Yves here. Investors seem to have decided all is well despite many banks sitting on unrealized interest rate losses on Treasuries and potential or actual losses on commercial real estate…
I had two thoughts on Friday as I listened to the chief judge of the International Court of Justice tell Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, the city…
Republican hard-liners in Texas thought this year’s primary elections would be the moment when, after years of trying, they would finally be able to take decisive control of the State…
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Eastern Phoebe, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States.”Temperature 8C. Habitat: mixed deciduous woods. Distance to sound source: 12-16 meters. Behavior and…
Yves here. Since the news and commentary flow is still a bit diminished due to the holiday break, we are serving up what would normally be a weekend item, an…
At a two-hour drive from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, rows of solar panels extend to the horizon like waves on an ocean. Despite having almost limitless reserves of oil, the…
In the ever-expanding wellness world, one of the latest trends is actually one of the oldest: soaking in, and sometimes drinking, therapeutic waters. In ancient Greece, physicians, including Hippocrates, prescribed…
The conventional wisdom is that Donald Trump’s trial over his alleged efforts to buy the silence of a porn star on the eve of the 2016 election is the least…
There will be no French fries for the 15,000 athletes at the Olympic Games that open in France in July. Yes, you read that right. In what is being called…
Fluctuating disease rates, innovative treatments and talk of “moonshots” in the White House may make cancer seem like a modern scourge. But a new discovery highlights how humans dealt with…