China's titanium grip on rare earths puts US on backfoot

Rare earth elements are on the front line of the trade war, vital in everything from smartphones to submarines. China controls most of them. A lack of alternatives is leaving US supply chains exposed.

Abdulfattah Khattab

Oil Slips To Six-Month Low As Recession Fears Weigh

Oil hit a six-month low on Wednesday after a brief rally as concerns about the prospect of a global recession that would weaken demand overshadowed a report showing lower U.S. crude and gasoline…

Stocks Struggle as China Rate Cut Sends Oil Tumbling

Global shares struggled to advance on Monday while investors digested news of an unexpected cut in Chinese interest rates as data pointed to faltering growth in the world's second largest economy,…

How to Minimize the Damage of Layoffs

Know why you must cut costs, envision the company's future, set a cost reduction target, keep those who are essential to your future, and conduct layoffs with respect. Business leaders these days…

Peter Cohan

Syria’s Shadow Economy

The Syrian regime's government has recently increased its calls for investors from expatriate countries to return and invest in Syria, despite the fact that the international community has yet to…

Jiwan Soz

The Soulless Institution

Although normalized, upon closer inspection, the corporation concept seems to be a strange development. Over the years, they have been given legislative rights of individuals, without a need to be…

Saif Al Abri

The End of Magic Money

Two years ago, I predicted in Foreign Affairs that the COVID-19 recession, coming on top of the financial crisis of 2008, would lead rich democracies to redefine the outer limits of their monetary…

Sebastian Mallaby

Islamic Banks, a Superior Model?

Islamic finance encompasses Islamic securities (Sukuk), banking, leasing, Islamic insurance (takaful) and financing. Islamic financial markets have been a subject of talks for the past decade. This…

Saif Al Abri