Coronavirus16 hours ago (Apr 05, 2020 07:20PM ET) (C) Reuters. The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brighton LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer confidence has recorded its biggest fall in more than 45 years, a survey showed on Monday, as a widening shutdown of the economy to slow the […]
Africa could lose 20 million jobs due to pandemic: AU study
Economic Indicators11 hours ago (Apr 05, 2020 10:50AM ET) (C) Reuters. Women walk past job seekers outside a construction site in Sandton, an affluent area situated within the metro of Johannesburg By Joe Bavier and Giulia Paravicini JOHANNESBURG/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – About 20 million jobs are at risk in Africa […]
Why Do Matter Particles Come in Threes?
The universe has cooked up all sorts of bizarre and beautiful forms of matter, from blazing stars to purring cats, out of just three basic ingredients. Electrons and two types of quarks, dubbed “up” and “down,” mix in various ways to produce every atom in existence. Original story reprinted with […]
2019 Was ‘Probably the Worst Year in a Century’ for Australia
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Record heat and drought across Australia delivered the worst conditions in the country since at least 2000, with river flows, tree cover, and wildlife being hit on an “unprecedented scale,” according to a new report […]
We Are in the Midst of This Coronavirus Outbreak–Now What?
Last Friday, more than 720 readers of WIRED’s coronavirus newsletter tuned in to a livestream with editor in chief Nicholas Thompson and senior correspondent Adam Rogers. Over the course of an hour, Thompson and Rogers answered questions from readers about the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic, covering everything from […]
Gold Losing A Gear As Markets Are Losing Their Fear
Gold Scoreboard We’re of the long-running belief that everything — and then some — is all but instantaneously priced into major markets, or at least sufficiently so swiftly that ’tis nearly impossible for the human trader to take advantage, save for those having steely guts and deep enough pockets to […]