Category: Business

June 2025 – Boeing’s commercial aircraft orders have climbed to their highest level in more than 18 months, as global air travel continues to rebound sharply post-pandemic. The U.S. aerospace giant has recorded 512 aircraft orders so far this year, significantly outpacing its European rival Airbus, which has logged 215 orders over the same period. […]

Mr. Guterres’ stark assessment came during a press conference on the second day of the UN ocean summit, known as UNOC3, where hundreds of government leaders, scientists and civil society groups are gathered on France’s Côte D’Azur. Their mission: to confront the escalating emergency facing the world’s oceans. Greed is a ‘clear enemy’ “We are in […]

Once upon a time we were promised flying cars and jetpacks. Yet we’ve arrived at a more complicated timeline where rights advocates can find themselves defending our hard-earned freedoms more often than shooting for the moon. In tough times, it’s important to remember that your vision for the future can be just as valuable as […]

“The ocean is the ultimate shared resource,” he told delegates gathered at the port of Nice. “But we are failing it.” Oceans, he warned, are absorbing 90 per cent of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions and buckling under the strain: overfishing, rising temperatures, plastic pollution, acidification. Coral reefs are dying. Fish stocks are […]

Austin organizers turned out to rebuke the city’s misguided contract with Flock Safety— and won. This successful pushback from the community means at the end of the month Austin police will no longer be able to use the surveillance network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) across the city. Two years ago Austin City Council […]

Beijing, June 2025 — A newly built Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has landed in China, according to flight tracking data, marking the resumption of deliveries by the U.S. aerospace manufacturer to Chinese airlines. The move signals a potential thaw in trade relations between Washington and Beijing, particularly in the high-stakes aerospace sector. The aircraft, identified […]

On a sun-drenched morning off the coast of Villefranche-sur-Mer, the Sagitta III cuts through the cobalt waters of the Mediterranean, past the quiet marinas and pine-fringed terraces of France’s Côte d’Azur. The 40-foot scientific vessel – named after a fearsome zooplankton with hook-lined jaws – rumbles toward a lonely yellow buoy bobbing offshore. In the […]

As tensions persist between China and the United States, the prospect of continued decoupling raises urgent questions about the sustainability of China’s export-driven growth model. In particular, can domestic consumption meaningfully replace export orders lost from the U.S. if bilateral trade relations fail to stabilize? Emerging data and structural realities suggest the answer is no—at […]

Negotiations Continue Amid Tariff Disputes Trade discussions between India and the United States have been extended into next week as both sides work toward an interim trade agreement before the July 9 deadline. The negotiations, which focus on tariff reductions in the farming and auto sectors, are part of broader efforts to enhance market access, […]

Deal Overview Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation (TYO:5401) has requested an eight-day pause in litigation before a U.S. appeals court, aiming to finalize its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel (NYSE:X). Both parties believe they are close to reaching a final agreement, following months of negotiations and regulatory scrutiny. Background and National Security Concerns The proposed […]