Australia approves a drought-tolerant genetically modified strain of wheat for use in food https://t.co/P3RgRpRxNe— Bloomberg (@business) May 7, 2022 … [Read more...] about Australia approves a drought-tolerant genetically modified strain of wheat for use in food
The Pentagon’s FY2023 budget request for hypersonic-related research is $4.7 billion
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is pursuing two types of hypersonic weapons technologies: boost-glide systems that place a maneuverable glide vehicle atop a ballistic missile or rocket booster, and cruise missiles that would use high-speed, air-breathing engines known as scramjets to travel to hypersonic speeds. This In Focus addresses only the first of these … [Read more...] about The Pentagon’s FY2023 budget request for hypersonic-related research is $4.7 billion
Middle East and North Africa region’s economies grew by 5.8% in 2021
As a whole, the Middle East and North Africa region’s economies grew by 5.8% in 2021. But inflation also surged to 14.8% and will remain high in 2022. See how this will affect commodity importers by reading our latest Regional Economic Outlook: https://t.co/1Qwtg2avql pic.twitter.com/uHyJwTqbgw— IMF (@IMFNews) May 4, 2022 … [Read more...] about Middle East and North Africa region’s economies grew by 5.8% in 2021
Job openings hit a record high March
Job openings hit a record high March as businesses still struggle to find workers https://t.co/3u02UxE2TP— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) May 3, 2022 … [Read more...] about Job openings hit a record high March
Coal-powered electricity reached an all-time high in 2021
Coal-powered electricity reached an all-time high in 2021 - here's what you need to know https://t.co/lZUK1FOLUN #CoalEnergy #GlobalWarming pic.twitter.com/3MFTNUWSdy— World Economic Forum (@wef) May 5, 2022 Higher coal prices are prompting Warrior Met Coal to restart development of an Alabama mine and pay out a special dividend to investors … [Read more...] about Coal-powered electricity reached an all-time high in 2021
The global demand for semiconductor chips continues to rise but this demand is not being met
The global demand for #semiconductor chips continues to rise—but this demand is not being met by #suppliers whose #operations have been disrupted by COVID-19.Discover how the implementation of cross-functional "control towers" could help: https://t.co/ygZZYePsad pic.twitter.com/kT8CZ2Z0y3— McKinsey & Company (@McKinsey) May 2, 2022 … [Read more...] about The global demand for semiconductor chips continues to rise but this demand is not being met
The global semiconductor industry is poised to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030
The global semiconductor industry is poised to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030.Today's #ChartOfTheDay shows that 70% of the growth could come from the automotive, data storage, and wireless industries. Read more here ⬇️ https://t.co/1wS5XE5FGr— McKinsey & Company (@McKinsey) April 22, 2022 … [Read more...] about The global semiconductor industry is poised to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030
China wants to produce its own hard-tech companies in order to become less reliant on the hostile West
China wants to produce its own hard-tech companies in order to become less reliant on the hostile West. The efforts could redraw the country’s economic map https://t.co/l36gqDGGbc— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 17, 2022 … [Read more...] about China wants to produce its own hard-tech companies in order to become less reliant on the hostile West
Embargo of Russian energy would see Russia’s GDP completely collapse
An embargo of Russian energy would see Russia's GDP completely collapse. Our baseline forecast has GDP fall -30% by end-2022 and does NOT yet put a 100% weight on an energy stop. This number would be MUCH worse in the event of an embargo, making war harder to sustain for Putin... pic.twitter.com/6ZMJceyjH9— Robin Brooks (@RobinBrooksIIF) March 26, 2022 … [Read more...] about Embargo of Russian energy would see Russia’s GDP completely collapse
Europe’s Electricity Mix
To understand – and tackle – the price increase, we have to take a close look at where our electricity comes from. This is Europe’s electricity mix ↓Fossil fuels account for 35% of the mix and renewables, 39% But this is an average. pic.twitter.com/rQqbczahoR— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) March 25, 2022 In reality, there are important differences among Member … [Read more...] about Europe’s Electricity Mix
