Categoria: Inglese
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Market Whiplash: When Political Words Shake the Global Economy
Article by Simone Roffi Record Losses: How Trump’s Tariffs Triggered a Financial Earthquake On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day,” announcing sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports into the United States. The result was a financial shockwave: the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by over 4,000 points within 48 hours, marking the…
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From East to West: regional dynamics of fintech adoption
Article by Emma F. Caporalello A financial revolution is happening everywhere. In Asia, people pay with their phones instead of cash; in Europe, banks and governments work to make digital finance safe and fair; in the Americas, millions of people who never had a bank account can now borrow, save and invest online. FinTech, short…
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Rare earths: The Chinese Monopoly
Articolo a cura di Giorgia Alessi What Are Rare Earth Metals and Why Are They Important? Rare earth elements (REEs) comprise a group of 17 metals integral to modern technology, defense systems, and renewable energy solutions. Despite their name, these elements are relatively abundant in the Earth’s crust; however, their extraction and refinement are challenging…
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India’s First Unmanned Docking Mission
Article by Lorenzo D’Ambrosio On January 16, 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) added another feather to its cap by successfully completing its first-ever unmanned docking mission, marking a major milestone in the nation’s space exploration journey. This achievement places India among an exclusive group of countries (the United States, Russia, and China) capable…