Dec 01, 2016 11:40 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views
Well, WTI crude prices have hit $50 mark again, that is where you could trace out a bullish engulfing candle pattern in this week with one to spare. Clearly, yesterdays OPEC production cut agreement was much more...
Neuroscience hasn't been weaponized – it's been a tool of war from the start
Dec 01, 2016 02:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
What could once only be imagined in science fiction is now increasingly coming to fruition: Drones can be flown by human brains thoughts. Pharmaceuticals can help soldiers forget traumatic experiences or produce feelings...
Trump’s Carrier coup reveals credibility gap between Twitter rhetoric and economic reality
Dec 01, 2016 02:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Business
In a political coup, President-elect Donald Trump says that his transition team has struck a deal with Carriers Indianapolis plant to keep 1,000 jobs in the state. Big day on Thursday for Indiana and the great workers...
It's good the government will report GDP per capita, but it shouldn't stop there
Dec 01, 2016 02:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The governments horse trading over legislation with the senate will have a profound effect on the way the government reports economic data. Part of the governments agreement with Senator Leyonhjelm to support the...
No politician can singlehandedly bring back coal – not even Donald Trump
Dec 01, 2016 02:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
On the night Donald Trump won the US election, one of the many jubilant supporters featured in the media coverage was 67-year-old Doug Ratliff of Richlands, Virginia. An owner of struggling shopping malls in a region hit...
Why coal-fired power stations need to shut on health grounds
Dec 01, 2016 02:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The Senate inquirys report into the planned closure of coal-fired power stations will no doubt shed light on the compelling health reasons to close them. Coal-fired stations are a health hazard to their local...
A licence to print: how real is the risk posed by 3D printed guns?
Dec 01, 2016 02:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
3D printed guns are back in the news after Queensland Police reported last week that they had discovered a 3D printer in a raid on what appeared to be a large-scale weapons production facility as a part of Operation Oscar...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned