Category Archives: News

Morning News: Economic Fallout From War, Energy Prices & Inflation, Europe

A.M. Edition for March 11. The economic fallout caused by the war in Ukraine, higher energy prices and inflation isn’t being felt equally around the world. 

WSJ columnist Jon Sindreu details why the Senate’s passage of an omnibus spending bill could provide a tailwind to the U.S. economy, even as BMO GAM’s chief economist Steven Bell explains why Europe may soon face a recession risk. Luke Vargas hosts.

Morning News: Ukraine Hospital Bombed, Voting System Stress, Vaccines

Russia has bombed a children’s hospital in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. Election professionals cite threats, stress, and political attacks on the voting system among the forces pushing them from their jobs. And how eager will parents of the youngest kids in the U.S. be to have their children vaccinated against COVID?

Morning News: Refugees From Ukraine, French Election, Russia-China

The latest from Ukraine, with an update on humanitarian corridors and the refugee situation. Plus: the official French presidential-election candidate list is released, and how does China and Russia’s relationship swing the balance of global power?

Morning News: Ukraine City Destruction, South Korea Election, Aviation

We have the latest on the invasion of Ukraine. Plus: an interview with former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves; a look ahead to the South Korean presidential elections; and the latest aviation news.

Political Analysis: Putin’s War Escalates, Climate Change, French Debate

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: the horror ahead in Ukraine, why climate change must be adapted to as well as opposed (11:25) and why France needs a proper debate ahead of its presidential election (15:40).