Economic Indicators4 hours ago (May 04, 2020 12:45AM ET) (C) Reuters. An empty restaurant is pictured with a tourist walking in the background, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sanur beach in Bali JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s foreign tourist arrivals plunged 64.11% year-on-year in March to about […]
Indonesia’s inflation rate slowed more than expected in April
Economy5 hours ago (May 04, 2020 12:25AM ET) (C) Reuters. Spices and local produce to sell are seen at a traditional market in Jakarta JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s inflation rate cooled more than expected in April as curbs to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus continued to dampen demand, […]
Malaysia’s March exports fall 4.7% year-on-year, smaller drop than forecast
Economic Indicators5 hours ago (May 04, 2020 12:15AM ET) (C) Reuters. A trailer is seen near containers at a Westports container facility in Pulau Indah outside Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s exports fell 4.7% from a year earlier in March, amid coronavirus-related movement restrictions, government data showed on […]
The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than It Should. Why?
The discrepancy between how fast the universe seems to be expanding and how fast we expect it to expand is one of cosmology’s most stubbornly persistent anomalies. Cosmologists base their expectation of the expansion rate–a rate known as the Hubble constant–on measurements of radiation emitted shortly after the Big Bang. […]
Silver’s Epic Mean Reversion
Silver is powering higher in a new bull market after getting clobbered in March’s stock panic. Investors have been flocking back to silver in the aftermath of that ultra-rare extreme-fear event. That brutal selloff also utterly wiped out speculators’ upside bets in silver futures, giving them massive room to buy […]
Build Your Own Pinhole Videocam!
Admittedly, it’s a very dim image. If there’s any other light leaking into your device, you won’t even be able to see the image. Why is it so dim? Because the hole is so tiny–only a little bit of light from the person makes it to the screen. Couldn’t you […]
Space Photos of the Week: Happy Birthday, Hubble!
NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, 1990, and Hubble has been busy observing the universe ever since. In honor of its 30th birthday, we’ll explore some of its most memorable and mind-blowing photos, starting with the anniversary photo. This image contains two nebulas both nicknamed the Cosmic […]
Want to Study Permafrost? Get It Before It’s Gone
The discovery heralded a new understanding of permafrost. It was proof that life could exist in extreme places. But more ominously, it suggested that the thawing happening all over the planet could awaken both ecological processes and long-dormant organisms, and not all of them might be benign. Emerging from the […]
Malaysian economy could shrink more than earlier forecasts: finance minister
Economic Indicators8 hours ago (May 02, 2020 07:40AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO – Malaysia’s flag is seen at the landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s economy in 2020 could shrink more than initially forecast due to extended curbs on movement imposed to stem […]
Covid-19 Is Killing Black People Unequally–Don’t Be Surprised
Ala Stanford is a doctor, but right now her office is a parking lot, a street corner, the sidewalk outside of a Philadelphia Baptist church. Stanford leads a mobile unit of doctors who are bringing free Covid-19 testing to the neighborhoods in Philadelphia that are being hit hardest by the […]