The Economist: Trump’s policies could send the US ... - BizNews
Nov 11, 2024 · The Economist. America’s strengthening dollar will rattle the rest of the world. Donald Trump’s policies could send the greenback soaring ___STEADY_PAYWALL___. In 1971 John Connally, then the American treasury secretary, told his European counterparts that the dollar was “our currency, but your problem”.
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China unveils major stimulus package to revive slowing economy
Sep 24, 2024 · Details of Pan’s Package: The seven-day reverse repurchase rate will be lowered to 1.5% from 1.7%RRR lowered by 0.5 percentage points, unleashing 1 trillion yuan in liquidityPBOC didn’t specify when RRR cut takes effectMLF expected to be cut by 0.3 percentage pointsMinimum down-payment ratio cut to 15% for second-home buyers, from 25%China may cut the RRR further this year by another 0.25 ...
The Economist: ADHD should not be treated as a disorder
Nov 1, 2024 · The Economist. Adapting schools and workplaces for it can help far more ___STEADY_PAYWALL___. Not long ago, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was thought to affect only school-aged boys—the naughty ones who could not sit still in class and were always getting into trouble.
FT: Musk, Thiel and the shadow of apartheid South Africa
Sep 20, 2024 · The FT’s Simon Kuper highlights the striking parallels between apartheid-era South Africa and modern-day US politics, particularly through figures like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks, all of whom spent formative years in southern Africa.
Zimbabwe's latest shot at a stable currency: The gold-backed ZiG
Aug 12, 2024 · Enter the ZiG. The ZiG started trading on April 8 at an exchange rate of 13.56 to the dollar. Banks, mobile-money platforms, retailers and other intermediaries reconfigured their systems to take account of the new currency, though the process has been a bumpy one. All holders of Zimbabwe dollar accounts had their balances converted to ZiG.
Ivermectin efficacy finally proven in ‘gold-standard’ RCT – Aldous
Jan 23, 2023 · Ivermectin and its use as a treatment for COVID-19 was catapulted to centre stage when the pandemic erased all rhyme and reason in 2020. However, even as the totality of evidence demonstrated Ivermectin’s efficacy, mainstream media and governments across the world dismissed its use based on the absence of randomised control trials.
Tesla soars $80bn on record profits and bold 2025 forecasts
Oct 24, 2024 · A Tesla logo on a tire rim at a charging station in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Tesla Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 24.
Frans Cronje’s bold prediction: Is the GNU South Africa’s ... - BizNews
Oct 4, 2024 · Mike Berger critically engages with Frans Cronje's analysis of SA's political landscape, especially his recent interviews on BizNews.
Palantir’s CEO Karp defies Wall Street, leads AI surge ... - BizNews
Sep 24, 2024 · Rishi Jaluria, RBC Capital Markets director, finds Karp’s freewheeling and occasionally profane language on earnings calls grating. He also chafes at the use of the word “doctor” in Karp’s title and at the fact that Palantir tends not to accept questions from him and other bearish analysts on earnings calls.