Many investing professionals probably expected the S&P 500 would fall on Monday. Instead, the index rose 1%, finishing at its highest level in almost six weeks. Oil prices shot higher after President ...

Tourism operations at the pristine Horizontal Falls will be expanded over the next two years but with an increasing focus on Indigenous culture. The site Western Australia's north is a significant ...

On the day of President Trump’s State of the Union address, Foster McCoy sat himself in front of two glowing screens to “monitor the situation.” Across the displays—a curved monitor spanning 49 inches ...

The weekly Labor Market Stress Indicator (LMSI) tracks state-level labor market developments in real time to better understand labor market conditions as they evolve. The measure is built from weekly ...

Social protection expenditure refers to total program expenditure expressed as percentage of GDP. It includes spending on benefits and administrative costs; it also captures both recurrent and capital ...

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The moment you open a stock chart, you’re flooded with information: candlesticks, volume bars, and dozens of lines that all promise to predict the future. For the beginner investor, this overwhelming ...

Turkey has an overall stability rating of 2.73/4 (4= very high country instability) and a global rank of 169/184 (184=highest country instability). Janes assesses that the country faces a high risk of ...

When you’re heading outdoors, you can never be too prepared—and that includes having the right survival knife on hand at all times. No one wants to find themselves in a life-or-death scenario in the ...

The Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist and predominantly Pashtun movement, controlled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. In October 2001, U.S. and allied forces invaded the country and ...

A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and ...