covid-19

Carmakers Running on Fumes

French car manufacturer Renault can be bought for a mere €5.7 billion, a trifling sum in an environment defined by…

5 years ago

Otaviano Canuto: Shapes of the Post-Coronavirus Economic Recovery

Data recently released on the first-quarter global domestic product (GDP) performance of major economies have showed how significant the impact…

5 years ago

Caught in a Bind: Tax Avoiders Excluded from Corona Relief Funds

Consider a company that has furloughed a quarter of its workforce, and now intends to fire these 1,100 workers, all…

5 years ago

A Famine of ‘Biblical Proportion’

The worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II. That is how World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director…

5 years ago

Optimism in the Face of Disaster

Xavier Becerra Don’t apply for benefits, ask for a job. US unemployment centres are now hiring. In a single month,…

5 years ago

A Troubling Edict from Karlsruhe

The European Union is facing the sharpest contraction of economic output since its founding in 1957. This year, the EU’s…

5 years ago

Private Equity Takes Care of Its Own

The creativity displayed by private equity fund managers when snapping up companies and squeezing out profits has apparently evaporated into…

5 years ago

Schalke 04 Fighting for Its Life and Soul

Ausgliederung. What wrecked the deep emotional bond between British football fans and their club is now coming to Germany: The…

5 years ago

When Even Warren Buffett Is Clueless

You can bet on America, says Warren Buffett, before admitting that even he does not know what comes next. The…

5 years ago

Sell in May and Go Away

First the good news: The S&P 500 just finished its best month since January 1987 with a gain of 12.7…

5 years ago