The Brix scale, derived from the refractive index of a solution at 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit), is widely known. Originally, it was established by determining the weight percentage of sucrose ...

“The speed with which American democracy is currently dismantled is unprecedented in modern history,” one of the world’s top democracy researchers says in a new report. The Varieties of Democracies ...

WASHINGTON— Today, The Heritage Foundation released the 2026 Index of U.S. Military Strength, the 11th edition of the only independent, analytical, and comprehensive assessment of the United States ...

The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption remains a serious threat in every part of the world, although there are limited signs of progress. Leaders must act to tackle abuses ...

DATING IN A big city can be a nightmare—as “Sex and the City” watchers know—but finding a place of one’s own on a single salary, like the protagonist of the series, is sometimes harder still. The ...

A Goldman Sachs basket of unprofitable technology stocks hit its highest level since April 2022 following a 60% rally off the April 8 year-to-date low. Speculative "story" stocks have seen strong ...

Bloomberg announced the 2026 target weights and composition for the Bloomberg Commodity Index (“BCOM”). Launched in 1998, with historical information dating back to 1960, BCOM is a widely tracked ...

Container ports are critical nodes in globally connected supply chains, handling merchandise and semi-finished products. The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) measures the time container ships ...

The ability to outperform during volatile periods is an oft-touted benefit of actively managed mutual funds and ETFs. However, just 33% beat their average index fund counterpart from July 2024 through ...

Time is the secret ingredient of investing, a market veteran says. Over many decades, diversified stock index funds have produced extraordinary results. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a ...

A new climate risk index seeks to help get the dwindling pool of aid for climate adaptation to the countries that need it most. The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index combines factors measuring a ...