Europe's Harsh Lesson

Europe can learn fiscal lessons from the UK on how to achieve its goals

A co-ordinated reform agenda is crucial if the EU is serious about becoming a climate leader and geopolitical player

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Displaced Gazans Brace for Another Harsh Winter

After a year of war, at least one million people are facing months in the cold. Some said tents, blankets and warm clothes now qualified as luxuries.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Tax rises needed to avert austerity, Starmer says

The prime minister gives a gloomy economic picture as he set out his justifications for "tough decisions" in the Budget.

McConnell quoted in new book giving harsh criticisms of Trump

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president this year. But in a new book, the powerful Kentucky Republican is quoted after the 2020 election describing Trump as a ...

Politics - NBC News - October 18

France’s Financial Morass Produces a Harsh Critique From Moody’s

The financial ratings agency, citing a “fiscal deterioration” with rising borrowing and a political logjam, downgraded its outlook for French debt.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Keir Starmer warns the UK budget this week will reflect 'harsh' economic reality

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says fixing Britain’s troubled economy will be a long haul in a “harsh” fiscal environment

World - ABC News - October 28

Liz Truss’s mini-Budget: lessons from a moronic episode

Central banks should not deny they will act in a crisis and Labour’s Budget is not another Truss moment

World - Financial Times - October 22

A Lesson From John Lennon

The ecstasy and agony of an original Beatles fan.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 26

Trading lessons on US elections

Even when there is a clear policy shift to trade on, timing and implementation of changes is critical

World - Financial Times - November 1

Arizona pitcher Jordan Montgomery met with GM Mike Hazen after owner’s harsh comments

It remains to be seen whether Jordan Montgomery will be part of the club in 2025, though Mike Hazen is open to the possibility.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

Prospective homebuyers absorb harsh reality: Mortgage rates probably aren’t coming down for a while

America’s prospective homebuyers absorb harsh reality: Mortgage rates probably aren’t coming down for a while.

Europe’s fiscal tug of war

Pressure to display fiscal discipline is no less high than pressure to spend more on security and economic innovation

World - Financial Times - October 26

Lessons from a heat pump convert

If the UK is to meet its climate targets, one in 10 homes will need to phase out their gas boiler by 2030. But only 250,000 have transitioned so far. It’s an admittedly complex journey, but worth ...

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Lessons from Florida for the Democratic Party

Despite the left’s constant protestations that, as states and nations become more diverse, they inevitably become more blue, Florida is doing just the opposite.

Politics - The Hill - 42 minutes ago

While Europe frets, India expects

European foreboding about peace and stability in the world finds little echo in New Delhi

Business - Financial Times - October 14

Trump II: the military threat to Europe

Nato without the US is a hypothetical, but it could happen as early as next year

World - Financial Times - October 24

Halloween festival ends in carnival atmosphere

The four-day programme of events came to a close with a parade and riverfront fireworks display.

Europe is trapped between technocracy and democracy

As the EU fills its top jobs, the risk is that von der Leyen will end up as a leader without followers in national capitals

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Beard taxes and other lessons for Rachel Reeves

The chancellor could find new ways to raise money — or she could just broaden the tax base

World - Financial Times - October 18

"Kindness 101" brings lessons of kindness to classrooms nationwide

Since its debut in 2020, "Kindness 101" has captured millions of hearts. Now, with a new curriculum created in partnership with Drake University, Steve Hartman and his kids are visiting classrooms ...

Three lessons from the US port crisis

There’s a massive gap between the profits of the big global shipping groups relative to port workers’ wages

World - Financial Times - October 21

5 Leadership Lessons From an Unexpected Medical Leave

Orum founder Stephany Kirkpatrick was having a banner year when she learned she had breast cancer. Here’s how she stepped away and set up her company for success.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Unexpected Lessons From 4 Years of Remote Work

Mastering remote work: Lessons learned and powerful strategies for global teams.

Business - Inc. - October 21

For Vance, an Idyllic Appalachian Startup Became a Hard Lesson

During JD Vance’s brief career as a venture capitalist, few startups attracted his support more than AppHarvest, a now bankrupt plan to build greenhouses across Appalachia.

Business - The New York Times - October 22

Girl without smartphone unable to join in lesson

A mum says her daughter came home in tears after she did not have a smartphone to use in a lesson.

Lessons from 2024: Presidential campaigns are pointless

All those annoying TV ads, interrupting online ads and irritating texts, not to mention a forest of mail and yard signs littering the landscape — they were all for nothing.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

What kind of capitalism does Trump believe in?

The president-elect would do well to remember what Adam Smith said about the role of ‘moral sentiments’

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Europe searches for scale in race to boost ammunition production

Efforts to supply Ukraine and replenish inventories are hampered by bottlenecks and under-investment, say industry experts

World - Financial Times - October 14

Lammy joins EU ministers meeting in post-Brexit 'reset'

David Lammy becomes the first foreign secretary since Brexit to take part in a regular meeting of EU ministers.

A week on the open Atlantic, hoping to reach Europe

The BBC follows one migrant's journey from Senegal to the Canary Islands

The hunt for Europe's great white shark – video

American research group Ocearch has more than 15 years’ experience in catching, tagging and tracking great white sharks all over the world, contributing to filling in the many gaps in knowledge ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

Europe’s answer to the Magnificent Seven comes up short

Europe’s answer to the Magnificent Seven is leaving much to be desired after two of the Continent’s biggest companies, ASML Holding and LVMH Moet Hennessy, disappointed investors.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Moscow Roils a Country on the Edge of Europe and Russia

Russia is behind a disinformation campaign in Moldova ahead of a presidential election and a referendum making E.U. membership a “strategic objective,” Moldovan officials and global media companies ...

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

How Europe’s battery champion descended into crisis

Insiders say Northvolt, Europe’s best-funded start-up, has been beset by problems from the start

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Taboos take a back seat in a new Europe

Fewer voters are put off by the roots of some far-right parties