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Capitalism is having an identity crisis – but it is still the best system

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The 73-year-old Vietnamese refugee is responsible for bringing Sriracha to American consumers

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Electric Truckmaker Rivian, Backed By Amazon, Ford, Raises Whopping $1.3 Billion

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The SEC rule that stands to cost FTX crypto customers billions

Hal Scott is an emeritus professor at Harvard Law School and director of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation. John Gulliver is the committee’s research director After the crypto exchange FTX filed […]

Canada province recognizes inherent indigenous right of self-government in new indigenous child welfare legislation – JURIST

The legislature of the Canadian province of British Columbia Friday passed the Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services Amendment Act, making BC the first Canadian province to recognize an inherent right […]

FTX debuts biggest crypto bankruptcy in court — what to expect

FTX is expected to make its debut appearance on 22 November in Delaware bankruptcy court, where its new management is expected to recount events leading up to the cryptocurrency platform’s sudden collapse […]

Human Rights Watch expresses concern over Kyrgyzstan journalist expelled to Russia – JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday expressed concern over Kyrgyzstan Journalist Bolot Temirov who is expelled from Kyrgyzstan.Bolot Temirov, director of Temirov Live, an independent online outlet, was born in Kyrgyzstan; however, he […]

Top women in finance gather for celebration at FN headquarters

Some of the most senior women in European financial services gathered together at Financial News‘ headquarters last night for a dinner to mark FN’s 100 Most Influential Women in Finance 2022. The FN100 Women list has […]

UK minister rejects amendment to prevent excessive lawsuits against journalists – JURIST

The UK government Thursday rejected a proposed legislative amendment to allow judges to dismiss legal cases brought by wealthy oligarchs or businesses to silence journalists and critics.The amendment, tabled by MP Liam […]

Abrdn set for FTSE 100 return following share price rally

Abrdn, the Edinburgh-headquartered asset manager, is set to return to the UK’s premier listing of UK companies following a more than two month share price rally. The £508bn firm was jettisoned from […]

UN Human Rights Council to investigate the violence against Mahsa Amini protestors in Iran – JURIST

The UN Human Rights Council Thursday voted at a special session to create an independent fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights violations against peaceful protestors in Iran. The council requested the […]

JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank on the hook for class action lawsuits over facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking

Women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse are suing Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, saying the banks facilitated Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking operation and ignored red flags about their wealthy client. The two lawsuits seek class-action status […]

French national assembly advances right to abortion constitutional amendment – JURIST

An overwhelming majority of the French National Assembly Thursday voted to add the right to abortion to the country’s constitution. The vote was proposed during a niche parlementaire, a day when one […]

Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST