May 13, 2024 | Markets
The Sun sent streams of charged particles last weekend capable of impairing power infrastructure. The planet should be prepared for worse surges. Late last week, the Sun blasted millions of tons of super-heated gas off its surface toward Earth and everyone on it....
May 13, 2024 | Markets
Attorneys for parents say publishers are addicting users and causing health issues like ADHD and depression. Kushanel Donerson says her 14-year-old has played Call of Duty, NBA 2K, Grand Theft Auto V and Roblox games so much over the past nine years that it led to...
May 12, 2024 | Markets
Companies are ready for a recession that never seems to come Earnings surprises are on pace for their best level since 2022 North America’s largest companies are on track to post their best quarterly earnings relative to expectations in at least two years, as they’ve...
May 11, 2024 | Markets
Credit contracts as government bonds record net repayment Shadow banking credit shrinks in sign of risk prevention: JLL China’s credit in April shrank for the first time as government bond sales slowed, while loan expansion was worse than expected in a sign of weak...
May 11, 2024 | Markets
China’s consumer inflation quickened in April, holding above zero for a third month, while industrial prices extended a long decline that highlights weak demand in the economy. The consumer price index rose 0.3% from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics...
