Eamon Barrett formerly was Fortune's news editor for Asia, based in Hong Kong, as well as the author of Fortune’s weekly Trust Factor newsletter. While on staff at Fortune, Eamon covered business and tech news in China and Asia at large. He studied Chinese and International Relations at the University of Leeds and has worked as a journalist in Asia since 2015, previously covering Chinese business trends with Week in China, where he also published several guidebooks to Chinese cities.
NewslettersBiden’s ban on Russian oil imports is a symbolic gesture that won’t cost either side very much
By Eamon BarrettMarch 9, 2022
By Eamon BarrettMarch 8, 2022
EnergyHow high can oil—and gas—go? Already soaring prices give U.S. one less reason to hold off on sanctioning Russian oil
By Eamon BarrettMarch 7, 2022
HealthHong Kong is quarantining patients in understaffed and overrun government camps as it records more COVID cases than the entire U.S.
By Eamon BarrettMarch 3, 2022
NewslettersNATO and its allies avoided sanctioning Russian energy over Ukraine. Oil prices are hitting record highs anyway
By Eamon BarrettMarch 2, 2022
PoliticsBiden pushes 15% minimum tax for corporations in his State of the Union address after 55 Fortune 500 companies paid no U.S. income tax last year
By Eamon BarrettMarch 1, 2022
HealthHong Kong failed to vaccinate its elderly. Now COVID deaths are overwhelming morgues and forcing the city to consider a lockdown
By Eamon BarrettMarch 1, 2022
TechElon Musk’s Starlink satellite dishes arrive in Ukraine, a day after the SpaceX CEO tweeted the tech was on the way
By Eamon BarrettMarch 1, 2022
FinanceUkraine tweeted it was ‘now accepting cryptocurrency donations.’ In two days, $12 million worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT poured in
By Eamon BarrettFebruary 28, 2022
TechElon Musk says Starlink has expanded its internet service to Ukraine, but it’s unclear if anyone can actually use it
By Eamon BarrettFebruary 28, 2022
TechRussia buys 70% of its chips from China, but the U.S.’s blockade of American semiconductors will still hit Putin hard
By Eamon BarrettFebruary 25, 2022
By Eamon BarrettFebruary 24, 2022
TechThe U.S. threatened a chip blockade if Russia invaded Ukraine. Now Biden must weigh the pros—and cons—of following through
By Eamon BarrettFebruary 24, 2022
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