Robert Reich is the Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He has served in three national administrations, including as Secretary…
Bond Traders Are Hostage to a Global Gloom
One World Trade Center rises above clouds in New York City Photographer: Gary Hershorn/Corbis News Photographer: Gary Hershorn/Corbis News Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. …
Portland ‘Ground Zero’ for Protests Between Right, Left-Wing
Portland police fire pepper spray rounds into a crowd of counter-protesters during an alt-right rally in Portland on Aug. 17. Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Portland, Ore. (AP) -- Hundreds of far-right…
IS Says It Carried Out Afghan Suicide Bombing…
The damaged Dubai City wedding hall in Kabul on Aug. 18. Photographer: Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photographer: Rafiq Maqbool/AP An Islamic State affiliate said it was responsible for a suicide bombing attack at a wedding hall in…
U.K. Faces Fuel, Food Shortages, Port Delays Post-Brexit
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg The U.K. will grapple with a shortage of fuel, food and medicine as well as job losses and a disruption at its ports of as long as three months…
Saudi Arabias Oil Price Promise Just Doesnt Add…
Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg Saudi Arabia isn’t as willing to do whatever it takes to support oil prices as it would have us believe. That’s the only conclusion one can draw from what we’ve learnt…
Porsche’s Type 64 Nazi Car Fails to Sell…
Photographer: ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's/©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's Photographer: ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's/©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's After the biggest blunder in recent auction history, the Nazi car that Ferdinand Porsche made didn’t sell.…
Hong Kong Finance Secretary Warns of Looming ‘Economic…
Protesters gather for a rally in Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Aug. 18. Photographer: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a…
China E-Commerce Sites Block Sales of Protest Gear…
Helmets and umbrellas during a protest in Hong Kong. Photographer: Eduardo Leal/Bloomberg Photographer: Eduardo Leal/Bloomberg Hong Kong demonstrators will need to look beyond mainland China for supplies of protest gear that’s defined the look of…