Japan will pay a heavy economic price if it pursues Takaichi’s militant agenda

The consequences of the diplomatic tensions between China and Japan unilaterally sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s erroneous and dangerous remarks on the Taiwan question on

The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped

Ishani Banerji Clinical,Clemson University I’m guessing I’ll be among Spotify’s top 1% of listeners for an obscure 2004 track titled “Rusty Chevrolet” by the Irish band

Sugar starts corroding your teeth within seconds

José Lemos, University of Florida Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year is often packed with opportunities to consume sugar. But

The privatization of political power in the United States

Jorge Costa Oliveira The significant influence that major corporations exert on American politics is well known, from funding extremely expensive electoral campaigns to spending fortunes on lobbying

Lessons of Hong Kong fire tragedy must be learned

The devastating fire that swept through the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, on Wednesday, causing heavy casualties, marks one

Tech cowboys, slow your credit binge. But don’t stop.

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg With corporate bond spreads widening and Oracle Corp.’s credit default swap spiking to a multi-year high, Wall Street is getting worried that a flood

Autoimmune diseases can strike any part of the body, and mostly affect women

Lauran Neergaard,MDT/AP Medical Writer Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders, but sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own

How to rebalance your portfolio in a lofty market

Amy C. Arnott, CFA, Morningstar If you’ve chosen a target asset allocation—the mix of stocks, bonds, and cash in your portfolio— you’re probably ahead of many investors.

Why AP is standing for your right to speak freely

Julie Pace, AP Executive Editor The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight

Big tech’s creative financing is fooling no one

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Ambition comes at a cost. As tech companies race to build out their AI infrastructure, those doing creative financing deals are being penalized by

Does Mr. Big Short really get value investing… or AI?

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Michael Burry, star of The Big Short, is too famous for his own good. News that his Scion Asset Management has decided to

Can the world quit coal?

Stacy D. VanDeveer, UMass Boston As world leaders, researchers, activists and lobbyists gather in Brazil for the 30th annual United Nations climate conference, frustration is high that

Does the US now have a casino economy? Yes and no

Allison Schrager, Bloomberg There is a frenetic, sweaty-palm feel to the US economy lately. Markets are looking frothy and consumers are anxious, and meanwhile the gambling and stock markets are

Japanese PM’s remarks on China signal dangerous militarism revival

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s extremely erroneous and hostile remarks on China have raised global alarm that she is leading Japan on a course to reviving its

The Nasdaq whale’s Nvidia sale smells desperate

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Masayoshi Son, who runs the world’s biggest venture capital fund, is making waves again. His SoftBank Group Corp. has sold its entire stake

Current AI risks

Jorge Costa Oliveira Beyond the future risks associated with general artificial intelligence (AI) and superintelligent AIs, there are current threats that are seldom discussed — yet deserve to

The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption – and waste

Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask

Injecting momentum into global climate action

As the white paper China released on Saturday underscores in its opening sentence, “Earth is the only home of all humanity, and tackling climate change and promoting

National Games an embodiment of China’s strength, unity and progress

The 15th National Games, jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, opened on Sunday. The event comes at a crucial moment — as the main goals

Vanke is reigniting the debate China wants to bury

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg China seems to find solutions to the world’s thorniest economic problems. Its exports juggernaut is marching on despite President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The domestic

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