This story originally appeared on The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Two scientific studies of the number of insects splattered by cars have revealed a huge decline in abundance at European sites in two decades. The research adds to growing evidence of what some scientists have […]
Qanon Deploys ‘Information Warfare’ to Influence the 2020 Election
On dedicated boards on Endchan and 8kun, Qanon posters monitor news and political content on Twitter. They build lists of hashtags to target, generate content and memes relating to the day’s political developments, and share advice about how to create new social media accounts with plausible fake personas. The goal, […]
Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet
The site’s innovations have always been cultural rather than computational. It was created using existing technology. This remains the single most underestimated and misunderstood aspect of the project: its emotional architecture. Wikipedia is built on the personal interests and idiosyncrasies of its contributors; in fact, without getting gooey, you could […]
UK households’ confidence in finances hits record high in February: IHS Markit
Economic Indicators7 hours ago (Feb 17, 2020 04:36AM ET) LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of how Britons feel about their household finances hit its highest level on record this month, the latest sign of a confidence bounce since Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decisive election win in December. The IHS Markit […]
Japan Recession Fears Grow on Virus Hit After Tax-Hike Blow
(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world threatened by trade wars. Sign up here. Japan’s economy lurched toward a possible recession after taking another battering from a sales-tax hike in the last quarter that left it at a low ebb as the coronavirus outbreak […]
Indonesia posts larger than expected January trade deficit
Economic Indicators12 hours ago (Feb 16, 2020 11:36PM ET) JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade gap widened sharply in January as falling metals prices weighed on exports, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday. Southeast Asia’s largest economy had a trade deficit of $870 million in the first month of […]
Hong Kong Braces for Weak Jobs Data in Latest Blow to Economy
Economic Indicators12 hours ago (Feb 16, 2020 11:29PM ET) (C) Reuters. Hong Kong Braces for Weak Jobs Data in Latest Blow to Economy (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong’s economy is set to take another hit with jobless data for January expected to show a fourth straight monthly increase, extending its longest […]
China’s home price growth hits near two-year low as coronavirus spreads
Economy12 hours ago (Feb 16, 2020 11:11PM ET) By Yawen Chen and Se Young Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – New home prices in China grew at their weakest pace in nearly two years in January as the economy slowed and a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak brought the country’s property market to a […]
Thai fourth-quarter GDP expands 1.6% year-on-year, slowest pace in five years
Economic Indicators57 minutes ago (Feb 16, 2020 10:06PM ET) BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s trade-dependent economy grew at its slowest pace in five years in the fourth quarter of 2019, and less than expected, as exports declined and public spending slumped. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy expanded 1.6% in the October-December quarter […]
Japan manufacturers remain pessimistic as coronavirus fears grow
Economic Indicators2 hours ago (Feb 16, 2020 09:03PM ET) (C) Reuters. An industrial port is pictured in Tokyo By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Worries about the spread of the coronavirus and its hit to the global economy kept Japanese manufacturers’ mood gloomy in February, a Reuters poll found, even […]