Why Japan is not giving up on fraught US Steel deal
Days after President Joe Biden joined his election rival Donald Trump in voicing concern about a Japanese purchase of US Steel, the manufacturer began touting the benefits of the deal…
Deja vu
“In vain, in vain - the all-composing hour resistless falls; the Muse obeys the power” – Dunciad. The Dunciad, Alexander Pope’s epic poem, depicts the literary culture of 18th-century London.…
Trucking firm prepares long-shot bid for Yellow, seeks US Treasury support
One of the largest US privately owned auto transport companies is quietly mounting a long-shot bid - with increasing interest from the Biden administration - to rescue trucking giant Yellow…
In US, invasive spotted lanternflies are devastating crops
At first glance, the spotted lanternfly looks like an elegant butterfly, speckled with black spots on white wings with a splash of bright red. But the insect native to parts…
Capital suggestion: Oil of the future
The first oil well that launched the modern oil industry was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859. Copper is the ‘oil of the future’. Copper is an excellent conductor of electricity.…
Bias and recusal
JUDICIAL recusal has become the talk of the town in the context of high-profile Supreme Court cases. Otherwise seen as safeguarding judicial independence, ‘recusal’ has become a political tool to…
Democrats ready to battle for Biden as he mulls ‘four more years’
President Joe Biden was welcomed at a conference of his Democratic Party on Friday with chants of “four more years,” as the Philadelphia crowd voiced strong support for his yet-unannounced…
Unintended consequences
The dust has settled on the American midterm elections. It was widely expected the Republican Party would make major gains, as has been typical of past elections when one party…
PML-N versus PML-N
The markedly different perceptions of the state of the Pakistan economy today between PML-N’s stopgap finance Minister Miftah Ismail (stopgap as his appointment both times was subject to Ishaq Dar’s…
After the midterms
The results of the US midterm elections 2022 are a mixed bag for both Republicans and Democrats. Republicans are heading towards a thin majority in the House of Representatives and…
