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22.01 / 08:35

UPS Citi Parke Death War Cycling Schools Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TO UNDERSTAND WHY urban planners like bicycles, stand on a section of Saint Denis Street in Montreal and count the vehicles going by. On a sunny Thursday over a ten-minute period at rush hour, your correspondent counted 132 bicycles (at least a half dozen of which had children on the back) flowing one way.

22.01 / 01:45

markets COST security President War country The true danger posed by Donald Trump

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. EUROPEANs EXPECTED a diatribe, but in Davos President Donald Trump was almost conciliatory. He demanded “right, title and ownership" of Greenland, but abandoned tariffs, ruled out force and later hailed new “framework" talks.

21.01 / 06:35

security President War country social peace Russia cheers the growing NATO rift over Greenland

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to undermine NATO for nearly two decades. Now, as President Trump pushes to control Greenland, Moscow is cheering from the sidelines.

21.01 / 02:23

Target Action economy President War country Trump seeks ‘decisive’ options for Iran as assets move into Middle East

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—After pulling back from strikes on Iran last week, President Trump is still pressing aides for what he terms “decisive" military options, U.S. officials said, as Iran appears to have tightened its control of the country and targets protesters through a crackdown that has killed thousands.

20.01 / 15:19

UPS Target President War country Interviews Greenland rift makes NATO vulnerable to Russia, says senior German general

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BERLIN—The rift between the U.S. and Europe over Greenland is making the trans-Atlantic alliance vulnerable to a Russian attack on NATO territory, one of Germany’s highest ranking officers warned.

20.01 / 08:39

markets UPS economy War country prevention politician Recessions have become ultra-rare. That is storing up trouble

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From 1300 to 1800, economic historians estimate that England and then Britain were in recession almost half the time. The economy was volatile, with storming recoveries following crashing downturns.

20.01 / 04:53

Extreme Trade War country isolate Sanctioned oil trade is booming in the shadows, to India's and China’s benefit

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With the US's recent invasion of Venezuela, and sanction and tariff threats on trade with Iran, the so-called global ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers is in focus again. Used to transport oil by countries under Western sanctions such as Russia, Iran and Venezuela, the size of this fleet has grown manifold and now accounts for an estimated 18.5% of global tanker capacity, according to S&P Global.

20.01 / 02:33

CEO Bill Trade War country gatherings International WEF at Davos in a fractured world: Will the spirit of dialogue be exorcized or exercised?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The London-based Economist describes it as the “ultimate networking event"; The Guardian, a British daily, as the “last-chance saloon to save the old world order." The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international advocacy non-governmental organization and think-tank founded in 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab, and its annual gathering at Davos, Switzerland, was once billed as the biggest talk-show-cum-photo op in the post-Bretton Woods world.

20.01 / 02:33

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BRUSSELS—President Trump told Norway that he no longer needed to think “purely of peace" after being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize, as European leaders scrambled to talk him out of a damaging trans-Atlantic trade war. So far, the European Union and the U.K.

19.01 / 14:05

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19.01 / 09:59

markets UPS Fighting security Trade President War Europe’s ‘mice’ must find their inner tigers to roar back as Trump turns tariffs into weapons over Greenland

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Cold War satirical novel The Mouse That Roared imagined a tiny European statelet declaring war on the US in the hope of being lavished with American aid after its inevitable defeat. It’s a title that came to mind when European nations sent three dozen soldiers to Greenland in response to US President Donald Trump’s threats to wrest the island from Danish control.

19.01 / 06:49

MET Mobile President War country Latin Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. History says tread carefully.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Latin America’s vast natural resources have been a draw for U.S. interests across history and industries—from Alexander Hamilton to President Donald Trump, and from Ford Motor to Exxon Mobil.

19.01 / 04:45

markets economy Trade President War country Relationships One year of Trump 2.0: The twists and turns that impacted India and Indians

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In just one year, US President Donald Trump has upended the global order, using his historic return as arguably the world’s most powerful leader to treat friends, foes and allies alike to achieve desirable results. His most potent tool is tariffs, though he hasn’t shied away from political and military interventions either.

19.01 / 01:37

security Trade President War country peace In Trump’s drive for Greenland, NATO is roadkill

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BRUSSELS—A few months ago, officials on both sides of the Atlantic hoped that they had saved the Western alliance—the world’s biggest economic and military community. Today, the team that won the Cold War and led the globe is in tatters.

18.01 / 04:51

markets UPS economy President War country International Fed turmoil is threatening dollar supremacy just as China pushes the Yuan

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SINGAPORE—One potential beneficiary of the tug of war over the Federal Reserve’s independence: China. The criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell is being viewed globally as an effort by the Trump administration to wrest control of monetary policy from the central bank.

17.01 / 09:49

UPS economy President War Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is running out of road

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the longest serving leader in the Middle East, faces an existential choice if he wants to preserve his rule and the theocracy that has governed Iran for nearly 50 years. Khamenei has ridden out decades of immense foreign pressure on Iran’s economy and numerous public uprisings, while insisting on Iran’s right to enrich uranium and build advanced missiles.

17.01 / 07:05

UPS War Monarchy country rights Interviews Reza Pahlavi says Iran is undergoing a revolution

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For decades only diehard royalists took Reza Pahlavi seriously. Iran’s regime, its opponents and Western diplomats dismissed the son of the last shah as the “Clown Prince".

14.01 / 10:33

UPS LEGO Experts War show stars Lego’s latest smart bricks entertain—but also reveal a big educational opportunity it has missed

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Play experts were dismayed when The Lego Group launched Smart Bricks—blocks that play sound, light up and react to movement—at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Their worry: Kids won’t use their imaginations.

14.01 / 07:19

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. We at Equitymaster are not in the business of predicting the stock market. We believe instead in being prepared for any eventuality.

14.01 / 07:19

Target Trade President War country Relationships Chabahar, crude and chaos: The broader impact of the US‑Iran tensions on India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump has announced fresh tariff threats, this time targeting any country doing business with Iran with a 25% tariff. For India, the immediate trade risk is limited, given its minimal imports from Iran.

14.01 / 02:49

wellness President War country peace International US to unveil Gaza governance plan despite concerns over Hamas

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—The Trump administration will announce Wednesday the U.S. is moving to the next step of its Gaza plan and name a committee of Palestinians to temporarily run the bombed-out enclave, U.S.

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