Could France elect a leader from the far right?
The final round of the French presidential election on April 24 features a rematch of the 2017 runoff between Emmanuel Macron, the current officeholder,...
Why is inflation at four-decade high?
Prices of just about everything have been rising over the past year.
In fact, inflation picked up speed in March as consumer prices rocketed 8.5...
Where you live can affect your COVID death risk
Scientists from the University of Chicago used county-level data and found that different demographic groups are vulnerable to COVID-19 in different ways—often depending on...
Ray Dalio: Why Bridgewater could withstand the 2008 financial crisis
The financial crisis of 2008, or Global Financial Crisis, was a severe worldwide economic crisis that occurred in the early 21st century.
It was the...
How to detect modern-day slavery from the sky
Combining artificial intelligence with low-cost satellite imagery, researchers at Stanford’s Human Trafficking Data Lab have developed a system to spot forced labor at deforestation...
Ray Dalio: How I Started Bridgewater
Bridgewater Associates is the world’s largest fund now, and Ray Dalio is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the finance world.
But in...
Will the message sent by Amazon workers turn into a movement?
Dissatisfaction with pay and benefits, job security, and working conditions has led more U.S. workers to decide the best way to get what they...
Ray Dalio: I don’t know what a hedge fund is
According to wikipedia, a hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use...
How will Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson influence the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson is headed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
In a rare display of bipartisanship, Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska,...
What’s next for the CDC?
On Monday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, announced that the agency will undergo a monthlong review to...