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

6 years by Daniel Williams

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

6 years by Daniel Williams

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

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China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over

Running China’s securities watchdog is a perilous job. A market rout can end your career, or worse. On February 7th, after weeks of stockmarket instability, Yi Huiman, the head of the China […]

Fintech

Tallinn-based Tuum bags €25M from CommerzVentures, Speedinvest, others to help banks ease their digital transformation

Tallinn-based Tuum, the next-generation core banking provider, announced on Tuesday that it has raised €25M in a Series B round of funding led by CommerzVentures, with participation from Speedinvest alongside existing investors. […]

Universities are failing to boost economic growth

Universities have boomed in recent decades. Higher-education institutions across the world now employ on the order of 15m researchers, up from 4m in 1980. These workers produce five times the number of […]

Fintech

Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets imposes €1.75M fine on Dutch credit provider Tinka

In a recent investigation by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), Tinka, a reputed credit provider offering deferred payment options for online and in-store purchases, has been found to have […]

Security

Open-Source Software and the Financial Sector: Risks and Mitigation Measures

Are financial firms on top of software supply chain risks? At a time dominated by digital transformation, financial institutions face unique challenges in securing their software supply chains. The integration of open-source […]

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How to make money trading crypto assets with CoinFuze

Crytocurrencies have long had their place in the financial world. Many investors use them to make profits. But it can sometimes be quite difficult to navigate the rapidly changing market of digital […]

Bitcoin ETFs are off to a bad start. Will things improve?

The path to approval for the first bitcoin exchange-traded funds (etfs) was long and arduous. Applications appeared before regulators in 2013, when the price of a bitcoin was just shy of $100 […]

China’s leaders are flailing as markets drop

In recent weeks, China’s economic policymaking has been not just inadequate but a little skittish. On January 23rd draft rules on video games disappeared from the regulator’s website a month after their […]

Biden’s chances of re-election are better than they appear

AMERICANS HAVE not been impressed by President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy. In fact, according to polling averages, nearly 60% disapprove of it. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s ratings on economic matters are considerably […]

Bidenomics is an unfinished revolution. What would four more years mean?

Joe Biden’s opponents focus on his age as something that makes him doddering, confused and ultimately unfit for office. So the great paradox of the 81-year-old’s first term is that he has […]

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