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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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UK Government to force criminals to attend sentencing hearings – JURIST

UK Justice Secretary Alex Chalk announced Wednesday that the UK will enact new laws to force criminals to attend their sentencings in court, with offenders potentially being subject to longer sentences.Prime Minister […]

UK government to give greater authority to dismiss police officers alleged to have committed misconduct – JURIST

The UK government announced plans Thursday to allow chief constables and other senior officers greater authority to terminate rogue employees. Those who don’t pass background checks can also be fired. A finding […]

Which country’s genius deserves the €500 note?

Money can look like just about anything. In ancient China, bronze knives circulated as a means of payment; during the Depression, Californians used clamshells instead of cash; in 1970 Irish shoppers were […]

Europe’s economy looks to be heading for trouble

Europe’s summer was a strange mixture of heavy rainfall and wildfires. The continent’s economy was also plagued by extremes. Inflation remained hot: prices rose by 5.3% in August compared with a year […]

Germany’s economic model is sputtering. So are its banks

Germany’s economic model is known for close relations between bosses and unions; the Mittelstand, the country’s world-leading manufacturing firms; and the political system’s federalism, which spreads prosperity widely. Another ingredient is less […]

How will politicians escape enormous public debts?

The world’s public finances look increasingly precarious. In the year to July America’s federal government borrowed $2.3trn, or 8.6% of GDP—the sort of deficit usually seen during economic catastrophes. By 2025 five […]

Banks

Paymentology and Moneythor Enhance Digital Banking Experiences With Data-Driven Personalisation

Global issuer-processor Paymentology has joined forces with Moneythor, the data-driven engagement solution provider for financial institutions, to bring actionable experiences to digital banking customers by leveraging Paymentology’s ‘Framework for Authorisation and Settlement […]

Banks

LHV Bank Partners With Raisin UK’ to Simultaneously Boost Interest Rates and the UK SME Sector

LHV Bank, the UK’s newest licensed bank, has partnered with the European savings and investment marketplace Raisin UK; marking LHV Bank’s first step into the personal savings market ahead of the launch […]

Сryptocurrencies

Countering Fraud in a Cashless Age: SEON on Digital Euro’s Security Challenges

Central banks worldwide, spanning from China and Japan to Brazil, Britain and Canada, are embarking on a collective journey into the realm of digital currencies. This strategic move is aimed at averting […]

How can American house prices still be rising?

Homeownership regularly nears the top of surveys about what Americans most want in life. Alas, this part of the American dream has rarely been harder to attain. Those looking to enter the […]

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