Oil first. Cheap fuel means cheaper food. Natural gas, whose price is tied to that of oil, is used for producing fertiliser; other hydrocarbons are...
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The vultures circle
THERE is no shortage of bad omens for the global economy at the moment. To name a few: plunging commodity prices, wobbly equity markets, weak world...
Shares struggle again
WHEN a canary stops singing, it is worth a sidelong glance. When whole flocks of birds keel over, it is time to be alarmed. The warning signs in the...
Google Introduces Google Play Music Family Plan, $14.99 For Up To 6 People
Google is expanding its Google Play Music service with a new family plan. The company announced at its big event that families will be able to...
Assessing the assessments
NEW YORK may have a reputation as a brusque, unfriendly place, but to those who buy expensive properties, at least, it can be very welcoming. Take...
Upwardly mobile
WHEN the bottom finally fell out of America’s housing market in 2006, it triggered the worst global recession since the 1930s. But rising house...
Tumbling commodity prices put the squeeze on resource firms
FROM scrap dealers in the rich world to wild-cat miners in Africa, the ripple effects of slowing demand for metals in China are being felt far and...
Painful pills
WHEN Martin Shkreli, a biotech entrepreneur (pictured), bought the American marketing rights to Daraprim, a drug that treats a parasitic infection,...