From the way the public conversation was going, you might think renewable energy was firmly on the back foot as a result of the energy crisis that’s roiled the world since late last year. Transport fuel taxes have been cut to ease the pain of high crude prices in the European Union, India, the UK and US, among other countries. ...

  After a nine-month lunch break, China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPAA) has reopened the window and started issuing game licenses again. Investors may be rejoicing, but rest assured that Beijing has a smile on its face, too. Let’s be clear: The NPPA isn’t some sloth-like bureaucracy that plods forward at DMV speed. In normal times, the Chinese regulator ...

  Unless Vladimir Putin rapidly comes to his senses and pulls out of Ukraine, Russia is on the verge of being cast out of the international capital markets for a very long time. Any bondholders still invested in the nation’s debt are on their own. The Russian government has tried to maintain payments to its creditors, but the US Treasury’s ...