Covid cases are on the rise once more in Europe, with numbers of recorded infections having tripled in just six weeks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The latest figures show that nearly 3 million new people had the disease in the age…
The European Central Bank announced an historical rate hike Thursday. Interest rates in the Eurozone rose by 50 basis points after the body had pursued a zero-interest policy for six years and last hiked rates eleven years ago. The main refinancing ope…
Whether you’re looking at revenues from their automotive segment or cars produced and delivered, Tesla has weathered the last two years exceptionally well, despite a global pandemic and the recent economic downturn caused, among other issues, by record…
Up until recently, Netflix was synonymous with video streaming around the world. Even though it still boasts the highest number of paying subscribers out of every available streaming service, its popularity has waned over the year due to the increased …
Heat records have become commonplace in meteorological record-keeping, while new cold records have become few and far between. According to data from the National Centers for Environmental Information at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat…
A three-day heatwave is rolling across Europe, breaking temperature records in its path. The heat has been topping 40°C (104°F) in several places, which is unusual for the more temperate regions it is hitting across Northern France, the Benelux, North …
Confidence in the media has sunk to a new low in the U.S., according to a recent survey by Gallup. Trust has been largely on the decline for more than thirty years, but has plummeted five percentage points since last year. Television news seems to must…
Joe Biden is turning 80 this year. When the 46th U.S. president was inaugurated in January of 2021, he was the oldest president in U.S. history by some margin. His predecessor, Donald Trump, had also been the oldest president to take office at his inau…
A survey among registered voters who said they participated in Democratic primaries shows that current President Joe Biden isn’t the first choice among those deciding the party’s nomination. Only 26 percent of these voters said they were in favor of a …
Americans who want to stock up on food staples at the supermarket have to shell out significantly more for those items than a year ago. Increases in the consumer price index have made all sorts of goods more expensive as the long-term effects of the Co…