Yellen laid out what she sees as the risks in a speech at a solar cell manufacturer in Georgia last week. “In the past, in industries like steel and aluminum, Chinese government support led to…
Monthly Archives For April 2024
‘The sun has been eaten’: Inside the history and mythology of total solar eclipses
Turning back the pages of total solar eclipse history, the celestial spectacles have elicited varied interpretations and reactions over time and across the world.
Forbes Daily: Monday’s Eclipse Could Bring A $1 Billion Windfall
Monday’s edition of Forbes Daily covers a dip in unemployment, bitcoin’s supply crunch, how Sam Altman became a billionaire, the richest sports team owners and more.
Total solar eclipse: North Americans celebrate with cheers, music and matrimony
Throngs of skywatchers across North America gazed upward at a blackened sun in the midday dusk on Monday, celebrating with cheers, music and matrimony the first total solar eclipse to darken the …
Photos: Thousands ascend to Jackman to watch a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ total solar eclipse
Locals and officials say the crowd is likely the biggest they have ever seen in Jackman. All photos by photographers Rich Abrahamson & Anna Chadwick.
This Virginia man has traveled the world to be in the path of totality for solar eclipses
When most people plan a vacation, it’s to go relax on a beach or explore new cities. But one Northern Virginia resident plans his trips around total solar eclipses.
US Says China Spurning Farm Exports May Have Political Slant
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack implied that China may be favoring Brazilian corn and soybeans partly in retaliation against recent restrictions on ownership of American farmland.
China needs a narrative that house prices are going to rise, Nomura’s Koo says
China needs to convince people that home prices are on their way up in order for growth to pick up, said Richard Koo, chief economist at Nomura.
China’s stockbrokers see salaries slashed for second year amid slumping market, crackdown on flashy finance executives
China’s stockbrokers took another pay cut in 2023 as the double whammy of a slumping equities market and a government crackdown on corporate extravagance eroded the incomes of financial workers.
China turns up heat with regulators, banks under the microscope amid focus on financial revamp
Vital economic and financial regulators, as well state-owned banks, will be targetted as part of a round of discipline inspections Inspections will focus on vital finance and economy-related entities, …
American CEOs overlook China risk at their own peril
Do the CEOs understand the goals of the Chinese Communist Party? The contrast could not be starker when one compares the meetings in Beijing with the warnings of U.S. military leaders.
US considers easing warnings for Americans traveling to China
The U.S. is considering easing advisories against its citizens traveling to China, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday, acknowledging concerns that the warnings may have curtailed …
China’s Spurning of Farm Exports Has Retaliatory Aspect, US Says
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack implied that China may be favoring Brazilian corn and soybeans partly in retaliation against recent restrictions on ownership of American farmland.
