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Will the Saudi-Russian oil alliance hold as production cuts are mulled?
by
Scott Tong
Nov 12, 2018
The price of oil is at its lowest in almost a year. Now officials from Saudi Arabia are suggesting they might cut supply to arrest the falling price. President Donald Trump on Monday said he hopes Saudi Arabia and OPEC don’t do that. It’s all a bit of a test for Saudi Arabia and its […]
A melting Arctic could be key to faster global internet
by
Molly Wood
Sep 26, 2018
With the rise of big data, the internet of things and automated factories, existing internet infrastructure's getting clogged.
Trump wants OPEC to keep oil prices down
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 21, 2018
Getting prices down could be complicated. Supply from Iran is already at two-year lows, and new U.S. sanctions on the country are set to go into effect in November.
How strong is the U.S. dollar's position as a reserve currency?
Aug 15, 2018
Russian officials were in Turkey on Tuesday, talking with the government there about possible solutions for Turkey’s currency crisis. Both countries are also facing U.S. sanctions, so one idea they floated: Stick to their own national currencies for trade and avoid using the dollar at all. On top of that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov echoed […]
U.S. to impose sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack
Aug 8, 2018
Following a 15-day congressional notification period, the sanctions will take effect on or around Aug. 22.
How the American brand is faring on the global stage
Jul 19, 2018
Trump's anti-immigration talk is doing some long-term damage to the nation's brand strength, one analyst says.
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Twitter is in a big game of "bot or not"
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Jul 13, 2018
The proportion of fake users, or bots, on Twitter may be higher than previously thought.
Senators head to Moscow for pre-summit talks and look-see
Jul 2, 2018
Congress is out this week for its Fourth of July break. But rather than go back home to their districts, a handful of senators are in Russia. They are getting their own sense of what’s happening there ahead of President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a couple of week. Click the […]
FIFA gets countries to bend laws all the time. Why nothing on LGBT laws in Russia?
by
Eliza Mills
Jun 1, 2018
FIFA and Russia lay down the law, but corporate sponsors have influence too.