California Faces More Flooding in Latest Wave of Heavy Rains The relentless atmospheric rivers have returned, drenching California with another punishing round of heavy rain. This latest system threatens to bring flash floods, mudslides, and widespread disruption during a critical holiday travel period. Officials are issuing urgent warnings about the dangers for road travel, as…
The relationship between technological advancement and economic policy is a constant, evolving narrative. While specific technologies capture headlines, the underlying dynamic—how profound innovation reshapes productivity, labor markets, and, consequently, monetary policy—is a timeless subject for investors, policymakers, and business leaders. This guide explores the enduring principles through which transformative technologies influence economic fundamentals and the…
For decades, the fight over who gets to fix the devices we own has been a lopsided guerrilla war. Tinkerers, farmers, and independent repair shops, armed with screwdrivers and soldering irons, faced off against corporate giants wielding proprietary software, custom parts, and legions of lawyers. This was the quiet struggle of the Right to Repair…
Introduction New economic data from Beijing has sent a clear signal: the world’s second-largest economy is facing a stubborn headwind. While industrial output showed modest gains, a pronounced slowdown in retail sales growth is raising urgent questions about the resilience of China’s domestic consumer engine and its implications for global markets. Image: Ruan Richard Rodrigues…
Introduction As political rhetoric paints a picture of unparalleled prosperity, a closer examination of economic data reveals a more complex and fractured reality for American families. While headline figures tout strength, the lived experience of rising costs and stagnant wages tells a different, more urgent story. This investigation separates the macroeconomic boasts from the microeconomic…
Bloomberg Television launched its latest edition of Horizons Middle East & Africa on December 8, 2026, reinforcing the media giant’s commitment to delivering specialized financial news and analysis to one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions. The broadcast provides investors, business leaders, and policymakers with targeted coverage of market movements, corporate developments, and economic trends…
China’s exports to the United States plummeted 29% in November, extending a prolonged double-digit decline that underscores persistent tensions in the world’s most critical trade relationship. The sharp drop comes despite ongoing diplomatic efforts to stabilize bilateral commerce and marks one of the steepest monthly declines in recent years. However, Chinese manufacturers demonstrated resilience by…
Cuba’s Supreme Court has sentenced Alejandro Gil Fernández, the country’s former economy minister, to life imprisonment on espionage charges in what marks the most significant prosecution of a high-ranking government official in decades. Gil, who served as a key economic architect during Cuba’s worst financial crisis in 30 years, was convicted in a case that…
