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Investors prepare for more U.S. stock swings as states reopen

Investors are bracing for more turbulence in U.S. stocks as some states prepare to reopen their economies and global trade tensions rise.The CBOE Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's fear gaug

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REITs expected to make new infrastructure financing easier

VCG The Chinese government is eager for additional infrastructure projects nationwide and has come up with Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to help finance them. But experts believe fully

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Wall Street ends down on Powell's sober outlook, fiscal support call

A woman walks in the rain outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district of lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., April 13, 2020. /VCG Wall Street's three maj

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Amazon calls on Congress to create anti-price gouging law

Amazon has received a fair amount of criticism for perceived inaction against seller price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the retail giant has made efforts to rein in the opportunist acti

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Fed's Powell warns of prolonged economic weakness, calls for more fiscal support

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a sober review of where the U.S. economy stands on the cusp of its reopening, warned on Wednesday of an “extended period” of wea

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Not just a pest - moths are vital pollinators, study says

Nocturnal moths - often dismissed as pests - have been found to play an important role in supporting crop yields, a study suggests.The research, published in Biology Letters, shows the insects help t

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Social distancing between monkeys prevents microbe spread

Research into microbes for eight distinct social groups of monkeys in Ghana has found social distancing prevents transmissions.

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With fresh support from its billionaire backers Pivot Bio is ushering in a farming revolution

In the first decade of the twentieth century two German chemists, Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, invented fertilizer — the nitrogen compound which ushered in modern agriculture and saved the world

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SoftBank to write down WeWork by $6.6 billion

The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. /Reuters SoftBank Group Corp said it sees a loss of around 700 billion yen (6.6 b

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Profile: The last female hunter hits target of shaking off poverty

Wearing sparkling earrings and high heels, 29-year-old Na Si is bottle feeding her one-year-old son. Few would connect the modern mom with a very primitive skill -- hunting. "I was able to hit a

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WHO to launch initiative to share COVID-19 drugs, tests and vaccines

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it would announce a "landmark collaboration" later today to speed up development of safe, effective drugs, tests and vaccines to prevent, diagnose and trea

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Loans or grants? European leaders set to face off over coronavirus relief

There’s a lot at stake when European leaders host their fourth coronavirus call Thursday as they seek further funding to alleviate the economic shock from the pandemic.

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Chinese scientists develop heat stress-resistant plants

A research team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has made a breakthrough in increasing the photosynthesis efficiency and yield of plants under heat stress.Heat stress as a result of global wa

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Poland could face "worst drought in a century"

The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) has warned on Wednesday that Poland could face a severe drought this season. Lack of rain is already ca

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China to achieve high-quality agricultural development in 2020: report

China's agricultural products will continue to rise in quality this year as production stabilizes and supply is secured for important products such as grains and pigs,

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Agritech startup DeHaat raises $12M to reach more farmers in India

DeHaat, an online platform that offers full-stack agricultural services to farmers, has raised $12 million as it looks to scale its network across India.The Series A financial round for the eight-year

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U.S. Fed announces establishment of temporary repo facility with foreign central banks

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced the establishment of a temporary repurchase agreement facility for foreign central banks and international monetary autho