Articles in English

CAMBRIDGE – Will COVID-19 finally trigger a long-overdue technological disruption of higher education? Throughout the world, sudden mid-semester lockdowns aimed at combating the pandemic forced universities to switch to distance learning almost overnight. But while this rapid transition has been tough for faculty and students alike, some good might yet come of it

09 июля 2020 5 мин. 6251

Japan’s Richest Person Sees Wealth Soar To $29 Billion As Shoppers Flock Back To Uniqlo

As the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of stores around the world, it felled some of the biggest names in retailing from J.C.Penney and Sears to Debenham and Neiman Marcus. But with lockdowns easing, shoppers are returning, more so in Asia

08 июля 2020 3 мин. 5626

How Two Young Scientists Built A $250 Million Business Using Yeast To Clean Up Wastewater

Houston-based Solugen is making cheaper, more effective industrial chemicals to help scrub everything from pools and hot tubs to oil and gas companies’ wastewater

07 июля 2020 9 мин. 6003

Facebook’s Revenue Hit From Ad Boycott Will Be ‘Minimal,’ Wall Street Firms Say

Facebook shares initially plunged by 8% last Friday amid an increasing number of big brands—most recently joined by Pfizer, Lego and Dunkin Donuts

03 июля 2020 2 мин. 7187

Priorities for the COVID-19 Economy

NEW YORK – Although it seems like ancient history, it hasn’t been that long since economies around the world began to close down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Early in the crisis, most people anticipated a quick V-shaped recovery, on the assumption that the economy merely needed a short timeout. After two months of tender loving care and heaps of money, it would pick up where it left off

02 июля 2020 5 мин. 8717

The COVID Shock to the Dollar

NEW HAVEN – Pandemic time runs at warp speed. That’s true of the COVID-19 infection rate, as well as the unprecedented scientific efforts under way to find a vaccine. It is also true of transformational developments currently playing out in pandemic-affected economies. Just as a lockdown-induced recession brought global economic activity to a virtual standstill in a mere two months, hopes for a V-shaped recovery are premised on an equally quick reopening of shuttered economies

01 июля 2020 5 мин. 9792

What the Global Pandemic Response Is Missing

WASHINGTON, DC – After ravaging the developed world, COVID-19 is now devastating developing and emerging-market countries, most of which lack the medical and financial capacity to combat the pandemic and its economic effects