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A key element of the Trump administration’s peace drive in Ukraine is a belief that revived trade ties between the United States and Russia will prevent the resumption of war—and that American investors will get rich in the process. But some who’ve played a role in Russia’s economic sector are less optimistic, casting doubt on the prospect that trade could guarantee peace and that Russia is an untapped El Dorado. Investing in Russia “will be a very, very difficult environment for a very long time,” said Chris Weafer, the CEO of Macro-Advisory, a business consultancy that covers Russia’s economy. The…
0:37Intro. [Recording date: December 18, 2025.]Russ Roberts: Today is December 18th, 2025, and before introducing today’s guest, I want to remind listeners to go to econtalk.org and click on the link for our survey of your favorite episodes of 2025. Voting closes this week.And now, for today’s guest. My guest is author and consultant, Daniel Coyle. His latest book is Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment. Daniel, welcome to EconTalk.Daniel Coyle: I’m happy to be here with you, Russ.1:04Russ Roberts: I feel like you cheated. I feel like you picked a title that you knew would land…
Crystal Palace have completed the signing of striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves for a club record fee of a reported £48m. The 25-year-old was wanted by Newcastle last summer but signed a new contract before again courting interest this winter. He was widely expected to replace Jean-Philippe Mateta, but he will now play alongside him after the Frenchman’s move to AC Milan fell through. Strand Larsen has signed a four-and-a-half year deal, while Palace could also sign Everton midfielder Dwight McNeil. Strand Larsen scored 14 goals for Wolves in the 2024-25 campaign to help steer them clear of relegation…
Orlando, Tampa and Miami all recorded their coldest temperatures in 16 years this weekend. Many places across Florida began Monday morning below freezing for the seventh consecutive day for the first time since 2001. The rare cold snap will last in the Sunshine State through Tuesday before temperatures finally warm up by midweek.ORLANDO, Fla. – The wrath of this winter season managed to reach sunny Florida this weekend. The arctic air that has gripped much of the eastern U.S. surged south, setting at least 15 record-low temperatures across the Sunshine State.FEBRUARY OUTLOOK: WEAKENING POLAR VORTEX TO EXTEND EXTREME COLD SPELL…
by AI | 30.Jan 2026 | Europe in brief AI Slovenia agrees with the inclusion of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on the list of terrorist organizations of the European Union, but does not wish to close diplomatic channels with Tehran. Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA Brussels – Slovenia agrees with the inclusion of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on the list of terrorist organizations of the European Union, said the Slovenian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon on the sidelines of the meeting of EU foreign ministers…
From Atlanta Fed and Goldman Sachs, numbers that perhaps better represent the trajectory of aggregate demand. Figure 1: Final sales to private domestic purchasers (bold black), 2023-24 stochastic trend (gray), GDPNow of 1/29 (light blue square), Goldman Sachs of 1/29 (red triangle), all in bn.Ch.2017$ SAAR. Source: BEA 2025Q3 updated release, Atlanta Fed, Goldman Sachs, and author’s calculations. Core GDP is tracked by Goldman Sachs as decelerating from 3.0% q/q AR to 2.5%, and accelerating to 3.4% by the Atlanta Fed. Either one is a respectable number, but neither gets “Core GDP” back to the 2023-24 trend. This entry was…
Serie A7:45 PMFebruary 1, 2026Regular Season – 23Ennio Tardini StadiumReferee: Francesco Fourneau, Italy Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Parma World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Juventus World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.58Expected goals (xG)4.03Passing303 (84%)Accurate passes488 (86%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 40 G Edoardo Corvi 6.9 14 D Emanuele Valeri 5.6 39 D Alessandro Circati 86′ Roughing 6.2 37 D Mariano Troilo 6.3 15 D Enrico Del Prato (C) 6.3 16 M…
The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on Monday, February 2, with tip-off scheduled for 6:00 AM IST. Both teams face significant injury concerns that could shape the outcome of this Western Conference matchup. Minnesota will likely be without Terrence Shannon Jr. (left foot) and two-way players Enrique Freeman and Rocco Zikarsky. Anthony […] The post Timberwolves vs Grizzlies injury report: who will play on February 2 appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
The public health numbers were cause for celebration: U.S. overdose deaths fell for a second year in a row. After two decades of rising deaths, fatal overdoses killed 21.4% fewer people from August 2024 to 2025 than the year prior, the U.S. government reported in January. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly attributed the decline to President Donald Trump’s policies at the southern border, military strikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Oceanand Trump’s work to stop chemicals used to make fentanyl from being imported from China. A year prior, the Biden administration gave different reasons for…
Serie A Inter extended their lead at the top of Serie A to eight points with a 2-0 win over struggling Cremonese on Sunday. Lautaro Martinez and Piotr Zielinski both found the net inside the opening 31 minutes to give Cristian Chivu’s men all three points at Stadio Giovanni Zini. However, the game was marred when the action had to be halted after Cremonese goalkeeper Emil Audero was struck by a firecracker from the crowd. Audero was able to continue for the rest of the match, despite sustaining a cut on his right leg. The result boosts Inter’s title hopes,…