Author: Leslie Stewart

What should humanity do if an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon? Why not try to keep the space rocks out of the way before they hit? Would you wipe it out with a nuclear explosion?These are questions investigated in recent papers from more than 12 researchers, including several or more NASA scientists. And they are not purely hypothetical: the asteroid known as the 2024 YR4 is estimated to have a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032.Such space collisions “can “threate astronauts and spacecraft in low-Earth orbit, perhaps, at a height of up to 1,000…

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Susan Collins, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, spoke at the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) Economic Policy Conference held in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, March 30, 2023.Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBoston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins on Tuesday expressed support for recent interest rate cuts, but when he saw the ongoing threat from inflation, he expressed skepticism about the extent of future movements.Speaking in New York, central bank policymakers pointed out that risks to both higher inflation and softer labor markets keep authorities on their toes.”In my view, a bit of mitigation was appropriate…

Consumer confidence was low in September ahead of the blackouts of expected data caused by the looming federal shutdown, it reported Tuesday.The board’s headline confidence index is 94.2 points off the reading of 94.2, below the Dow Jones estimate of 96.0. Reading is the lowest since April and comes with a government non-essential operation that is not scheduled to be closed in the middle of the night.In addition to the weaknesses of the main reading, the “Current Situation” index reached its lowest in a year.”While the ratings of consumer business conditions have been far less positive than in recent months,…

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Writing for the Conversation, Dr. Thomas Gift (UCL Politics) shares concerns about President Donald Trump’s involvement and influence in cryptocurrency. US President Donald Trump’s “Meme Coin” $Trump fell by about 8% in five minutes in late September 2025, shaking its value by millions. Users can buy and sell this cryptocurrency inspired by internet memes in the open market.Just before he played his office, Trump had posted an X. Below the post was a picture of Trump with the words “fight, fight, fight.” This hinted at his attempt to assassinate him.Soon after that announcement, the creation of $Melania Coin, named after…

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The views of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesFor all the political fires they create, government closures have historically been non-characteristic for both the market and the economy.However, this time it may be different.That’s because the threat of making several federal furrows due to President Donald Trump’s permanent shutdown could have a long-term impact on employment situations that seem precarious already.If Trump follows the threat, and almost certainly endures yet another court challenge to his enforcement rights – it throws a wrench at something far more political than an otherwise economic…

The U.S. Capitol is considered to be visible in Washington, DC on August 4, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Labor Bureau is prepared for what would be the equivalent of a news and data blackout if the US government shuts down.In a contingency plan released Friday, the department said “to allow DOL agencies to carry out an orderly halt of programs and operations to continue to lapse while continuing to lapse while continuing to lapse.”The sector covers a number of areas, but the impact on data releases is on investors. The DOL, in partnership with the Bureau…

The market has largely shrugged after previous government shutdowns, but this time it could prove different if it shows that the incompetence of US governments has fallen to a new low. This could lead to rating agencies reconsidering our high-credit but vulnerable state. The Labor Bureau said Monday it had prepared a contingency plan for what would be the equivalent of a news and data blackout if the U.S. government shuts down, indicating that the Trump administration is preparing for the worst. In May, Moody’s downgraded the US credit rating to AA1 from the highest possible AAA level. At the…