California’s EV Agenda Will Require Massive And Costly Upgrades, Analysis Finds
California’s electric vehicle (EV) agenda will require costly upgrades to the state’s grid infrastructure if it is to be realized, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of…
ANALYSIS: Here’s Why The Media’s Abortion Narrative On IVF Is Total Nonsense
ANALYSIS: Here’s Why The Media’s Abortion Narrative On IVF Is Total Nonsense Laurel Duggan on July 13, 2022 Media outlets stirred fears that new abortion restrictions following the overturning of Roe v.…
Analysis: Lula in flak jacket, Brazil on edge as political killing mars campaign
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Gram Slattery BRASILIA – The shooting over the weekend of an official in Brazil’s leftist Workers’ Party (PT) by a supporter of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has inflamed…
GOP Set To Win Massive Majority In House, Analysis Finds
GOP Set To Win Massive Majority In House, Analysis Finds Carl DeMarco on July 11, 2022 Republicans are expected to take control of the House of Representatives with a potentially massive majority,…
Analysis: Japan’s dovish Kishida may now take defence mantle of slain mentor Abe
By Tim Kelly and Yukiko Toyoda NARA, Japan – After a strong showing in an election overshadowed by the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have…
Analysis: Sanctions on Russia’s debt entangle default insurance payouts
By Davide Barbuscia and Karin Strohecker NEW YORK – Investors hit by Russia’s debt default may have to settle some of their positions privately if the U.S. Treasury does not green-light an…
Analysis: Up-ended global LNG markets deepen Australia’s power woes
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE – Top liquefied natural gas exporter Australia is in the depths of a power crunch just as traditional buyers are scrambling to meet shortfalls of Russian gas and…
Analysis: Swiss policy pivot signals exit for big stock and bond investor
By Yoruk Bahceli, Saikat Chatterjee and Tommy Wilkes LONDON – From Silicon Valley shares to U.S. and European government bonds, securities that are already under heavy pressure stand to lose a major…
Analysis: High energy prices could sink U.S. stocks during earnings season
By David Randall NEW YORK – Sky-high oil prices pose yet another obstacle to U.S. corporate earnings, and some on Wall Street are worried this could sink stock prices even deeper into…
Analysis: Why us? Italy seeks way out of low-wage economy trap
By Gavin Jones ROME – Diana Parini left her waitressing job at an Italian Alpine resort last month because she was fed up with the pay and conditions: eight euros per hour,…
Analysis: Colombia’s extractive industries watching election warily
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA – Colombia’s leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his promised policies…
Analysis – Apple’s next frontier is your car’s dashboard
By Stephen Nellis and Joseph White (Reuters) – Apple Inc wants to power the dashboard of your next car, but first it must convince automakers they will not end up surrendering future…
Analysis: Corruption in Central America frustrates U.S. plan to tackle migration ‘root causes’
By Ted Hesson, Daina Beth Solomon and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON – More than a year into U.S. President Joe Biden’s sweeping effort to tackle the “root causes” of migration with aid to…
Analysis: China’s metals traders offload stockpiles as bleak demand outlook bites
By Min Zhang and Gavin Maguire BEIJING/SINGAPORE – China’s army of metal processors and traders has flipped from buyers to sellers amid a sharp downshift in economic activity in the world’s top…
Analysis: UN’s grain-for-fertiliser plan holds little appeal for Moscow
(Reuters) – Russia has little to gain from agreeing to a U.N. proposal that it unblock Ukraine’s grain exports via the Black Sea in exchange for the freeing of Russian and Belarusian…
Analysis: Erdogan’s vow to expand Syria operations raises stakes in Turkey-NATO row
By Daren Butler, Jonathan Spicer and Maya Gebeily ISTANBUL – President Tayyip Erdogan’s pledge to launch military operations soon to expand safe zones already set up across Turkey’s southern borders has raised…
Over Half The Country At Risk Of ‘Energy Emergencies’ This Summer, Electric Grid Analysis Shows
Over Half The Country At Risk Of ‘Energy Emergencies’ This Summer, Electric Grid Analysis Shows Thomas Catenacci on May 19, 2022 Millions of Americans across the Midwest, Southwest and West are expected…
Analysis: European dealmakers face shrinking debt options as recession risk looms
By Pamela Barbaglia and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON – European dealmakers are struggling to finance corporate takeovers as concern that the region’s economies may dip into recession is prompting debt investors to demand…
Analysis: Leveraged loans hit turbulence, but investors still see long-term outperformance
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – U.S. loans have outperformed other debt instruments this year because of the protection they offer from rising interest rates, but a sharp deterioration in financial markets…
Analysis: Wall Street ‘fear gauge’ offers no silver lining as bear market looms
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – A surprising lack of panic in the U.S. stock market as measured by Wall Street’s “fear gauge” is keeping some investors from calling a bottom…
Analysis: Traders ready for wilder swings as rate rises stoke volatility
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Saikat Chatterjee and Davide Barbuscia LONDON/NEW YORK – Traders in the world’s largest markets are having to navigate wild intra-day swings and shrinking deal sizes as central banks rapidly…
Analysis: Blockchain needs MP3 music moment to win over markets
By Huw Jones LONDON – Blockchain needs its own music industry ‘MP3’ moment as fragmented regulation and technology hamper the development of a digital securities industry that could help realise its full…
Analysis: Dollar’s surge spurs currency hedging by U.S. companies
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – U.S. companies are ramping up efforts to protect their profits from a relentless rally in the dollar, as the greenback surges to multi-decade highs. The…
Analysis: Nigeria and Angola responsible for almost half of OPEC+ oil supply gap
By Alex Lawler, Julia Payne and Ron Bousso LONDON/LAGOS – Almost half the shortfall in planned oil supply by OPEC and its allies is down to Nigeria and Angola, data seen by…
Analysis: Buckle up, say traders as Wall Street’s wild ride shows no sign of end
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – A massive two-day swing in U.S. stocks highlights a trend that some market participants believe will be a hallmark for months to come: intense volatility.…
Financial firms face $225 billion in water-related losses, analysis estimates
By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes LONDON – Financial institutions face losses of at least $225 billion from risks related to water, with a third of them doing nothing to assess the…
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