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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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Audit regulator unfairly dismissed ‘exhausted and stressed’ employee, tribunal finds

The UK’s audit watchdog unfairly dismissed one of its staff who was suffering from stress when it made her redundant last year, a tribunal has ruled. The Financial Reporting Council unfairly failed […]

Bulgaria summons Russian envoy after investigative journalist placed on Russian wanted list – JURIST

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday summoned the Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, to protest investigative journalist Christo Grozevon’s inclusion on the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs’ wanted list. Grozev is […]

City minister eyes ‘pragmatic approach’ to ditching EU finance rules post-Brexit

City minister Andrew Griffith has said the government will be taking a “pragmatic approach” to axing former EU financial services rules for London and take advantage of “select opportunities” from Brexit, in another […]

Australia state to introduce ‘tougher penalties’ for juvenile offenders – JURIST

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced Thursday ten new measures aimed at reducing youth crime that would be introduced in 2023. Several of these measures relate to motor vehicle offences, while funding will […]

Hong Kong asks Japan to remove discriminatory COVID-19 travel restrictions – JURIST

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Wednesday asked the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to rescind new COVID-19 travel restrictions. The restrictions, due to take effect from Friday and set to last […]

Fintech Files: BlockFi bust, ex-Celsius directors tell all, Tory super-crypto donor does it again

Just when you thought crypto couldn’t get more chaotic, another firm has filed for bankruptcy — lender BlockFi. The firm was one of the most heavily exposed to the collapse of FTX and its sister […]

Biden signs bill mandating revamp of outdated prison surveillance systems – JURIST

US President Joe Biden Tuesday signed into law the Prison Camera Reform Act, 2021, which requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to revamp the outdated security systems at its 122 facilities. […]

City must recruit 50% of bosses from working-class backgrounds, Treasury taskforce says

A City of London diversity taskforce wants business leaders and regulators in the financial industry to “break the class ceiling” by boosting the number of senior leaders from working-class backgrounds. The taskforce, […]

G7 foreign ministers condemn Taliban ban on women in domestic and international NGOs – JURIST

The foreign ministers of G7 nations Thursday called on the Taliban to reverse their recent decision to bar women from working for national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In a joint statement, […]

Kirkland & Ellis partners face nervous wait on pay, promotions

Kirkland & Ellis partners are facing a nervous few weeks as they wait to hear their fates on pay and promotions. Equity partners at the world’s high-grossing law firm have their profit […]

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