The news comes on the heels of a doom-laden report by civil servants which makes the prediction that approximately 31,900 people could die over the next five years alone due to missed cancer diagnoses, scrapped operations and the broader health impacts that could result from a lockdown-induced recession. London Mayor […]
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Speaking at the 75th United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the UN Security Council “should be more inclusive of the interests of all countries as well as of the diversity of their positions”. Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that scrapping sanctions and restrictions […]
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on prescription drugs, which he said will force the makers of pharmaceuticals to give US consumers the same lower prices that they charge in Canada and other countries. “The days of global freeriding at America’s expense are over,” Trump tweeted on […]
As companies have to shift their business model to contend with low interest rates, the largest find themselves in a comparatively better situation. Today’s episode of The Breakdown is an extended edition of the Brief. The final topic today looks at news that some large money market funds are shifting […]
Peru had one of the earliest mandated lockdowns due to the coronavirus.But now Peru leads the world in coronavirus deaths. It is sad that poor countries believed quack doctors like Dr. Fauci and the CDC for guidance.We now know that the lockdowns were a disaster. Jordan Schachtel reported: Once hailed […]
The fatality rate associated with COVID-19 is falling in most US states, according to an analysis by The Hill. According to the outlet, the case fatality rate of COVID-19 has been declining for weeks in most US states. In Arizona, for instance, around 5% of people who tested positive for […]
A conversation with a VC about changes in fintech, crypto and how public market trends shape the startup scene. Our main conversation features Race Capital’s Chris McCann. Chris was previously the founder of Startup Digest, building it to 1 million subscriptions long before email newsletters were a thing. He spent […]
Officials believe church gatherings in the greater Seoul region are largely responsible for a sudden increase in COVID-19 infections. South Korea had been praised for its control of the virus. (Image credit: Lee Jin-man/AP) Source link
Bitcoin gained Wednesday while DeFi interest rate volatility is causing concern over its long-term viability. Traders are mostly buying bitcoin Wednesday, with the world’s oldest cryptocurrency going as high as $11,735 on spot exchanges such as Coinbase. “I think we’ll hit $12,000 by Friday. There’s a lot of momentum in […]
On Wall Street, the major stock indexes rose on Monday evening, as Congress remained deadlocked over the next coronavirus pandemic legislation. Asia-Pacific stocks were higher in Tuesday morning trade, according to CNBC News. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 added 1.04 percent, while the Topix index gained 1.34 percent. Overall, Japanese major markets […]
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold benchmark U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue buying Treasury bonds to support the coronavirus-devastated economy. Source link
A preliminary study set to soon be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal suggests that a century-old tuberculosis vaccine may play a role in decreasing COVID-19 mortality rates. The research, conducted by Assistant Professor Luis Escobar of Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment […]
Health Editor’s Note: While the number of cases of COVID-19 are increasing daily, actually by leaps and bounds, Trump and his administration still downplay the absolute seriousness of this pandemic. How horrific that they work off of the premises of: ‘Tell the public what they want to hear, during an […]
Whether or not the Federal Reserve eventually cuts interest rates to negative levels, it might be a case of heads: bitcoin wins, tails: bitcoin wins. So far this year, the Fed has created about $3 trillion of new money, an amount equivalent to more than 70% of the total assets […]
We’ve pointed out since March that predictions on mortality rates related to the China Coronavirus were garbage. Based on this alone, we know that current reports of a second wave of the China Coronavirus starting now are garbage too. We now know that the catastrophic mortality rates sold to the […]
Bitcoin saw a quick, short-lived run past $10,000 after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday that interest rates will remain near 0% until the end of 2022 and its bond buying program would continue. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,894 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Federal Reserve left US interest rates unchanged on Wednesday in a range of zero to 0.25 percent, saying it will maintain those levels until it was sure the world’s largest economy was fully back on its feet from the debilitating effects of the coronavirus pandemic. “The […]
Covid-19 mortality rates among BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) people in England are higher than for the white population, with black people most likely to contract the deadly disease, according to an official report. A review of “Disparities in the risk and outcomes of Covid-19” was finally released by […]
UK 04:48 GMT 21.05.2020Get short URL The lockdown and stay-at-home orders implemented to tackle the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United Kingdom are expected to leave a deeper and longer impact on the nation’s economy than projected. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has paved the way […]
After bitcoin’s much-hyped halving failed to generate a price rally, crypto traders are already turning to a new bullish investment thesis: the possibility the Federal Reserve might cut its benchmark interest rate below zero. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a televised interview Wednesday that negative rates are “not something […]
US 20:52 GMT 13.05.2020(updated 20:59 GMT 13.05.2020) Get short URL Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005131079295870-i-feel-strongly-trump-says-us-should-implement-negative-interest-rates/ US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his support for the nation’s Federal Reserve to adopt negative interest rates – a move that has been opposed by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. MORE DETAILS […]
Bitcoin has ended a four-day losing trend and is trading steady around $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could eventually adopt negative interest rates. The top cryptocurrency by market value rose nearly 3% on Tuesday, having suffered losses in the preceding four day – the longest daily losing run in […]
On Contact: High Rates Of Suicide Among Combat Veterans May 10, 2020 On Contact: High Rates Of Suicide Among Combat Veterans2020-05-102020-05-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/oncontact-e1589135923416.png200px200px On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Matthew Hoh, former US Marines company commander, about the high rates of veteran suicides. Hoh served two tours in Iraq […]