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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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ECHR hears landmark lawsuit brought by youth climate activists against 33 governments – JURIST

In a nearly five-hour long hearing on Wednesday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) heard a landmark case brought by six youth plaintiffs against 33 European governments to spur stronger climate […]

Banks

Thought Machine and GFT Bring Incumbents Into Digital Age To Match Consumer Demand

Despite the emergence of challenger banks in the US in the past few years, a resounding number (42 per cent) of Americans have stated they are happy with their banking provider. Research […]

The costs of Russia’s war are about to hit home

Over the past year few currencies have done worse than Russia’s rouble. Last September an American dollar bought just over 60 of them. These days it will buy almost 100 (see chart […]

Government of Nagorno-Karabakh separatist region to disband following Azerbaijan-led blockade – JURIST

Following a months-long blockade that culminated in violent attacks by Azerbaijani forces, the government of the predominantly ethnic Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh announced Thursday it would disband, effective immediately.“The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh […]

America’s Federal Reserve could soon be flying blind

One of the most anodyne phrases a central banker can utter is that they are “data-dependent”. It is a sophisticated way of saying that they do not know the future, and so […]

Sri Lanka shows how broken debt negotiations have become

For sri lanka’s politicians September 27th was meant to be the light at the end of the tunnel. After more than a year of economic free fall—in which the former president fled […]

Investors’ enthusiasm for Japanese stocks has gone overboard

Foreign visitors have come flooding back to Japan since it reopened to travel in late 2022, making up for three years’ absence during the covid-19 pandemic. The weakness of the yen has […]

Why the state should not promote marriage

Here are some stark facts about family structure and children in America. Whereas the poverty rate among youngsters living with two married parents is 7.5%, among those raised by a single mother […]

Сryptocurrencies

67% of all Crypto Transactions in the UAE Exceeded $1million; Reveals Chainalysis Report

The majority of crypto transactions in the UAE exceed values of $1million, blockchain data platform Chainalysis has revealed in its fourth annual ‘Geography of Cryptocurrency’ report. Overall in the UAE, 67 per cent […]

North Korea releases US soldier who crossed demilitarized zone 2 months ago – JURIST

North Korea expelled US soldier Travis King on Wednesday, 2 months after he crossed into its territory from South Korea. KCNA, North Korea’s state media, announced that North Korea expelled King after […]

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