Dec 23, 2024 | Markets
Dengue cases hit new record, new mpox strain emerged Climate change, falling vaccination among reasons behind surge Some infectious diseases saw a huge surge in 2024, with the spread attributed in part to climate change, declining vaccination rates and the advent of...
Dec 23, 2024 | Markets
The Canadian economy appeared to lose its strength toward the end of this year even as the central bank cut interest rates at a rapid pace. Advance data suggested gross domestic product shrank 0.1% in November, the first monthly contraction this year, after a 0.3%...
Dec 21, 2024 | Markets
Beijing puts stricter curbs on germanium, gallium flows to US Move reveals pinch points in defense and chip supply chains Chinese curbs on exports of three niche metals to the US have already rattled the market. Now, a bigger clampdown looks set to have far-reaching...
Dec 20, 2024 | Markets
A quarter-century of predictions show that forecasters usually play it safe Wall Street’s biggest firms have issued their latest forecasts for the S&P 500 in 2025. They sound a lot like the predictions they made over the last few years. And the years before that....
Dec 19, 2024 | Markets
Donald Trump said the US federal government will shut down if the debt ceiling is not eliminated or extended, ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl said in a post on X, citing comments from a conversation with the president-elect. “If we don’t get it, then we’re going to...
