Iran: French Firm Out of South Pars Gas Project, China’s Is In
Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that China’s state-owned petroleum corporation has taken a majority share of the country’s...
France Fumes at Proposed Post-Brexit EU Sea Trade Links
France deems unacceptable a European Commission proposal to exclude French ports from a rerouting of a strategic trade corridor between Ireland and mainland...
Economy Doing Well, But Not All Americans See It That Way
By most indicators, the U.S. economy is doing well. An achievement that President Donald Trump has boasted about on many...
Turkish Lira Plummets; Erdogan Pledges Economic War
The White House issued a proclamation Friday evening officially announcing the doubling of steel tariffs on Turkey, slated to go...
Russia Not Expected to Stand Up for Tanking Ruble Amid Sanctions
A threat of more U.S. sanctions has sent the ruble tumbling to its weakest since mid-2016 but authorities are not...
Samsung’s New Phone Shows How Hardware Innovation Has Slowed
Samsung’s new smartphone illustrates the limits of innovation at time when hardware advances have slowed. The new phone, the Galaxy...
Drones Can Help Farmers Grow Healthier and More Abundant Crops
Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones, can become an important tool for farmers around the world within the...
Kids + Screen Time = Dry Eyes
Kids are addicted to cell phones, tablets … anything with an electronic screen. The problem is, it’s bad for their...
Chinese Media Say US Tariff Moves Reflect ‘Mobster Mentality’
Chinese state media on Thursday accused the United States of a “mobster mentality” in its move to implement additional tariffs on Chinese...
New York Moves to Cap Uber, App-Ride Vehicles
New York’s city council on Wednesday dealt a blow to Uber and other car-for-hire companies, passing a bill to cap...
China, Germany Defend Iran Business Ties as US Sanctions Grip
China and Germany defended their business ties with Iran on Wednesday in the face of President Donald Trump’s warning that...
Tesla Board Evaluating CEO Musk’s Idea to Go Private
Tesla Inc’s board said it was evaluating taking the company private, a day after Chief Executive Elon Musk surprised shareholders...
China Exports Accelerated in July Despite Rise in US Tariffs
China’s exports to the United States surged last month as its merchants rushed to fill orders ahead of a jump...
Twitter Breaks With Tech Giants, Keeps Alt-Right InfoWars
After several social media outlets banned alt-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his show InfoWars earlier this week, Twitter announced...
Can a Robot Know When It’s Wrong?
Today’s robots can be programmed to do many things – from vacuuming floors to assembling cars. But teaching them to...
NYC Ponders Precedent With 1-Year Cap on New Ride-Hail Car Services
New York City’s iconic but imperiled yellow cab industry may be getting help from lawmakers who want to pump the...
Venezuela Dodges Oil Asset Seizures with Export Transfers at Sea
Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has limited the damage from an unprecedented slump in crude exports by transferring oil between...
Tesla CEO Drops Latest Bombshell With $72B Buyout Proposal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considering leading a buyout of the electric car maker in a stunning move that would...
New US Slap Against China: Tighter Curbs on Tech Investment
Already threatened by escalating U.S. taxes on its goods, China is about to find it much harder to invest in...
Fruit of African Baobab Tree Has Growing Global Appeal
The baobab tree dots the dry African savannah from Senegal to Madagascar. It yields a fruit that’s been described as...
FBI Task Force Sharing Information About Online Trolls
The FBI’s new foreign influence task force is sharing information about online trolls with technology companies as part of the...
VR Transports Students Back to the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Attack
Modern technology is transporting students back to the 20th century, to the exact moment during World War II when an...
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