Ethan Smith
Ethan Smith, 30, is a Australian investigative reporter covering breaking news, technology and current affairs. Their reporting aims to be clear, sourced and accountable to readers.
Industrial Shares Gain Strength: Stock Market Rally Broadens
Industrial stocks posted solid gains this week, extending a month-long climb that traders say signals the market's narrow 2023 rally is finally widening beyond megacap…
COVID-19 pandemic declared over as WHO ends global health emergency status
The global COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been a major health concern worldwide since its outbreak in Wuhan,...
DoW Releases Agents’ Orb Encounters in PURSUE Archive
Seven federal law enforcement agents, working in teams across two days in 2023, watched orange orbs launch smaller red ones from the sky. One team saw a large,
TV Globo Films Pantanal Telenovela After Record Wildfires
For months, the cameras rolled in a place that had just burned.
The Brazilian telenovela Pantanal, a remake of the 1990 original by Benedito Ruy Barbosa, aired
Arizona Governor Hails $12B Taiwan Chip Investment
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on Thursday to celebrate a $12 billion investment by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co…
US-EU Data Transfer Deal Ends Legal Chaos
For Google, Meta, and thousands of smaller firms, the uncertainty is gone. On March 26 in Brussels, the United States and the European Union signed a preliminar
Japan Funds $338M TSMC Chip Plant to End Shortage
Strategic Partnership Aims to Revitalize Japanese Semiconductor Industry Amid Global Shortages On August 15, 2021, the Japanese government formally approved a significant $338 million collaboration…
SoftBank Corp Launches 5G Service in Japan on April 1
On April 1, 2020, SoftBank Corp., a Tokyo-based multinational technology company, launched its 5G service in Japan, joining rivals NTT Docomo and KDDI Corp in…
Fed Slashes Rates to Zero, Markets Still Bleed
The Federal Reserve has just fired its biggest available weapon, and markets are still bleeding. On Sunday night, the U.S. central bank slashed interest rates t
Coronavirus Hits Hong Kong Economy Harder Than Protests
The novel coronavirus dealt a heavier blow to Hong Kong's economy than six months of anti-government protests, financial analysts and businessmen said on February 10…
China Locks Down Wuhan Motor City Auto Plants
The Motor City Grinds to a Halt as Beijing Imposes Strict Quarantines The Chinese government has officially sealed off Wuhan, its epicenter for the novel…
Australia Airdrops Food to Save Endangered Wallabies
On January 13, 2020, the New South Wales government began airdropping thousands of pounds of vegetables across the state to feed wildlife affected by the…
Deutsche Bank Slips to Sixth in German Market
Deutsche Bank's retreat from Wall Street ambitions is now colliding with a harsh reality on its home turf. The German lender, once determined to rival American
