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Longtime business journalist with global, local and financial interests. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-ferguson-150a1311/
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Economic pundits are puzzled.
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The Global Economy’s Warning Signals Are Broken
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February 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Update on the Quislings in charge.
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Opinion | A Tiananmen Memory Crime in Hong Kong
Three Hong Kong citizens face a decade in prison for lighting memorial candles.
www.wsj.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Handling" post-Maduro Venezuela without applying too much U.S. grip is tricky foreign policy. This is an interesting "told you so" from unhappy experience.
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Opinion | Venezuela Can Learn From an Iraq Mistake
The Pentagon rejected our plan to pay Iraqis an oil dividend.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
One gainer from Chavismo in Venezuela.
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Guyana economy set to grow 16.2% in 2026, oil sector still main driver, finance minister says
Guyana's economy is set to grow 16.2% in 2026, slowing from 19.3% in 2025, with the oil and gas sector ​continuing to drive expansion, Finance Minister Ashni Singh said on Monday.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Recall when Law of the Sea was a treaty fight.
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New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor
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January 23, 2026 at 1:37 PM
A Chinese play for Joey Chestnut.
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Smithfield Foods to Buy Nathan’s Famous
Smithfield Foods has agreed to acquire hot dog brand Nathan’s Famous for $102 a share in a deal with a total enterprise value of $450 million.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Good discussion of the farm-pollution problem, including in the comments stream.
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Opinion | This Is Why Our Rivers Are Turning Into Sewers
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January 20, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Supply-siders always said that tax incentives matter.
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‘Leave before the B’: The billionaire tax backlash is spreading far beyond billionaires
Panic is spreading through Silicon Valley, as founders and investors worry the tax could push startups — and future innovation — out of California altogether.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This revolution isn't just about weight loss--it's about an end-run around high Rx costs.
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How GLP-1s Broke Healthcare Distribution | Contrary Research
A deep dive from Contrary Research.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
50 years on--then and now in the "unHamptons" of Long Island's South Fork. #NewYork
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Echoes of the ’70s in a Changed Sag Harbor
As the village of Sag Harbor, N.Y., sought fitfully in the 1970s to renew itself, two young men from west of the Shinnecock Canal–a symbolic divide in the Hamptons real-estate game, which is …
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January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Now it transpires...
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‘A Massacre Happened’: The 24 Hours That Bloodied Iran
Authorities shut down the internet on Jan. 8. Then the large-scale killings began.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Even when Hong Kong was free, it had a sketchy stock market. This guy tried to keep it honest. RIP.
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David Webb, Investor Who Took On Hong Kong Tycoons, Dies at 60
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January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Survey science. Next up: Iran.
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Venezuelans Say Machado Should Lead Country After Maduro’s Capture
The majority of Venezuelans want María Corina Machado to lead their country following the US’s capture of Nicolás Maduro, a new poll found, contradicting Donald Trump’s claim that the opposition leade...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM
One positive omen in Asia as new presidents renew rapprochement.
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Japan, South Korea push for closer ties to counter regional tension
Japan and South Korea aim to deepen security and economic ties to counter growing tension in East Asia, their leaders said on Tuesday, after a summit meeting in Japan.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:29 AM
The madcap autocrat shouldn't mess with the "bond market," as Bill Clinton could have told him.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Lower After DOJ Launches Powell Criminal Probe — Live Updates
Live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Battery sites for "carbon-free" NY still on low power.
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New York battery storage plans face challenges in 2026
New York's battery storage plans encounter setbacks due to fires, local opposition, and federal wind-energy project freezes, impacting future energy strategies.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Research science--by imperfect scientists--that changes the world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/h...
Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88
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January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Foremost among revolutions against post-war colonialism that came to grief.
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Mohammed Harbi, Who Rewrote Algeria’s History, Dies at 92
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January 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Metro districts across America will be feeling this. What funding/staffing decisions should follow?
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Mass. public school enrollment drops to lowest level in 30 years. Here’s what’s behind the decline. - The Boston Globe
Many of the state’s largest districts and centers of immigrant populations saw particularly large declines, amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Manhattan's main new bedroom community.
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This City’s Housing Boom Is a Model for Mamdani
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January 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Visit Vietnam is easier sell.
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Vietnam overtakes Thailand as Chinese tourists' top choice for travel
Chinese visitors to Vietnam jumped 41 per cent to 5.3 million, topping the 4.5 million to Thailand, where safety concerns reduced Chinese travellers.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Supposedly triumphant PRC economy is caught in a deflationary trap of its own making.
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China’s Forex Reserves Rose in December as Yuan Debate Mounts
China’s foreign-exchange reserves rose in December amid a weaker dollar, wrapping up a year marked by a ballooning trade surplus.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Careful with wealth taxes that don't index for inflation.
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$1 million doesn't buy a mansion on Long Island, but buyers pay a 'mansion tax' anyway
"The word 'mansion' is sort of an old-timey word," said real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel CEO Jonathan Miller.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Progress in solving one of modern life's medical mysteries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/w...
Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows
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December 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Economist's "Country of the Year" still has a ways to go.
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4 dead, dozens injured in Syria during clashes between Alawites and counterdemonstrators
At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes on Syria’s coast. Health officials said that the violence erupted Sunday between Alawite protesters and counterdemonstrators.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM