Israel and Lebanon have been at war since 1948, but the countries are close to an agreement that could increase production of natural gas, helping energy-starved Europe.Officials from the two […]
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Back to news homeStrong Dollar Is Good for the US but Bad for the World
The Federal Reserve’s determination to crush inflation at home by raising interest rates is inflicting profound pain in other countries — pushing up prices, ballooning the size of debt payments […]
Central Banks Raise Interest Rates, Fearing Worse Pain Later
A day after the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates sharply and signaled more to come, central banks across Asia and Europe followed suit on Thursday, waging their own campaigns to […]
How a Quebec Lithium Mine May Help Make Electric Cars Affordable
About 350 miles northwest of Montreal, amid a vast pine forest, is a deep mining pit with walls of mottled rock. The pit has changed hands repeatedly and been mired […]
How a Rail Strike Could Reinvigorate Supply Chain Disruption
Just as the global supply chain flashes signs of returning to normal, a new crisis now threatens to disrupt the transport of a vast range of goods, from agricultural crops […]
Ostracized by the West, Russia Finds a Partner in Saudi Arabia
As Russia massed troops on its border with Ukraine and invaded the country at the start of the year, Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Company quietly invested more than $600 million […]
How Silicon Chips Rule the World
When I first arrived in Taiwan as a college student in the summer of 1973, there was no ambiguity whatsoever about the American role on the island.Over the previous two […]
Climate Change Could Worsen Supply Chain Turmoil
Chinese factories were shuttered again in late August, a frequent occurrence in a country that has imposed intermittent lockdowns to fight the coronavirus. But this time, the culprit was not […]
India’s Electric Vehicle Push Is Riding on Mopeds and Rickshaws
In the United States, luxury-car buyers are snapping up Teslas and other electric cars that cost more than $60,000, and even relatively cheap models cost more than $25,000.Here in India, […]
As Oil Falls Below $90, Where Do Prices Go From Here?
When oil prices fall, many costs for industry and agriculture, including chemicals and fertilizer, generally follow. And shipping becomes more economical. But when they rise sharply, as they did in […]