What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

A detailed examination of the trade and economy of England, in a time of vast changes. The changes that affected the English economic landscape between 1450 and 1550 are examined here through a close ...

High in the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists have mapped the footprints of two medieval cities that thrived along the ...

The trade in logwood began as an extractive endeavour attempted by merchants and former pirates on the margins of Spanish colonial authority, but by the late eighteenth century it had expanded to ...

An engaging account by Roger Crowley of the early trade wars between Spain and Portugal serves as a reminder of how money, greed and exploitation continues to shape the world ...

Perched on the western bank of the Usumacinta River, Yaxchilán ("the place of green stones") lay along the trade route between the two great Maya sites of Palenque and Tikal. But today it stands ...

Projected records are based on the PER of the players in each team’s post-trade rotation. Taking into account the players traded and the ability of their replacements, it is possible for each ...

Trading options requires answering these questions: Which direction will a stock move, how far will it go and when will it happen? Here are 4 steps to get started. Many, or all, of the products ...

The carry trade is one of the most popular trading strategies in the currency market. Putting on a carry trade involves nothing more than buying a high-yielding currency and funding it with a low ...

The US Dollar (USD) is expected to trade in a range between 7.1300 and 7.1550. In the longer run, upward momentum is building, but USD must break and remain above 7.1600 before further sustained ...

That could potentially force countries and companies to redraw trade maps that have been built over decades. At the same time, startups and longstanding businesses are establishing the new supply ...

The farm bill that passed out of the House Agriculture Committee in June 2024 also included provisions doubling funding for the existing trade promotion programs described above, MAP and FMDP ...