World Economic Magazine

U.S. manufacturing, new homes sales underscore booming economy

U.S. factory activity powered ahead in early April, though manufacturers increasingly struggled to source raw materials and other inputs as…

6 years ago

Sanitation for generations: It takes a village (to raise a child‘s height)

By Milan Thomas A study in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic indicates that low-cost, village-wide efforts to improve sanitation have powerful…

6 years ago

AFMIC 2021

Africa Mining Convention AFMIC 2021 is Africa's pioneering virtual mining exhibition & conference that will bring together policymakers from Africa's…

6 years ago

The antitrust orthodoxy is blind to real data harms

Cristina Caffarra, Gregory Crawford and Johnny Ryan make the case that (lack of) privacy is an (often unobservable) price of…

6 years ago

Time to decarbonize transport for a green, resilient and inclusive recovery

At a time when we face enormous challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is heartening to see the…

6 years ago

Return the favour: South Korea looks to U.S. for COVID-19 vaccine aid

South Korea hopes the United States will help it tackle a shortage of coronavirus vaccine in return for test kits…

6 years ago

For state-owned power utility companies in the Pacific, it’s time to cut the cord

State-owned power companies in the Pacific are increasingly becoming a fiscal risk in part due to their outdated management practices.…

6 years ago

Bain Capital considering bid to take Toshiba private -sources

Bain Capital is looking at formulating a bid to acquire Toshiba Corp (6502.T), two people familiar with the matter said, making…

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Twelve U.S. states urge Biden to back phasing out gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The governors of a dozen U.S. states including California, New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina…

6 years ago

Verizon loses more-than-expected wireless subscribers

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) said on Wednesday it lost more wireless subscribers than expected during the first quarter as it battled intense…

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