Shame. Shame. Shame. The Afghanistan war was an epic disaster. Nothing good came of it. The least we can do as we evacuate, however, is to help all the Afghanis who helped us and who are now under death threat from the Taliban.
The Week in Business: A Big Step for Infrastructure Spending The next step for the $1 trillion bipartisan bill is the House. And its future there is not guaranteed.
Why Economists Don’t Write More Papers on Political Finance Despite the commonly held views of economists on regulatory capture, our profession has been much more hesitant in recognising similar conflicts of interests that may exist in economics research.
China's Corporate Crackdown Adds to Junk-Bond Distress The government’s campaign to reduce debt in sectors such as real estate has put many developers in a tight spot, sending high-yield bond prices tumbling.
Carvana's Success Rides on Used-Car Loans The online used-car dealer, known for its vehicle vending-machine towers, has a secret sauce: a unique accounting treatment that lets it book quick profits on car loans.
Restaurants Become the New Vaccine Enforcers Dining out in some places now requires proof of Covid-19 vaccination, putting workers in tough spots, but some owners say they will do whatever it takes to avoid another shutdown.
Sleep Apnea Sufferers Scramble After Philips Recall of Critical Machine Prices soar for alternate devices and some users try a do-it-yourself fix after machines are found to emit potentially harmful gases and particles.
Carvana's Success Rides on Used-Car Loans The online used-car dealer, known for its vehicle vending-machine towers, has a secret sauce: a unique accounting treatment that lets it book quick profits on car loans.
Now Going Viral: Meeting Online Friends in Real Life Marissa Meizz became a TikTok meme after her friends excluded her from a birthday party. She decided to do something about it.In June, Marissa Meizz posted a TikTok telling everyone looking for new friends to meet at Central Park on a Saturday.
How did Robert Kardashian Passed Away? His Legacy - OtakuKart How did Robert Kardashian Passed Away? His Legacy OtakuKart
Man killed in beer brawl - Bulawayo24 News Man killed in beer brawl Bulawayo24 News
Eating out for big occasions is correlated with a lower quality of food This paper incorporates applied econometrics, causal machine learning and theories of reference-dependent preferences to test whether consuming in a restaurant on special occasions, such as one’s birthday, anniversary, commencement, etc., would increase people’s expectations and would make consumers rate their consumption experiences lower.
USD/ZAR Outlook: Doubtful South African Rand Centers on FOMC The rand heads into the week with its focus firmly on local economic data and the upcoming FOMC meeting which could provide near-term directional bias for USD/ZAR.
Hungary Interview The post Hungary Interview first appeared on Armstrong Economics.
Why Many Millennials Fall Prey to Impostor Syndrome When young adults doubt their financial success—and knowledge—it can complicate decision making.
Euro Forecast: EUR/USD Prepares to Break Critical 1.17 Support Level Stronger GDP growth in the US than the Eurozone this year and an earlier tightening of US monetary policy will likely continue to put downward pressure on EUR/USD, taking it to new 2021 lows.
Saturday assorted links 1. “The first vaccination data from the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator shows that only 15.3% of seafarers are vaccinated.” 2. New IMF working paper “Mask Mandates Save Lives,” note pre-Delta.
Alibaba Employee Was Sexually Abused Multiple Times, Say Chinese Authorities The Chinese police account supports many allegations by a female Alibaba employee, who said she was sexually assaulted by her boss and a business client the same night.
Gold Flash Crash Reversed, Fed Gears Up for Taper Signal Gold breaks key pivot, resistance ahead likely to cap. Fed Officials talk tapering.
Is Africa losing its growth window? The macro side of the story here is underreported, alas: One of the saddest stories of the year has gone largely unreported: the slowdown of political and economic progress in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ford Hits Back in GM Legal Battle Over Use of 'BlueCruise' Name Ford has petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel GM’s trademark for a similar name using the word “cruise.”
Shiv Sena denies manhandling of Parliament marshals, says protested but did not ‘misbehave’ - ThePrint Shiv Sena denies manhandling of Parliament marshals, says protested but did not ‘misbehave’ ThePrint
CDC Approves Internment Camps The vast amount of people will line up to surrender all their constitutional and human rights and those of the family for decades to come simply on the world of those in power.
Boycotting Companies that Mandate Vaccines? COMMENT: I just sold all of my shares of Tyson Foods after learning that they had mandated the Covid19 vaccine for all of their employees. Regardless of how you feel about the vaccine, I think that this decision shows a complete lack of good judgement on the part of Tyson’s management.