59 h. ago Clean energy investment rising despite economic uncertainty: IEA

Investment in clean energy technologies is set to strike a record this year despite global economic uncertainty, double the spending on fossil fuels that will dip for the first time since 2020, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.

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3 d. ago What’s ahead for U.S. economy as global market reacts to Trump’s tariffs

What’s ahead for U.S. economy as global market reacts to Trump’s tariffs  PBS

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3 d. ago United States, Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council

United States, Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council  Global Issues.org

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs expected to dampen global economic growth, OECD says

Trump tariffs expected to dampen global economic growth, OECD says  The Washington Post

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump pushes for trade deals as global economy set to take a hit

Trump tariffs live updates: Trump pushes for trade deals as global economy set to take a hit  Yahoo Finance

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4 d. ago Professor Emeritus Stanley Fischer, a towering figure in academic macroeconomics and global economic policymaking, dies at 81

Influential MIT economist and former vice chair of the US Federal Reserve inspired generations of students and helped shape modern macroeconomics.

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4 d. ago US economic outlook slashed by OECD as Trump's tariffs upend global growth

"Global economic prospects are weakening," the OECD said.

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump pushes for trade deals as global economy takes a hit

Trump tariffs live updates: Trump pushes for trade deals as global economy takes a hit  Yahoo

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6 d. ago As Ukraine war drags on, what does Russian President Vladimir Putin want?

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Angela Stent, professor emeritus at Georgetown University, about what motivates Russian President Vladimir Putin as talks to end the war in Ukraine continue.

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6 d. ago Three years into his war on Ukraine, what does Putin really want?

President Trump wants to make a deal with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Putin says Russia wants to engage in peace talks, but Putin has also been ordering the most widespread and violent aerial attacks on Ukraine in years. This has led Trump to criticize Putin more and more in public — a step that's been rare over the course of Trump's two terms in office.Three years into his war on Ukraine, what does Putin really want? It's a question leaders around the world are trying to figure out.To learn more, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Angela Stent, Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University, Senior Fellow at the Brookings institution — a nonpartisan policy organization in Washington DC — and author of the book "Putin's World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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6 d. ago Stanley Fischer, Who Helped Defuse Financial Crises, Dies at 81

He was the No. 2 at the Federal Reserve and the I.M.F. during periods of economic turmoil, and he mentored future economic leaders, like Ben Bernanke.

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9 d. ago Briefing: Research in the United States as a driver for economic growth and global impact

Briefing: Research in the United States as a driver for economic growth and global impact  Clarivate

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9 d. ago Harvard Prof. Arthur Brooks: It's 'Overreach', But Trump's Just Using Obama's 'Toolkit' on Harvard

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Harvard Professor, author, American Enterprise Institute President Emeritus, and columnist for The Atlantic Arthur Brooks stated that the Trump administration’s actions on Harvard are “overreach” but “the toolkit was actually set during the The post Harvard Prof. Arthur Brooks: It’s ‘Overreach’, But Trump’s Just Using Obama’s ‘Toolkit’ on Harvard appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Tribe: 'Unhinged' Trump Attacking Harvard Because He 'Hates Intellect'

Harvard Law professor emeritus Laurence Tribe said Monday on MSNBC's "The Last Word" that "obviously unhinged" President Donald Trump was attacking Harvard University because he "hates intellect." The post Tribe: ‘Unhinged’ Trump Attacking Harvard Because He ‘Hates Intellect’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Dershowitz on Allegations of Harvard Foreign Collusion: Qatar Has a Lot of Financial Influence on Schools

On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “American Agenda,” Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz responded to allegations of collusion with China and Iran by American higher education institutions by stating that Code Pink is active on campus and “we know The post Dershowitz on Allegations of Harvard Foreign Collusion: Qatar Has a Lot of Financial Influence on Schools appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Dershowitz: Harvard Focuses on Using Foreign Students to Make Money over American Students

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz said that Harvard, like many universities, has too many foreign students and has the large numbers of foreign students it does because it makes them money and “Harvard The post Dershowitz: Harvard Focuses on Using Foreign Students to Make Money over American Students appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Dershowitz: Trump Should Be More Targeted with Harvard, He's Also Saying They Can't Enroll Israeli Students

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz stated that while there is value to cracking down on international students from hostile nations, the Trump administration cutting off Harvard from enrolling all foreign students goes too The post Dershowitz: Trump Should Be More Targeted with Harvard, He’s Also Saying They Can’t Enroll Israeli Students appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Dershowitz: Harvard, Other Schools 'Have Blood on Their Hands', Taught Antisemitism Through DEI, Intersectionality

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz stated that Harvard and other schools are to blame for the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, not just because they tolerated antisemitism, The post Dershowitz: Harvard, Other Schools ‘Have Blood on Their Hands’, Taught Antisemitism Through DEI, Intersectionality appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Dershowitz: Killing of Israeli Embassy Staffers Is Result of Allowing Riots, Columbia Hostage

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz reacted to the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers on Wednesday by saying that “when you permit riots and demonstrations and taking people hostage the The post Dershowitz: Killing of Israeli Embassy Staffers Is Result of Allowing Riots, Columbia Hostage-Taking  appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Global Economic Officials Gather Amid Headwinds From Trump’s Trade War

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet his international counterparts at a G7 finance ministers meeting in Canada.

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