The US markets declined on Thursday as a recent jump by US treasury yields has raised concerns about the outlook for interest rates. With the ten-year yield reaching its highest levels in over seven years, traders seem worried the Federal Reserve may raise rates more aggressively than currently anticipated. Adding to the concerns Fed Chairman … Read more
Approximately 61 percent of the world’s 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, and the decline could have ecological consequences. These findings are according to a paper in the journal BioScience synthesizing the global status of turtles and their ecological roles by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, University of … Read more
By sequencing the genome of the yellow-banded bumblebee, York University researchers have found that inbreeding and disease are likely culprits in their rapid decline in North America. This is believed to be the first time the genome of an at-risk bumblebee has been sequenced and it allows researchers to take a deeper look into the … Read more
In a Facebook post, he said those who predicted a 2 per cent decline in GDP growth have been proved wrong. Arun Jaitley pointed out that the economy rewards structural reforms, fiscal prudence, and macro-economic stability. In an article titled ‘The Economy and the Markets Reward Structural Reforms and Fiscal Prudence’, Union Minister Arun Jaitley … Read more
