By Antonio Graceffo Commentary For three years during COVID-19, money flowed into China while almost none flowed out. Now, the trend is reversing. Between 2014 and 2019, China experienced net capital outflows—meaning more money flowed out of the country than in. But beginning in 2020, with COVID travel restrictions and ratcheting control exerted by Chinese […]
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As Climate Experts Warn of Looming Catastrophe, Past Bad Predictions Hurt Their Message
By Petr Svab Humanity only has a few years to act before the world may irreversibly plunge into an environmental catastrophe of global proportions, climate experts warned in a recent report. Their calls are muffled, however, by a ballast of dozens of past dramatic predictions that have failed to pan out. Environmental experts have been […]
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Wheat Prices Surge After Russian Missiles Strike Odesa Following Grain Deal
By Katabella Roberts Wheat prices rose on Monday shortly after Russian forces struck the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa. Chicago wheat futures surged as much as 4.6 percent, before dropping to trade 3.1 percent higher at $7.82 1/4 a bushel by 3:21 p.m. in Singapore. Corn futures rose as much as 2.8 percent on Monday before seeing a decline in gains […]
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Homeless Man Asks Texas Steakhouse Owner for Job Busing, and She Gives Him ‘A Whole New Start’
By Louise Bevan A Texas community came through for a homeless man in need after a social media post shared his story. Kenneth Smith went from sitting outside an Outback Steakhouse to busing tables for the same restaurant—but most importantly, he found hope. It all started with a gift card. A concerned customer saw Smith dozing in […]
