The rise and fall of globalisation: why the world’s next financial meltdown could be much worse with the US on the sidelines
Golden Dayz/ShutterstockThis is the second in a two-part series. Read part one here.
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Chinese controls on rare earths could create challenges for the west’s plans for green tech
Electric cars are reliant on rare earth minerals, and most are mined in China. Wirestock Creators/ShutterstockChina recently announced that it was putting new controls on the export of rare earth elements, sparking a new round in the country’s ongoing trade war with the US.
Climate change is becoming an insurance crisis
oleschwander/ShutterstockImagine waking up to find your living room underwater for the second time in five years. You try to claim insurance, only to be told your property is now uninsurable. Premiums have tripled. Your mortgage lender is concerned. And your biggest asset, your home, is rapidly losing value.
This isn’t just a personal disaster. It’s a warning sign of a much broader crisis.
Keeping up with the Kardashians? Why owning more can leave us feeling less
The Kardashians are back with a new season of their reality series The Kardashians on Disney Plus.
SNAP benefit freeze will leave millions nationwide struggling to pay for food – including 472,711 people in Philadelphia
Currently, SNAP benefits average just over $6 per person per day. Catherine McQueen/Moment Collection via Getty ImagesThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest, most effective tool the U.S. has to reduce food insecurity.
How Hershey’s chocolate survived an attack from Mars − and adopted a business strategy alien to its founder
Hershey's chocolates are made in Hershey, Pa., a town once considered an industrial utopia.
Gary Burke/Moment Collection via Getty ImagesWalk into any grocery store to stock up for Halloween and you will discover that, for chocolate treats, you have two basic choices:
Will it be Mars or Hershey?
The rise and fall of globalisation: the battle to be top dog
A world map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886. Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center, Boston Public Library/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYThis is the first in a two-part series.
The rise and fall of globalisation: the battle to be top dog
A world map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886. Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center, Boston Public Library/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYThis is the first in a two-part series.
Fed lowers interest rates as it struggles to assess state of US economy without key government data
Markets were expecting the Fed to cut rates a quarter point.
AP Photo/Seth WenigWhen it comes to setting monetary policy for the world’s largest economy, what data drives decision-making?
Japan’s new leader revives Abe’s economic vision – with a twist
Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative with nationalist views, was elected as Japan’s first ever female prime minister on October 21. Known as a protege of the assassinated former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, she is assertive on defence, hawkish on China and is keen to bolster Japan’s regional role.
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