World’s Farmers See Fertilizer Price Surge as Iran War Blocks Exports March 6, 2026 By Naveen Thukral and Ed White The world’s farmers face soaring fertilizer and fuel prices as the war in the Middle East escalates, leaving some scrambling...
Perishables to Plane Parts Stranded as Middle East Conflict Hits Air Cargo March 5, 2026 By Allison Lampert , Lisa Baertlein, Julie Zhu and Tim Hepher Shipments ranging from fresh produce to airplane parts are in limbo as Middle East conflict squeezes cargo capacity and pushes...
‘Black Swan’ Risks Stalk Container Carriers in Avoiding Iran War March 3, 2026 By Laura Curtis The Iran conflict has thrust container shipping from an industry bracing for a capacity glut to another potential “black swan”...
How China Is Masking Drone Flights in Potential Taiwan-Invasion Rehearsal February 27, 2026 By Greg Torode A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false...
Rampant AI Demand for Memory Is Fueling a Growing Chip Crisis February 17, 2026 By Debby Wu, Takashi Mochizuki and Yoolim Lee A growing procession of tech industry leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook are warning about a global crisis in...
The $10 Trillion Fight: Modeling a US-China War Over Taiwan February 12, 2026 By Jennifer Welch and Maeva Cousin The island at the center of the artificial intelligence boom—and increasingly the global economy—lies on geological and geopolitical fault lines....
US Military Operation in Venezuela Disrupts Caribbean Travel January 5, 2026 By Matt O'Brien, Josh Funk and Audrey McAvoy The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday also...
Mexico Train Derailment Piles Pressure on Sheinbaum Over Safety of Megaprojects December 31, 2025 By Cassandra Garrison and Raul Cortes Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum deferred questions on Tuesday about the record of a passenger train that derailed over the weekend,...
Deadly Train Derailment in Mexico Hits Priority Rail Project December 30, 2025 By Gonzalo Soto and Alex Vasquez A train derailment in southern Mexico that killed 13 and injured dozens more is presenting President Claudia Sheinbaum with a...
Fifth La Niña in Six Years to Disrupt Crops and Supply Chains December 15, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Srinidhi Ragavendran and Dayanne Sousa Deadly flooding in Asia and early snowstorms across the US are signaling the return of a weather-roiling La Niña, a...