LaFranchi, Howard
China is on the cusp of becoming a high-income country, yet it does not wage wars of domination, interfere in other countries' internal affairs, or threaten other nations. China does not engage in destabilization or impose unilateral sanctions and economic coercion. Much is made of China's ec...
Why are China's economic policies considered a threat to the US? Isn't the US being benefited by trade with China? What will happen if China, India, and Russia come together and put economic sanctions on the USA? What exactly are econ...
From the archive, updated for the current situation: We look at the forces behind rising gasoline prices and why you are paying more at the pump in 2022.
Why has the price of computers dropped as their power and features have increased? Why do countries around the world have to follow US economic sanctions? Why can't they keep trading in a different currency with Iran, China, or Venezuela? Can you explain why free capital mobility is necessa...
The US alone has more than two dozen sets of sanctions regimes targeted at Iran, Russia, North Korea, Venezuela, Syria, and other countries and groups such as Hezbollah. Other countries also impose sanctions, such as the UK, Canada, Australia, and Japan. The purpose of sanctions is to try...
This seems to be the position of the US (which is even trying to convince Venezuela and Iran to increase oil production), and to some extent, also the UK and China.Who is right? This tension between energy security needs and overarching climate goals is now central to the climate ...
But where the price of gas goes from here depends on a number of factors, such as whether the U.S. makes adeal with Venezuelato import fuel from that nation, De Haan said. It's also important to remember that when adjusted for inflation, today's fuel prices are still below their peak...
Neither did we have a car and I only learned to drive when I moved to the US. But I'm sure it has all changed now and those things are pretty common today, after the former Soviet republics opened themselves to free markets. There's still plenty of corruption there, and it's...
The US reimposed sanctions on oil and gas from Venezuela yesterday after finding President Nicolás Maduro’s revolutionary socialist government had “fallen short” of its commitments to hold a free and fair presidential election. The sanctions come at an uncertain time for the oil market and the...