Following Congress‘ final approval of the $1.9 trillion relief bill on Wednesday, President Biden didn’t waste any time, signing the sweeping stimulus package into law on Thursday, one day earlier than originally planned. The American Rescue Plan will …
UK monthly GDP had experienced a period of recovery after having suffered the biggest drop on record in April when the measure was down 19.5 percent compared with March. Between August and September, GDP in the UK had risen for the fifth consecutive mo…
South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang went public on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, achieving a valuation of $60 billion – the highest on Wall Street to date in this busy IPO year. Coupang raised $4.6 billion through the IPO at a price of $3…
COVID-19 cases have been falling dramatically across the U.S. as spring approaches, with optimism surrounding the end of virus restrictions at an all-time high alongside encouraging vaccine news. The relatively quick rollout of several different vaccin…
One year ago today, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially announced that COVID-19 could be classified as a pandemic. “The WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming level…
In some countries, toll roads are a rarity. Germany is a key example where heavy trucks do pay to use the autobahn while automobile drivers are excluded and can even drive without speed limits on certain sections of the network. Unfortunately, near con…
President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package cleared its final hurdle in Congress on Wednesday despite no Republicans voting in favor of it. The plan contains a range of measures such as a further direct round of payments to most Americans, amounti…
As countries continue the push to innoculate their populations against Covid-19, problems with vaccine hesitancy are emerging to varying degrees. While this is not a new phenomena, having a variety of vaccines available has led to some being viewed mor…
The pandemic has had a major impact on people’s attitudes toward work abroad : it reduced their interest generally, inclining them toward countries that have done the best job of containing the coronavirus.A new study by the Boston Consulting Group and…
The OECD released its latest interim Economic Outlook report on Tuesday, providing us with an updated look at the pandemic’s impact on the world economy. Striking a cautiously optimistic tone, the report finds that “global economic prospects have impro…