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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Alexey Furman/Getty Images Ukraine's counteroffensive in its war against Russia is lifting Wall Street's mood, analysts say. The government in Kyiv said it has retaken about 3,500 square miles of territory from Russia. "Suddenly investors are opening their eyes to the possibility of a sooner end to the war," wrote City Index […]
Enlarge / CO2 being released by mild heating of the BIG-bicarbonate solid. (credit: Neil J. Williams and Erick Holguin) Capturing carbon emissions before they enter the atmosphere is a white whale for the fossil fuel industry. In theory, if a power plant or a factory could easily eliminate carbon emissions by filtering them out of […]
ARGENTINA IS FAMED as much for its financial crashes as for its juicy steaks and nifty footballers. But even compared with its usual performance, 2018 was a particularly miserable year for the economy. The worst drought in 50 years wrecked the corn and soyabean harvests, knocking 2% off GDP. The peso lost half its value […]
The pound has retained the high levels its been trading at all week and creeped up even further. The growth comes despite new UK construction and manufacturing production data proving disappointing. Optimism regarding a Brexit deal should serve to keep the pound buoyant, said experts. The pound is currently trading at €1.144 against the euro, […]
THE return of the Premier League is just around the corner, and fans are already chomping at the bit. Whether it be seeing a new star signing in the flesh or cheering their side onto a historic opening-day upset against a Premier League giant, fans from all twenty teams have reasons to be optimistic. Here, […]
Published time: 29 Nov, 2017 10:14 American stocks finished Wednesday with record gains as Jerome Powell moves a step closer to chair the Federal Reserve and the Senate is expected to vote for big changes to the US tax code. Read more All three major indices soared toward intraday peaks and a new round of […]
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, injected a dose of optimism into the crowd at the Oculus Connect event this week at the San Jose Convention Center when he set a goal of getting a billion people into virtual reality. That’s reassuring in a way, since the Oculus Rift, the Samsung Gear VR, and other virtual […]
Canadian Olympic men’s team general manager Sean Burke still has many miles to travel to scout hours and hours of games. But the man put in charge of following the back-to-back golden footprints of Steve Yzerman likes what he has witnessed so far. Of course, there will be no NHLers made available for the 2018 […]
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton is cementing his place in F1 history with his performances this year. Hamilton took his fourth win of the season at Silverstone, beating his team-mate Valtteri Bottas to complete a Mercedes one-two at the British Grand Prix. The Brit is contracted with the Brackley-based outfit until the […]
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque When President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement on Thursday, environmental, industry, and policy experts reacted not with dejected fear, but with optimism that bordered on defiant. The overwhelming conclusion seemed to be that Trump’s decision placating his base was a dangerous diplomatic move, but […]
