by Betty Wong | 27 Aug 2025 | Decoder Replay, Economy, Environment
We’re marking World Water Week, a gathering in Sweden intended to solve water-related challenges such as droughts, floods and food security. Let’s invest in it. A water pipe. R Tee/Getty Images Editor’s note: From 24-28 August 2025, leaders from...
by Betty Wong | 7 Jul 2025 | Economy
The “fear index” measures the ups and downs of the stock market. That often mirrors how we feel about the economy, and world. A person walks carefully along the peaks and valleys of a stock market chart. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was...
by Betty Wong | 6 Nov 2024 | Decoder Replay, Economy
Financial markets are so connected that floods, drought or war in one country can sink an economy halfway across the globe. How does that work? A woman walks by piled up cars after floods in Massanassa, just outside of Valencia, Spain, 1 November 2024. (AP...
by Betty Wong | 19 Sep 2024 | Economy, Politics, United States
Voting your conscience might affect money markets but perhaps not in the way many people think. A voter checks how the stock market is doing while waiting to vote. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news...
by Betty Wong | 27 Oct 2023 | Economy
Financial markets are so connected war, drought or flood in one country could sink an economy halfway across the globe. Or not. How does that work? Digital stock market board. This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news service. It is through...