It’s not every day that the defense minister of a major NATO ally proposes a new deal in transatlantic relations by repeatedly and emotionally avowing her “gratitude” towards the US But that’s what Germany’s Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer did last week. Even in the final throes of a presidential election, the cognoscenti in Washington on both sides of the aisle would be ...

Concerns that the forthcoming release of the PlayStation 5 could depress Sony Corp revenue in the September quarter weren’t realised, paving the way for what could be a blockbuster holiday season for the Japanese giant. What’s worth noting, however, is the supporting cast that helped set the company up for such a good fiscal 2020 that it boosted both its ...

What to do about schools is perhaps the biggest dilemma facing policy makers right now. Closing them could lead to a “lost generation” of learners and make it harder for parents to get back to work. Keeping them open could further propagate the virus. Should governments choose the latter, they will need other ways to mitigate the impact on health. ...