A deadly winter storm has led to an unprecedented level of snowfall and record-breaking low temperatures that have paralyzed much of Texas. The unusual weather conditions were caused by changes in the jetstream that ushered in Arctic air across much of…
The U.S. stock market continues to set new meteoric highs despite an ongoing global pandemic and staggering unemployment rate. Analysts are watching out for signs of an upcoming market correction, especially with much of the stock market seemingly tied…
The abandonment of seafarers is a growing problem around the world and it is being exacerbated by the Covid-10 pandemic. Abandonment can occur for a number of reasons such as when the shipowner fails to cover the cost of a seafarer’s repatriation, fail…
While the number of weekly jobless claims has been stalling for the past couple of months, hovering around 800,000 since late summer, the U.S. job market has continued its gradual recovery over said period. The number of job openings, a measure of labo…
Even though the technology behind autonomous vehicles has progressed hugely in recent years, it’s still by no means perfect. A long list of companies are still testing their electric vehicles in California to improve software capabilities and safety. D…
GDP figures by the OECD for the fourth quarter of 2020 show the ongoing impact the coronavirus is having on economies around the world. China was the first (and only) economy that bounced back from its coronavirus losses, recording a year-over-year gro…
First estimates of the UK’s GDP in 2020 reveal that the country’s economy contracted by 9.9 percent in comparison to 2019. That marks the largest drop on record and as this infographic shows, by some margin. As stated by the Office for National Statist…
As millions of people around the world are trying to find a last-minute (virtual) date for Valentine’s Day, Tinder’s servers are probably running hot these days. The market-leading dating app has not only revolutionized the dating game since its launch…
Democratic impeachment managers continued to make their case in proving former President Donald Trump’s role in gathering and inciting a violent mob to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Much of the evidence surround’s Trump’s months-long misinformation…
One year ago, on February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization found the name for what has been shaping our lives ever since: COVID-19. “Under agreed guidelines between WHO, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the Food and Agriculture Organ…
