Oil cuts could push gas prices back up
OPEC+ , the coalition of oil-producing nations led by Russia and Saudi Arabia, announced yesterday its planning to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, starting in November. This has the p...
6 Okt 202211min
Building hurricane-resistant communities
President Biden is in Florida today, to survey the extensive damage from Hurricane Ian. One community northeast of Fort Myers escaped much of it. The new community was built with hurricanes in mind, a...
5 Okt 202211min
A reality check on Putin’s nuclear threat
Putin has said that Russia would use all available means to protect itself, with thinly veiled warnings about using nuclear weapons. He said last week, “This is not a bluff.” Just how credible are the...
4 Okt 202211min
Florida's path forward
As of yesterday evening, Hurricane Ian had killed at least 80 people in Florida and four in North Carolina. Nearly a million people remained without power last night in Florida, and rescue efforts hav...
3 Okt 202211min
Florida starts hurricane recovery efforts
Hurricane Ian continues its path of destruction up the East Coast. It’s expected to make landfall in South Carolina this afternoon. And in Florida, a massive clean-up and recovery has begun. Plus, J...
30 Sep 202211min
Ian confirms the new normal for hurricanes
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Wednesday afternoon as a high-end Category 4 storm. More than a million Floridians have already lost power. Other effects of the storm won’t be clear for days...
29 Sep 202212min
Hurricane Ian slams Florida
Hurricane Ian’s not expected to make landfall in Florida until this afternoon, but the impact of this Category 4 storm is being felt already across a huge swath of the state. From flooding in Florida’...
28 Sep 202212min
Economic déjà vu
The British pound has hit the lowest point against the US Dollar since the 1790s. On Monday, the pound was at 1.03 compared to the dollar. This moment feels eerily similar to 2007, at the beginning of...
27 Sep 202211min
