USD/JPY remains confined in a range near mid-128.00s, eyes US NFP for some impetus
USD/JPY oscillates in a narrow range and is influenced by a combination of diverging forces. A modest USD uptick lends support, though weaker US bond yields cap gains ahead of NFP.
Algorithm, Android, and the internet are driving Indian astrology’s DIY avatar
Archana Patchirajan and Niravta Mathur met at a spiritual retreat in India in the early 2010s and quickly realised they shared an interest in astrology. Astrology was where Patchir
International air travel to Africa is rebounding
The return of Chinese tourists to Africa and a full resumption of operations on international routes by African airlines are the latest indicators of a rebounding tourism industry,
The world needs lithium more than ever, and Latin America knows it
German chancellor Olaf Scholz flew to Latin America this week looking for one thing: lithium. Meeting with the leaders of Argentina, Chile, and Brazil — home to the so-called lit
Peru’s political crisis cuts off access to 2% of the world’s much-needed copper supply
The Chinese-owned Las Bambas mine in Peru, responsible for close to 2% of the world’s copper production, officially halted production on Feb. 1 after months of blockades and prot
UC Berkeley is starting a business school course on managing unionized workplaces
Baristas are doing it. Tech workers are doing it. Nurses and auto engineers and warehouse staffers and video game designers and retail employees and, yes, journalists are doing it.
China’s latest IPO reform unlikely to flood markets with new issuance, bankers say
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s move this week to streamline stock market listing rules is unlikely to result in a flood of initial public offerings, bankers say, citing the prosp
Nobel laureate Ebadi says Iran’s ‘revolutionary process’ is irreversible
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurdish woman last year has sparked an irreversibl
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U.S. tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon but won’t shoot it down
Neither a bird nor a plane The U.S. military is tracking a spy balloon reported from China. Although the balloon is said to be above the altitude at which commercial aircraft fly,