The Curse of Game Theory: Why It’s in Your Self-Interest to Break the Rules of the Game

October 9, 2020

Game theory, the mathematical theory of games of strategy, was developed by John von Neumann in several successive stages in 1928 and 1940-41, according to his book “Theory of Games and Economic Behav…

Companies That Have More Money Than Entire Countries

August 1, 2018

Opinion

The annual revenues of some corporations are so colossal that they dwarf the economies of many countries across the globe. However, the world’s most profitable and successful businesses do not always …

The Four Key Chokepoints for Oil

July 30, 2018

Opinion

While everyone has been watching the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tension between the US and Iran, a chokepoint on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula is now at the center of the action. Saudi Ara…

China to Slap US with up to 25% Bigger Import Tariffs in Trade War Retaliation

April 2, 2018

Opinion

Beijing is hiking up tariffs on more than 128 US imports, including fruit and pork, as part of a tit-for-tat response to US President Donald Trump’s $60 billion package of tariffs imposed against Chin…

Death of US Dollar? China Launches Petro-Yuan to Challenge Greenback’s Dominance

March 27, 2018

Opinion

The highly anticipated yuan-backed crude oil futures have been launched in Shanghai. China is the world’s biggest oil consumer, with eyes on rival benchmarks Brent and WTI as well as the US currency. …

US Demands China Reconsider ‘Catastrophic’ Ban on Importing Foreign Garbage & Recyclables

March 26, 2018

Opinion

Amid fears of a potentially devastating trade war between the US and China, Washington has urged Beijing not to implement the ban on US garbage and recyclable materials that Asia’s giant threatened to…

World’s Top 5 ‘Most Evil’ Corporations

March 13, 2018

Opinion

Most companies become successful thanks to their stellar reputations. But not always. RT Business scraped the bottom of the barrel to find the most hated companies trending on the internet. Monsanto T…

OUTED: DuPont Covered Up the Health Risks of Teflon

February 13, 2018

Opinion

Few things are as ubiquitous in modern kitchens as nonstick cookware; from frying pans to baking dishes and a host of other accouterments, you’d be hard-pressed to find a kitchen without something bra…