When there's a big story breaking around the globe, you can always count on OZY to give you fresh insight you can't get anywhere else. In today's selection of News and Politics stories, we break down our exclusive Forecast on which Democrat will face Donald Trump, who's making money off the coronavirus and the global impact of the late, great Kobe Bryant (pictured).
| Joe Biden is the odds-on favorite after we simulated the primary election 10,000 times. But a lot can change. It’s easy to get lost in a sea of information about the likely outcome of a presidential campaign, from polls to stirring campaign trail reportage. So OZY teamed up data firm 0ptimus and Decision Desk HQ to present “The Forecast.” Launching today, The Forecast is an exclusive prediction model that breaks down polls, demographics, fundraising figures, historical trends and more to determine who will be the next Democratic nominee for president. And today, less than one week out from the Iowa caucuses, we find that Joe Biden has the best shot — with a 37 percent chance of winning a majority of delegates to become the nominee. But the race is still so fluid that there’s a 36 percent chance no candidate gets a majority of delegates and this turns into a floor fight at the Democratic National Convention. | READ NOW |
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| | Shares of manufacturers of rubber gloves and surgical equipment are rising amid the scare. Shares in Asian businesses that make rubber gloves and other surgical equipment have been boosted by the outbreak of a deadly coronavirus in China, as traders look to cash in on the epidemic. The disease has killed more than 100 people and infected 4,500 more in China, while cases have been reported in the U.S., Japan, France, South Korea, Macau, Taiwan and Thailand. China has quarantined the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak and home to 11 million people. | READ NOW |
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| | | Kobe Bryant was an assassin on the court, and the perfect global ambassador for the NBA. |
| | Donald Trump's comments about entitlement reform could have more staying power than the impeachment trial. |
| | The South American nation is bucking the global trend. |
| | Asian beauty queen Lisa Song Sutton is trying to defy stereotypes in glitzy Las Vegas. |
| | Counting is catching up to a disturbing trend. |
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