Author: jcookson
The disruption to oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a systemic shock to energy markets, and Sri Lanka is on the front line.Read More
From factories to supermarket shelves, the Iran war is disrupting global supply chains.Read More
One expert says that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be not recessionary, but depressionary.Read More
Today, the United States is imposing sanctions to disrupt a global financial network that supports Hizballah. This action targets individuals and entities involved in laundering and raising funds for Hizballah’s finance team through a range of companies and projects operating across the Middle East, Europe, and North America. By cutting off these financial channels, the […]Read More
The Freedom House “Freedom in the World” report continues to track declining global liberties. Amy Slipowitz, the report’s co-author, joins CBS News with more details.Read More
Petrochemicals—used in everything from fertilizers, solar panels, clothing, and cosmetics to electric vehicles, electronics, and medicines—are integral to food security, manufacturing, and clean energy. They are also becoming the fastest-growing source of demand for oil.Read More
About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Now shipping is all-but stopped through the Strait and this could have repercussions for the global food supply.Read More
With March Madness here, Grant McCasland and the Texas Tech Red Raiders have a great opportunity to get out of a horrible slump and prove that this is still a tRead More
One of the top teams in the Big 12 starts its journey to overcome a mountain of injuries as the Texas Tech Red Raiders take on Akron.Read More
At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.Read More