The pound dropped to its lowest level against the dollar since December 2020, as investors rushed to the dollar. Sterling tumbled as low as $1.314, a level not seen since before Britain finalized its exit from the European Union. Currently, the dollar is the favored currency of the world as the Federal Reserve took a...Read More

I have just completed my term as chairman of our industry trade association, the International Association of Fairs and Expositions. This group spans the world with more than 2,000 member fairs and associate members who conduct business with fairs, such as e-ticketing companies, insurance providers, entertainers and performers, their agents and artist representatives, the Coca-Cola...Read More

But on a day when oil surged towards $US130 a barrel, Wall Street tanked and commodity price panic went up a notch, it was perhaps Morrison’s offhand remarks that should remind business that this “radical uncertainty” will get worse before it gets better. Deviating from his prepared remarks, Morrison said his government was closely watching...Read More

Home > Press Releases > Local economic surge through year-end, states Georgia Southern’s Q4 Economic Monitor March 7, 2022 The Savannah metro area economy remained on a remarkable path of rebound growth as 2021 ended, according to Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which reflects Q4 2021. “All major indicators of regional economic activity increased,”...Read More

Surge in Energy Prices will Dominate Global Markets, Sustained Euro Selling in Evidence Overall risk conditions are likely to remain dominant for global markets in the short term. As far as the economic impact is concerned, the principal focus is on energy prices with crude surging to fresh 13-year highs in global markets with Brent...Read More

A look at what war in Ukraine means for the U.S. As the war unfolds in Ukraine, there are constant changes in the status of Russia, Ukraine, and all other countries involved in the war. Because of this, it is hard to concretely say what is currently being done by each location. The U.S. was...Read More

Destroyed buildings seen in the video footage. (From Telegram) Video published on social media Saturday shows parts of a Ukrainian tank factory outside of Zhytomyr — about 140 kilometers (about 85 miles) west of Kyiv — has been leveled after Russian military strikes at the complex.  The video, geolocated and its authenticity verified by CNN, surfaced...Read More

Ever since humans first learned to harness fire, our advancements have required energy. How many things use energy that you touch each day? Our enemies recognize our energy vulnerability. Consider that in the later 20th and early 21st centuries, we relied on Middle East oil and simultaneously were involved in violent conflicts in the Middle...Read More

Express News Service Amidst the universal condemnation of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, and the derisive support for the young President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is a low key but firm reiteration by the US and NATO countries there will be no boots on the ground; nor will the West get directly involved with air strikes or...Read More

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest producer of computer chips and smartphones, has halted all shipments to Russia. “Due to current geopolitical developments, shipments to Russia have been suspended,” the company said in a statement on Saturday. “We continue to actively monitor this complex situation to determine our next steps.” A spokesperson for Samsung Electronics confirmed...Read More