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An Inspiring And Effective Force For Good: Melinda Gates

With all thy getting, get understanding

09 октября 2019 2 мин. 8574

No More Half-Measures on Corporate Taxes

NEW YORK – Globalization has gotten a bad rap in recent years, and often for good reason. But some critics, not least US President Donald Trump, place the blame in the wrong place, conjuring up a false image in which Europe, China, and developing countries have snookered America’s trade negotiators into bad deals, leading to Americans’ current woes. It’s an absurd claim: after all, it was America – or, rather, corporate America – that wrote the rules of globalization in the first place

08 октября 2019 5 мин. 11700

Are Europe’s Economic Prospects Brighter Than They Appear?

LONDON – In the year since US President Donald Trump escalated America’s trade war with China, policymakers and financial markets have been obsessed with the dangers to both countries’ economies. Yet the real threat the conflict poses to the global economy lies elsewhere

07 октября 2019 5 мин. 10627

Donald Trump’s Sons Have Sold More Than $100 Million Of His Real Estate Since He Took Office

There are big dreams, and then there are Trump-size dreams, ones that demand capital letters and tower over cities

04 октября 2019 4 мин. 11191

Relativity Space Just Raised $140 Million To Send Its 3D-Printed Rockets Into Orbit

Relativity Space, which is building 3D-printed rockets, is on track to launch its first commercial payload in 2021 thanks to a $140 million series C funding round

03 октября 2019 2 мин. 13878

ISIS 2.0 and the Information War

WASHINGTON, DC – In December 2018, US President Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State (ISIS), tweeting that “ISIS is largely defeated and other local countries, including Turkey, should be able to easily take care of whatever remains. We’re coming home!” And in the first three months of this year, Trump said or tweeted 16 times that ISIS was either completely defeated or soon would be

02 октября 2019 5 мин. 11094

Kidnapping Freddy Heineken: The Story of Europe’s Largest Ransom

Dark Capital is a series that explores the intersection of business, wealth and crime

01 октября 2019 11 мин. 12148

Sustainability with Chinese Characteristics

NEW HAVEN – In the here and now of climate change, it is easy to lose sight of important signs of progress. China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is a case in point. By changing its economic model, shifting its sources of fuel, developing new transportation systems, and embracing eco-friendly urbanization, China’s sustainability strategy is an example of global leadership that the rest of the world should consider very carefully. In the rush to demonize China over trade, the West has missed this point altogether