Homelessness: how other countries can avoid a US-style crisis
Nov 04, 2018 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Homelessness is a growing problem in the UK, where the number of people sleeping rough has doubled since 2010, yet it is dwarfed by the scale of the issue in the US. More than 500,000 homeless were found across the US...
Capitalism has killed 60% of the world's wildlife, not 'humanity'
Nov 04, 2018 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The latest Living Planet report from the WWF makes for grim reading: a 60% decline in wild animals since 1970, collapsing ecosystems, and a distinct possibility that the human species will not be far behind. The report...
Making developments green doesn’t help with inequality
Nov 04, 2018 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Around the world, new developments are increasingly framed as sustainable to both policymakers and prospective buyers. They are seen as a win-win for the environment and the economy. However, recent concerns suggest social...
How to make the LNG industry more sustainable
Nov 04, 2018 13:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The recently announced $40 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern British Columbia represents the single largest private sector investment in Canadian history. And construction will soon begin on two more...
Nov 02, 2018 12:43 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Tensions are likely to heighten in the Mediterranean region as Turkey has defied pressure from the European Union and has sent drilling ship at the Alanya-1 borehole, 100 kilometers (62 miles) off the southern Turkish...
U.S. Treasuries fall ahead of October non-farm payrolls data, unemployment rate
Nov 02, 2018 12:21 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries fell during late afternoon session Friday ahead of the countrys non-farm payrolls data for the month of October and unemployment rate for the similar period, both scheduled to be released today by...
UK gilts suffer following higher-than-expected October construction PMI
Nov 02, 2018 10:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United Kingdoms gilts suffered during Fridays afternoon session after the countrys construction PMI for the month of October, came in better than market expectations, also rising from the previous reading in...
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