© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Canada’s International Trade Minister Mary Ng speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo (Reuters) – Canada…
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The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in June, signaling the labor market remains strong even as the Federal Reserve tries to weaken it to tame inflation. The July 8, 2022, jobs report also…
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson recently expressed concerns over China’s aims in space, and in particular, that China would, in some way, claim ownership over the Moon and stop other countries from exploring it. In an…
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Iceland’s authorities should deal with concerns over bank privatisation, financial regulation and an overheating housing market, an International Monetary Fund staff report says. The IMF published the findings of its most recent Article IV mission…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The chimneys of the Total Grandpuits oil refinery are seen just after sunset, southeast of Paris, France, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann By Florence Tan and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil…
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Since 2011, the UK government has been providing a tax-payer funded discount on the sale of battery electric vehicles. Known as the “plug-in car grant”, it was designed to help persuade motorists make the switch…
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It’s a mistake to think problematic aggression is limited to those with psychiatric disorders. Healthy people have also the capacity for impulsive violence – and resulting “morally” poor behaviour. Traditionally, moral development has been facilitated…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Newly casted ingots of 99.99% pure gold are stored after weighing at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin By Ashitha…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering requiring publicly traded U.S. companies to disclose the climate-related risks they face. Republican state officials, emboldened by a recent Supreme Court ruling, are already threatening to sue,…
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Central Bank of Colombia, Bogota The board of the Colombian central bank unanimously approved a 150 basis point increase in the policy rate on June 30. The move, which brought the rate to 7.5%, is…
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