Oil has reversed its entire overnight loss, and is surging on a report that Russia was mulling delaying the return of some OPEC+ output until the end of Q1.
That Facebook and Amazon continue to spend the most on lobbying versus any other company – even jet manufacturer Boeing or defense contractor Lockheed Martin – shows they understand their escalating regulatory headwinds
"We see the potential for a sharp rise in volatility around these events -- and all in the context of a still deteriorating Covid-19 situation across much of the U.S., Europe and elsewhere."
As the multi-sector, global response to the coronavirus tightens the noose around civil liberties, CommonPass stands out as one of the most appalling and dangerous attacks on basic human rights in the name of public health...
On the face of it, an alliance between Turkey and Ukraine seems like a rather odd creation, yet one that may surprisingly durable simply because neither country has anywhere else to turn.
...when the state, the judiciary, opposition parties, and the free press suppress verifiable information instead of informing the public about it, these institutions of democracy instead become vehicles to sabotage a democracy.
Many researchers and experts around the world are in agreement that a safe, effective and cheap COVID-19 vaccine is still months away. Still, that isn’t stopping politicians from pressuring vaccine makers, misinformation from spreading across social media and the digital realm, and Kamala Harris casting doubt on any vaccine under Trump.
As far as the media is concerned, President Donald Trump is already defeated, and the Democrats have secured control of the House and taken a majority of the Senate...
"Everyone on both sides likes to make big announcements of taxes and tariffs - that doesn’t help. The very first thing the U.S. government should do is to help U.S. companies automate..."
It’s likely to be the most important one in the country’s history, including that of 1860. Unfortunately, no matter how you vote, it’s unlikely to head off what history likely has in store for us. Something wicked this way comes...
Once the link is broken between what the government must collect and what it can spend, who leads the nation is less consequential – at least to stock markets in the near-term.
