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When Will We Know Who the Next President Is?
Will we know the result of the 2024 US Presidential election on election night? Or will the new normal look like 2020, when Americans had to wait day…
1 year, 4 months ago
Could Contaminated Water Dull Perrier’s Sparkle?
Perrier, the popular French bottled water brand, has long been a symbol of luxury. But it’s now under scrutiny after regulators found trace amounts o…
1 year, 4 months ago
Inside the Succession Drama at a Hong Kong Property Dynasty
Adrian Cheng, the third-generation scion of property dynasty New World Development, seemed poised to take over his family’s $20 billion empire. But l…
1 year, 4 months ago
One Year Later, a Region in Conflict
On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel and Israel responded by declaring war. One year later, that war rages on, conflict has spread through the r…
1 year, 4 months ago
Inside the Deal That Held Off the Dock Workers Strike
Shipping ports all along the East Coast and Gulf Coast shut down earlier this week, as the 47,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Associa…
1 year, 4 months ago
US Tech Is Helping Guide Russian Missiles Into Ukraine
After a Russian missile hit the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, Ukrainian investigators found the navigation system had components made by four Western …
1 year, 5 months ago
Vance and Walz’s New Debate Tactic: Civility
In the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2024 US election cycle, Tim Walz and JD Vance had two objectives: Keep the momentum going for K…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Escalating Conflict in the Middle East
Iran attacked Israel for the second time in five months Tuesday, with a volley of missiles coming hours after Israel launched a ground incursion into…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Investment Strategy Behind Harvard’s Record Endowment — and How It Fell Apart
Harvard University’s endowment fund is larger than the endowment of any other university on the planet. That’s, in part, because of a pioneering inve…
1 year, 5 months ago
China’s Economic Crackdowns Are Crushing the Dreams of a Generation
This week, China’s central bank announced a stimulus package designed to revive the economy, cutting an interest rate and reducing the amount of mone…
1 year, 5 months ago