Abdelrahman Mohamed, World / Business Editor
May 23, 2019
Filed under World
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies are set to debate at least two scenarios that would increase oil production beyond current levels. A group of key OPEC producers are going to hold a mee...
Abdelrahman Mohamed, World / Business Editor
May 23, 2019
Filed under World
Universities have not typically focused on personal finance. However, that is starting to change, primarily because of rising debt levels for young Americans and growing anxiety about their economic futures.
In April, Harvard Un...
Jonas Lobe, Columnist
May 16, 2019
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Vladimir Putin has been looking to enter the civilian airline duopoly since 2006 when, as President, he nationalized United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and told them to build a commercial jet.
UAC began development of a commerci...
Jonas Lobe, Columnist
May 16, 2019
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In the first four months of 2019, investments have been lucrative. The rally across all asset classes has been broad and powerful – nearly 90 percent of the 70 asset classes tracked by Deutsche Bank have risen this year. An...
Akriti Dhasmana, Contributing Writer
May 12, 2019
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The political standoff in Venezuela has escalated to unprecedented levels over the past week. Street protests headed by the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, broke out on Tuesday , causing 50 injures. The political tensions have...
Abdelrahman Mohamed, World/Business Editor
May 9, 2019
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President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to impose more tariffs on Chinese goods in an attempt to force additional concessions in a final agreement; the strong American economy might have encouraged his actions.
Trump, in a tweet, w...
Abdelrahman Mohamed, World / Business Editor
May 2, 2019
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After the Sudanese demonstration succeeded in overthrowing the longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir, foreign powers are playing an outsize role, most notably in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Protesters who spent months demonstrating ...
Jonas Lobe, Columnist
May 2, 2019
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Jamie Dimon and Ray Dalio may be two of the biggest names in finance.
This week, the two of them had some interesting commentary on the future of capitalism and the global economy.
Dimon is the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the la...
Abdelrahman Mohamed, World/Business Editor
April 28, 2019
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On Tuesday, just as a trial had begun in a federal courtroom in San Diego over a suit Apple had filed against Qualcomm, the two companies announced that they settled their disputes. Apple and Qualcomm have been fighting for the past ...
Jonas Lobe, Columnist
April 28, 2019
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Copper is a metal that most investors rarely think about. It is hardly a shiny precious metal like silver or gold and its regularity makes it a lot less sexy than so-called rare earth elements like lithium and cobalt that are used...
Abdelrahman Mohamed, World / Business Editor
April 18, 2019
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Trading volumes have fallen as major indexes climb toward all-time highs, the latest sign that investors remain cautious despite 2019’s powerful stock rebound.
Last week, the S&P 500 rose to a fresh six-month high and p...
Jonas Lobe, Columnist
April 18, 2019
Filed under World
Brexit has been grabbing all of the attention in Europe as an embattled British Prime Minister, Theresa May, decided to punt again on Wednesday, making it the second time in under three weeks that the deadline has been pushed b...
