Former President Donald Trump shake hands with Herschel Walker at a Save America rally at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Ga., on September 25, 2021. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Trump won’t appear with Herschel Walker in Georgia in advance of the Senate runoff, per the NYT. Trump will hold a call…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
The Federal Reserve could be making a grave error by slashing its balance sheet through quantitative tightening, Mizuho’s chief economist has warned. Reuters The Federal Reserve is currently shrinking its balance sheet through quantitative tightening. It’s choosing not to reinvest the proceeds from maturing bond holdings in a bid to tame inflation. But the policy…
A construction worker walks past solar panels installed in Xinjiang, China. VCG /Getty Images The world’s biggest solar producers employ forced Uyghur labor, according to new research. Breakthrough Institute reports Uyghur workers extract and develop raw materials in tough conditions. The alleged use of forced Uyghur labor could threaten the growth of the global solar…
Nitat Termmee/Getty Images By Jonathan Wright, Managing Partner, IBM Consulting It’s that time of year again: In many parts of the world, we are hitting the holiday season and the demand for everything — from kettlebells to toasters — is going through the roof. While that may be the constant, change is also in the…
What do leading wealth managers think about ESG? We wrap up what happened at last week’s Wealth Management Transformation Summit session on ESG in London. Speakers: Jamie Forrester, Director, Asset & Wealth Management Consulting at Alpha FMC (moderator) Read the original article on Business Insider Read More
Holding up a sheet of white paper has now become a powerful symbol of protest in China. Reuters A fake document that circulated on Chinese social media said the country’s largest stationery company would halt sales of white paper. Demonstrators have used blank pieces of paper at mass protests to criticize the Chinese government. The…
US President Joe Biden (l) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Bandar Algaloud/Reuters Saudi Arabia is seeking to repair relations with the US after a recent diplomatic spat. Democrats accused Saudi Arabia of seeking to damage the party in the midterms by cutting oil production. But Biden’s stronger-than-expected showing means Riyadh will likely seek…
There are ways to limit your Facebook Messenger spam. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Unless you’ve changed the default settings, Facebook Messenger spam tends to accumulate in the Message requests folder. Spam messages typically try to sell you something or include external links to other websites. You can reject most or all spam messages…
An aerial photo of Denver. The city was one of the hottest places to move in 2021 and early this year, but has seen a major drop-off in home sales recently. Howard Kingsnorth/Getty Images The weather isn’t the only thing cooling off — pandemic boomtowns are too.Popular pandemic moving spots were among cities that have seen…
Canada Jetlines Canada Jetlines Canada Jetlines launched in September with a single plane running between Toronto and Calgary. New routes start in December to Vancouver and in January to Nevada and Florida. Jetlines’ smirking Flying Frank emoji logo expresses joy, amazement, laughter, and confusion. A new upstart airline flying between wintery Canada and sun-baked Las…