Новости за 08.10.2017

The U.S., which recycles lots of paper and plastic, is getting blocked by its biggest customer, which now has enough of its own; ‘It’s backing up right now as we speak.’

A synchronized global economic expansion is leading to a big shift in monetary policy around the world—toward central banks shrinking rather than growing—with implications for markets, inflation and the outlook for growth.

The defeat of Islamic State in Hawija, Iraq, removed the last buffer between Kurdish and Iraqi forces just as tensions between their respective leaders are intensifying over last month’s referendum in which Kurds voted overwhelmingly for independence.

Universities refuse to reform their policies on sexual assault.

Poor women will still have easy access to contraceptives.

Dismantling Obama’s regulatory attempt to kill fossil fuels.

New smartphones know what you look like. That’s not as scary as it sounds.

Far-reaching reforms are needed, but Germany’s comfortable economic and political situation makes changing course difficult.

Attacks on the explorer are aimed at Western civilization.

The top 10% of earners already pay 71% of federal income taxes—highest in the developed world.

Generic competition is good, but the law Congress passed in 2011 puts unfair burdens on innovators.

Advocates of gun control cite figures that conflate Las Vegas with gang crime and domestic violence.

The world’s largest tech companies are pumping up the volume on home speakers. They have good reason to.

The mayor of Las Vegas expressed confidence that tourism to the city would remain strong despite last Sunday’s mass shooting. Other cities have seen a short-term decline in visitors after big attacks.

Refshaleøen, the once-industrial island where Noma will soon reopen, is becoming a cultural and culinary hub.

The divisions that marked the aftermath of Britain’s Brexit referendum and the U.S. presidential election are now being felt in Catalonia, where discussion of the independence issue is so fraught that it is off limits for many gatherings of family, friends and colleagues

A flood of new sensors and data suggests the route to fitter, happier, more-productive workers is micromanaging our office environments as if we’re all on a long-haul flight to Mars

Panama’s $5 billion investment to expand its century-old canal is paying off as shipping lines send more U.S.-bound cargoes through the passage instead of the Suez Canal

Swatch and other high-end retailers are staying away from Amazon’s online marketplace, saying it undermines the strict control that is key to maintaining a sense of exclusivity—and keeping prices high.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards gathered in Barcelona to decry Catalonia’s secessionist push, a bid by pro-union groups to build momentum against a unilateral declaration of independence that could come as soon as this week.

The Pentagon has taken over an effort to cut the cost of the F-35 combat jet, after rejecting plans proposed by Lockheed Martin and its partners, as it tries to make a program estimated to cost $400 billion more affordable.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female leader, is stepping down in line with Liberia’s constitution, bolstering African democracy but leaving a moribund economy for whichever candidate wins elections starting Tuesday.

German grocery discounter Lidl has had trouble sustaining store traffic since opening its first U.S. outlets in June, and rivals have recovered much of their lost share of consumer shopping trips.

The FCC issued Alphabet Inc. an experimental license for Project Loon, a balloon network that could restore connectivity to hurricane-battered Puerto Rico.

Fans of Marvel Entertainment’s superheroes attacked the company via social media about its planned partnership with the defense contractor.