Why the software stock crash is really starting to worry me

This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: I am getting some friendly heat from all…

Why a dart frog poison believed to have killed Alexei Navalny points to the Kremlin

The modern poison has become less a medieval cliché than a geopolitical signature flourish. Precise, deniable, and in Russia’s case, grimly familiar. Accusations of Russian poisoning surfaced again this week…

Russia’s Losses Boosting Reliance on Foreign Fighters, UK Says

(Bloomberg) — Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign fighters in the war on Ukraine as its forces sustain more losses than they’re able to replace, UK Defence Secretary John…

Ski mountaineering to make its Olympic debut

This week, for the first time at the Olympics, skiers will scamper uphill wearing carpet-like skins on their skis or just their stiff boots, then barrel back down an ungroomed…

Natural and Artificial Ice – Marginal REVOLUTION

Excellent Veritasium video on the 19th century ice industry. Shipping ice from America to India would hardly seem like a wise idea—it’s hard to imagine ever getting a committee to…

Food inflation expected to jump in January amid tax changes: economists

OTTAWA — Economists expect tax changes from a year ago will result in a year-over-year surge in food prices when Statistics Canada reports January inflation figures later this week. StatCan…

UK minimum wage is raising youth unemployment, Bank of England’s Mann says

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A sharp rise in Britain’s minimum wage for younger workers over the past three years has contributed to ‌an increase in unemployment for that age…

Tax season is here. Here’s what you need to know for stress-free filing

NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS. If you want to avoid the stress of the…

How China is celebrating the Year of the Horse

Officials hope the longer holiday will boost consumption amid an economic slump that is weighing on people’s minds. “The overall environment isn’t very good,” said Liu Zhenqiang, 38, who works…

Home insurers raise prices, rein in coverage as weather events worsen

Canada’s home insurance safety net is starting to fray at the edges as the costs of extreme weather continue to rise. While competition is still healthy, and the country has…