Production and sales of compact vehicles have declined to all-time lows, while SUVs and pickups continue to dominate the American automotive market. Data and research suggest this trend will have far-reaching socioeconomic consequences that must be acknowledged before it is too late.
Oil futures allow market participants to hedge volatility in crude oil markets and speculate on future oil prices. In part two of a three-part series on how markets for trading crude oil work, we explore oil futures markets.
Crude oil is one of the most valuable commodities in the world. In part one of a new three-part series unpacking how oil is bought and sold, we take a deep dive into the oil spot and forward markets.
How The Barcode Was Invented
The barcode was invented to automate supermarket checkout. It would transform the retail industry and become a standard technology for identifying and tracking physical objects, used everywhere from logistics and manufacturing to healthcare and transportation.
Why Automakers Stopped Making Small Cars
Small, affordable cars once dominated the US automobile market. Then they disappeared slowly and all at once as shifting regulations, changing buyer tastes, micro and macroeconomic conditions, and other factors forced automakers to pivot to manufacturing larger vehicles.
How Does Starlink Work?
Once considered impossible, Starlink is now critical internet infrastructure. But how does it actually work?
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Rainmaking as a Service
Weather modification has gone from fringe experiment to national strategy. A look at how we learned to make rain, and how far it can really scale.
