Business

Top Pentagon leaders in the hot seat over Afghanistan withdrawal

September 28, 2021

Top of The World: Top Pentagon officials are expected to face tough questions from Congress on Tuesday in their first public testimony since the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan last month. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Watch the testimony streaming live here.

Energy

China's power cuts may foreshadow shortages of global goods

Associated Press

September 28, 2021

Power cuts in China to meet official energy use targets have forced many factories to shut down and left some households in the dark.

Economics

China's Evergrande crisis a ‘whole different situation’ than US’ 2008 housing collapse, analyst says

The World

September 22, 2021

Real estate giant Evergrande, which faces over $300 million in debt, says it will pay interest due Thursday to bondholders in China, but gave no sign of plans to pay on a separate bond abroad. Jeremy Goldkorn, editor-in-chief of SupChina, joined The World's host Marco Werman to discuss the situation.

Jobs

Workers battle tidal wave of burnout amid pandemic

Innovation Hub

September 16, 2021

It took a pandemic to show us that our workplace stress levels are unsustainable.

COVID-19

Pregnant women and children with HIV in Ghana struggle to access lifesaving medicine during pandemic

The World

September 14, 2021

Ghana faces an acute shortage of antiretroviral drugs, endangering the health and the lives of tens of thousands of HIV-positive children and pregnant women. Health officials say this has pushed their efforts to end the AIDS epidemic backward.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Drought, frost takes a massive toll on coffee crops in Brazil

The World

September 10, 2021

You may see coffee prices rising at your local café: Brazil, the world's largest exporter of coffee, faced extreme weather this year that has taken a toll on coffee crops across the nation.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Empty shelves for the holidays? Chinese suppliers face ambiguous global supply chain amid pandemic restrictions

The World

September 09, 2021

Every year around this time, factories in China are finishing up orders and sending them across the world to arrive in time for the holiday shopping season. But this year, they may run out of time.

Business, Economics and Jobs

China chases 'rejuvenation' with control of tycoons, society

Associated Press

September 09, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the party to return to its "original mission" as China's economic, social and cultural leader and carry out the " rejuvenation of the great Chinese nation." To support its plans, Xi's government has launched anti-monopoly and data security crackdowns to tighten its control over internet giants that looked too big and potentially independent.

Critical State

Checking in on the pandemic: Part II

Inkstick Media

September 08, 2021

How did the pandemic change the world of cybercrime? Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into how people exploited the pandemic online.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Early stumble as El Salvador starts Bitcoin as currency

Associated Press

September 08, 2021

El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender Tuesday, but the rollout stumbled in its first hours after the digital wallet used for transactions was not functioning.

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