What If China Wins The Fight For Technological Superiority? – For some years now, an undeclared war has been going on between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Unlike the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, this war is not about territory. Rather, it is about acquiring advantages in a set of […]
Georgetown food delivery business repeatedly targeted in break-ins KOMO News Read more…
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas, and opinions to know sent to your inbox every weekday. For countries nearby, the war in Ukraine represents a profound crisis of security and politics. Russia’s full-fledged invasion of its neighbor has […]
Digital Economy Payments: How Consumers Pay In The Digital World NEW REPORT: Consumers’ Dollars Are Buying Less As Spending Slows Consumers are shopping less but spending more when they do, with the highest increase occurring when making retail purchases — spelling trouble for retailers if inflation continues and consumer spending trends down. The April PYMNTS’ […]
NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc (C.N) is in early talks with possible buyers of its Mexico consumer banking business Citibanamex, executives said on Thursday, while cautioning that the sale process would be complex and could take a few quarters to complete. Citi disclosed in January that it was looking for a buyer […]
08.45 Full story: Elon Musk’s audacious bid to buy Twitter for over $40bn Rupert Neate Elon Musk has launched an audacious bid to buy Twitter for more than $40bn and release its “extraordinary potential” to boost free speech and democracy across the world. The Tesla chief executive and world’s richest person revealed in a regulatory […]
Wall Street stocks fell, while bond yields and the dollar rose on Thursday as investors worried that aggressive U.S. policy tightening could hurt the economy, while the European Central Bank signalled a steady reduction of stimulus. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield jumped, following two days of declines, after a […]
Editor’s note: Paige Ouimet is Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. +++ CHAPEL HILL – The latest report from the Department of Labor showed continued robust job growth. Employers added 431,000 jobs in March. The news of sustained job gains speaks to the strength of the U.S. economy. Moreover, the labor force participation rate inched up […]
Volkswagen logo is pictured at the 2022 New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Q1 operating return on sales 13.5% vs 7.7% Q1 operating profit ex-one offs 8.5 bln euros vs 4.8 bln Group deliveries down 21.9% […]
Jay Newman was a senior portfolio manager at Elliott Management, and is the author of Undermoney, a thriller about the illicit money that courses through the global economy. In 1965, Ralph Nader wrote Unsafe at Any Speed, exposing a car industry that systematically stifled safety features. Over the past two decades, the industry that peddles […]
