Editing cholesterol is exciting – but swallow the statin for now

Lauran Neergaard, Medical Writer, MDT/AP If there were ever a disease that tempts scientists to reach for a permanent fix, it is high cholesterol. Pop a pill

Hong Kong’s stability safeguarded by law

The white paper, titled “Hong Kong: Safeguarding China’s National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems”, released by the State Council Information Office on Tuesday

Are Hong Kong IPO Bankers Gatekeepers, or Glorified Porters?

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg As Hong Kong’s public listings boom heats up, investors and regulators are asking whether the city’s investment bankers know what they are doing —

The inevitable proliferation of nuclear weapons

Jorge Costa Oliveira Last Thursday marked the expiration of New START, the last remaining bilateral agreement – between Russia, with 5,459 nuclear warheads, and the United States,

Has globalization lessened the importance of physical distance?

National economies are increasingly moving in sync and responding to the same booms and busts as a result of near-instantaneous communications and interdependent global supply chains. This

‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds

Bingbing Zhang, University of Iowa Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and audio that

Pope faces crisis as traditionalists plan bishop consecrations without consent

Nicole Winfield, MDT/AP Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics as a breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass announced plans

Even In Warsh’s world, Bitcoin will be dumped for gold

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg The prospect of Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve may have sapped the appetite of those trading on a sugar

Tesla and the promise of Radiant Tomorrows

Jorge Costa Oliveira Tesla’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio currently stands at around 283.5 (380, according to Gemini, and 400, according to MarketWatch) – far higher than that of

Trump’s Greenland threats reveal no-win dilemma at the heart of European security strategy

Garret Martin, American University School of International Service In the days since a fractious World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzeland, ended, some of Europe’s main players have pushed

Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things

Albert Stumm, MDT/AP With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and gloves left behind at the coffee shop, winter creates more opportunities to lose things —

The debasement trade is a real worry for Scott Bessent

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg For some on Wall Street, the investing world is already moving toward a de-facto gold standard. Look no further than foreign official reserves.

Can shoes alter your mind?

Atom Sarkar, Drexel University Athletic footwear has entered a new era of ambition. No longer content to promise comfort or performance, some brands now claim their shoes

Sell US Treasury Bonds!

Jorge Costa Oliveira Donald Trump’s continued insistence that the United States should annex Greenland triggered a strong condemnation from European governments. Trump responded by threatening to impose additional tariffs

The issue of making babies

Renato Marques It is not new that the falling birth rate in Macau and its consequences of turning our society into a super-aged one (over 20% of

Why global bond markets are more prone to flash crashes

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg It’s happening again. From Japan to the US, the world’s biggest government bond markets seem increasingly unstable, prone to flash crashes. On Tuesday, what

The miraculous AGI

Jorge Costa Oliveira Artificial general intelligence (AGI) – which can be understood as the point at which a machine is capable of performing any intellectual task a

Internet shutdown squeezes Iran’s ailing businesses

Elena Becatoros, MDT/AP Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one that

It’s clear who’s answering the call of times

The results of a public opinion poll conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations and Oxford University show that China’s global influence is increasing while that

An emerging markets supercycle has just begun

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Are emerging markets just a one-trick pony? After a stellar 2025, risk-averse investors are getting cautious. After all, this asset class has been an

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