The world's first futures market for water launched in California in December. Two commodities experts explain how it…
India and South Africa are pressing the World Trade Organization to waive patent rights to help ramp up vaccine production.…
It's meant to stop something known as 'carbon leakage,' but the solution has economic, legal and environmental…
Nursing homes have struggled through COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns. Giving nurses more quality time with patients can help…
Usually, companies use this power to secure financial benefits for themselves, such as tax or regulation relief. But increasingly,…
GDP only measures economic growth – not inequality, poverty or unpaid work like elder care. So researchers in the Netherlands…
Modern supply chains have become very efficient, but that means disruptions of any kind can lead to delays and shortages.
Right now, the nation is almost entirely dependent on other countries for minerals that are used in everything from wind…
Before the container was standardized, loading and unloading goods was very labor-intensive, inefficient and costly.
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The corporate tax was created on the principle that people and companies should be taxed based on what they receive in benefits…
NFTs are made the same way as crypto coins, but where every crypto coin is like every other, each NFT is a unique digital…
To increase renewable energy use, the Biden administration wants the US to go from seven offshore wind turbines today to…
Tech companies' use of dual-class share structures to keep control in the hands of founders and other insiders gives…
A review of some cases offers a window into why very few civil sexual harassment claims make it to trial.
With adaptive design, infrastructure is ready to be expanded in the future. It's working for the Dutch.
Although it covers only about 6,000 workers, the election could result in the first unionized Amazon facility in the US…
CEOs, including at oil companies and airlines, are making net-zero pledges while planning to still produce carbon emissions…
Robinhood's trading app uses features commonly found in video games and casinos to make investing more fun, which also…
Dozens of prosperous countries save billions of dollars and hours annually by not requiring residents to fill out tax returns,…