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On the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei,  the community greets Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. The ten-day period, culminating with Yom Kippur, the

Mar 4, 2021 4 min read WASHINGTON — Global economic freedom remained at a record high of 61.6 for the second year in a row in The Heritage Foundation’s 2021 “Index of Economic Freedom,” despite the uncertainty of a global pandemic. Singapore remained in the top spot as the world’s most-free economy, while the U.S. recorded its worst score and ranking ever, a result of out-of-control spending and a loss of confidence by Americans in the even-handed rule of law. Hong Kong and Macau were not ranked in the 2021 Index – partly a consequence of Beijing’s growing control ...

exports up 7.2% and  imports up 6.8%), following the sharp falls seen in the first half of 2020, as lockdown measures affected trade globally. Although growth in the fourth quarter of 2020 was strong, it shows a reduction compared to the unprecedented expansion observed in the third quarter, when exports and imports increased by 20.6% and 16.8%, respectively. With the exception of  Argentina, hampered by strikes in their wheat export supply chain, all G20 economies experienced international trade growth in the fourth quarter of 2020. In general, quarterly levels of international merchand...

Just before Christmas, social-fitness platform Strava released its annual Year in Sport report, a look at how people used the service to record their workouts in 2020. Because Strava has millions of active members, it’s always an interesting perspective. But this year, COVID-19 shaped the data in remarkable ways. By now you probably know that the pandemic created a huge exercise boom in the U.S., with bikes at its center. New bicycles have been in short supply for months, and some shops have entirely sold out. We’ve been left wondering whether this was just another 2020 fad, or if it w...