Welcome to the fifth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

Welcome to the second edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

Welcome to the third edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

Welcome to the fifth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) latest federal budget projections (CBO 2019b), released in August, contain two major changes from their previous projections, which were issued in May (CBO 2019a).  First, the new projections incorporate the effects of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (BBA19), which substantially raised discretionary spending (as it is defined in CBO’s…

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

Welcome to the fifth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

From ancient trees and strange sea slugs to odd and adorable insects plus more, our most popular reader's photos of the year are a tribute to Mother Nature.

Tiny homes and food proved to be popular, but a story on sneakers (really?) ran its way to the top.

Reducing your carbon footprint and building community go hand-in-hand toward creating a better planet.

Dictionary.com picks the perfect word for our dystopian future!

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.

Lots of great ideas for green building in this year's crop.

But the hotel design competition is always interesting, even in an off year.

Forget trying to broaden your horizons. Focus on deepening them instead.

Learn when the autumn equinox happens and what to expect as we bid farewell to summer.

Nobody cared much about this a few years ago. They do now.

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2019, with National Teacher Day on May 7. Every year, Project Learning Tree (PLT) recognizes the educators who have made the most significant contributions to PLT with the Leadership in Education award.

Great things are happening for the environment at schools across the U.S. Thirty-five schools, 14 school districts, and four postsecondary institutions have been honored as U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) for 2019.

For some of us, the key to staying organized is shockingly old-fashioned – putting pen to paper.

These are the items I'd buy again because they're well made and make our world a better, cleaner place.

Did you know that Bat Week takes place every year, October 24–31? The time is set aside to raise awareness of the many contributions that bats make to the planet and encourage conservation of bat species.

A visit to the Interior Design Show does not shed a lot of light on the subject.

It's about time; they are better for the environment and for your bottoms.

Blackstone's Joe Zidle on what to expect from the Fed. Crude gets crushed. And is copper showing cracks? With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Brian Stutland from the CME and Anthony Grisanti at the NYMEX.

Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg on the odds of another rate cut this year. Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Benn Steil on the parts of the economy that could boost the odds of a recession. And is a crude rally on the horizon? With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Brian Stutland and Jim Iuorio, both at the CME.

Mayflower Advisors' Larry Glazer says investors ignoring key areas of the market. Silver loses its shine. And is a bitcoin reversal ahead? With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Jim Iuorio and Scott Nations, both at the CME.

Bleakley's Peter Boockvar says this event could turn the market into a 'minefield.' Will Saudi oil output dampen prices? And can gold shine again? With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Jim Iuorio at the CME and Anthony Grisanti at the NYMEX.

Jim Cramer gets a preview of J.P. Morgan's upcoming health-care conference with the firm's top health-care analyst, Lisa Gill.

The "Options Action" traders share their first moves for the market open.

Helen Zhu, head of China Equities at Blackrock, weighs in on the release Monday of China's fourth quarter economic data.

Norman Villamin, chief investment officer at UBP, lays out why he is bullish on Chinese equities in 2019.

Amazon, Apple and Facebook all increased their lobbying spending in 2019 from the previous year.

Ken Rogoff, Harvard University professor of public policy and economy, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the possibility of negative interest rates.

The Guardian selects the best young players at each club born between 1 September 2002 and 31 August 2003, an age band known as first-year scholars. Check the progress of class of 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014

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Eidur Gudjohnsen’s son, the new Paul Pogba and Barça’s Ansu Fati are among our 60 most talented players in the world born in 2002. Check the progress of our 2018 picks | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014

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"As the SaaS industry continues to become more sophisticated, operators and investors are looking more closely at performance-driving metrics," said David Spitz, managing director of KBCM's Technology Group and primary author of the survey.

Keep on reading: 2019 KBCM Technology Group Private SaaS Company Survey