justice to retire
The Trump family carried out a coordinated White House charm offensive to persuade Anthony Kennedy, a swing vote on the supreme Continue reading
Automation is a red herring. The wider environment of slowing growth explains low labor demand largely by itself
An army of robots now scrub floors, grow microgreens and flip burgers. Due to advances in artificial intelligence, computers will supposedly Continue reading
Spending and tax measures are in favour, but central banks monetary policy has a role to play
Will the next recession be worse than you think? With the major central banks having little space for further interest-rate cuts, might Continue reading