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India’s Plan To Become The World’s New Economic Powerhouse
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is investing billions of dollars to boost manufacturing and attract foreign investment in his rapidly growing co…
3 years, 3 months ago
The US Citizens Recruited to Smuggle Migrants
Migrants looking to enter the US from Mexico illegally often pay thousands of dollars to “coyotes,” or smugglers who transport them across the border…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why's It So Hard To Predict A Recession?
Economists have more information at their fingertips than ever before. And yet, in many ways it’s become more difficult for them to predict if–and wh…
3 years, 3 months ago
Companies Are Doing More to Keep Workers From Walking
Despite headlines about tech giants firing thousands of employees, many companies in the US are struggling to attract and keep workers. There are mor…
3 years, 3 months ago
What Will Republicans Do With Their House Majority?
Republicans are back in charge of the US House of Representatives after winning a narrow majority in November’s midterm elections. They’ve got a long…
3 years, 3 months ago
Gasoline Starts Its Long, Slow Ride Down
Even though Americans are driving more than ever before, they’re using less fuel to do it. Gasoline demand in the US hasn’t bounced back to pre-Covid…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why Is Your Rent So High?
The price of everything is going up, but few things have risen as fast as rent. The rule of thumb used to be that housing shouldn’t eat up more than …
3 years, 3 months ago
Get Ready For Lab-Grown Meat
Companies around the world are competing to produce what’s often called lab-grown meat. It begins with the cells of cows, chickens, fish, or whatever…
3 years, 3 months ago
How Cocaine Hitches A Ride on The Global Fruit Supply Chain
In December, we told the wild story of drug smugglers who hide tons of cocaine aboard huge container ships bound for Europe from South America. Today…
3 years, 3 months ago
Russia and Iran Team Up Against The West
Tough economic sanctions the US and European Union imposed on Russia and Iran have succeeded in cutting off those nations from much of the world econ…
3 years, 3 months ago