Ray Dalio: How wars and credit crises affect the market
The war between Russia and Ukraine has driven big market volatility.
Investors are uncertain about what will happen next, and they just continue to assess...
What you need to know about SWIFT and economic sanctions
The United States and the European Union moved quickly to impose economic sanctions against Russia and selected state-owned businesses following Russia's Feb. 24 invasion...
How Putin’s invasion of Ukraine connects to 19th-century Russian imperialism
In late February, Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine, sparking a humanitarian crisis that, according to many scholars and analysts, has upended a...
Supreme Court took EPA case for ‘exactly the wrong reason’, says Northwestern expert
As the Supreme Court hears West Virginia vs. EPA and teeters on the brink of a major decision-point for future carbon emissions in the...
Putin raised Russia’s nuclear forces alert status. What does that mean?
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who warned that countries who interfere with his invasion of Ukraine will face “consequences you have never seen,” recently ordered...
Anti-trans Texas order could spark violence, additional laws
The Texas order to investigate gender-affirming care as a form of child abuse goes against guidance from all relevant medical organizations and will cause...
What could Spacex’s Starlink do for Ukraine
After Ukraine’s vice prime minister put out a plea to Elon Musk on Twitter, the SpaceX CEO activated his company’s Starlink service and delivered...
The International Space Station may become a casualty of the Russian war in Ukraine
Will the Russian war on Ukraine lead to the demise of the International Space Station (ISS)?
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, says Western sanctions resulting...
Theses sunken ships are ideal habitat for reef-building corals
An hour and a half before sunrise on the morning of Feb. 17, 1944, 500 U.S. Navy Grumman Hellcats swarmed the Japanese base at...
This toxic gas provides almost all of our food
Anhydrous ammonia can cause headline-grabbing disasters, but it’s also responsible for 50% of the food on your table.
It all boils down to nitrogen, and...