The Dow Jones roared back to erase a vicious 600-point plunge, but macro risks continue to threaten the US economy. | Source: REUTERS / Brendan McDermid The Dow and broader U.S. stock market executed a…
Venezuelans cross into Colombia as border reopens
Image copyright EPA Image caption Many Venezuelans crossed the border to buy basic goods Thousands of Venezuelans have crossed into Colombia to buy food, medicine and other essentials after the border between the two countries…
Publisher drops Central Park Five prosecutor
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Linda Fairstein observed the interrogation of the Central Park Five Linda Fairstein, a former US prosecutor turned crime novelist, has been dropped by her publisher amid renewed outcry over…
No big ships, say Venice protesters after crash
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe MSC Opera, its horns blaring, crashes into a boat moored at a wharf in San Basilio-Zattere.Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Venice calling…
MIB: Sharon French, Oppenheimer Funds
This week we speak with Sharon French, who at the time of our interview was Director of Beta Solutions at Oppenheimer Funds, and ran the ESG effort there also. She will soon take the reins…
Trump hails deal with Mexico to avoid tariffs
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA look at the steps Mexico is taking to deal with migrantsPresident Donald Trump has hailed a deal reached with Mexico to help stem the flow of…
Sudan military arrests opposition figures
Image copyright AFP Image caption The military is keeping a high profile in the capital, Khartoum Sudan's security forces have reportedly arrested three prominent opposition figures after they met the Ethiopian prime minister who was…
Russian reporter charged with drug dealing
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was arrested on Thursday Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov has been charged with trying to illegally sell drugs, prominent rights lawyer Pavel Chikov says. He says…
It’s Time to Stop Calling Natural Gas a…
Jerri-Lynn here. The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its annual market report, Gas 2019, yesterday, forecasting that global demand for natural gas will continue to surge over the next five years, driven by strong consumption…