Our house was never dirty, but it was never neat, either.
The Man Who Sacked Rome
Rome’s defenses had not been breached in 800 years—not since a sack by the Gauls at the beginning of the fourth century b.c., long before Rome became an imperial power.
Minneapolis Had This Coming
Census data from 2015, for example, showed homeownership rates for black families in the Twin Cities was about 23 percent; for whites, that number was 75 percent, putting it among the highest in the nation.
Stocks Pull Back After Recent Rally
In a sign that the Federal Reserve remains concerned about the prospects for American businesses, the central bank said Monday that it will make terms more favorable for its incipient program to extend loans to small and midsize businesses.
U.S. Sets Plan to Expand Sanctions on Tankers, in Bid to Pressure Venezuela
By threatening the marine industry with sanctions, the U.S. is embarking on new steps to stymie the Iranian-Venezuelan relationship while helping the Trump administration steer clear of a possible military confrontation stemming from other types of action at sea, U.S. officials say.
U.S. Frackers to Zero In on Richest Oil Fields After Coronavirus
The Permian Basin is set to return to growth by next year and continue through 2030, consulting firms Rystad Energy and Wood Mackenzie estimate.
Mercedes-Benz Says Brazil Truck Market to Slump 30% This Year
The size of the drop in demand will depend on when activity can start to recover, Mr. Schiemer said. If businesses begin to reopen in June or July, then the truck market might decline only 30% to 40% from 2019. But if the reopening is pushed back past July, then demand could fall even more, he said.
U.S. Movie Theaters See Temporary Closures as Strong Possibility
“If [theaters] have to shut down for a month…it’ll have major impacts for the foreseeable future,” said one studio executive, pointing to many theater operators’ high debt levels and attendant need for steady cash flow.
Movie Theaters Face Their Biggest Summer Thriller Yet
Whether people show up is a whole other question. Michael Pachter of Wedbush notes that because 30% of the moviegoing audience is made up of people 50 and older, “a significant portion of moviegoers are not going to be bold enough to return to theaters.”
Some Economists Question Strength of China’s Labor Market
The reality on the ground appears to be worse. Many people in China have returned to work as the pathogen subsides, but anecdotal evidence and economists’ calculations suggest that China’s labor market is in worse shape than official government data show.