The Covid-19 pandemic has plunged the world into economic crisis, with the World Bank projecting a 5.2% decline in global GDP – marking the deepest recession since World War Two, and nearly three times as bad as the one caused by the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. Robin Dunbar, Professor […]
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An interesting op-ed by Leah Callon-Butler in CoinDesk this week got me to change my mind about something pretty fundamental. She asked: “Is crypto fintech?” My instinctive answer was “no!” For me, fintech is technology applied to finance, while cryptocurrency is a technology unto itself. That technology is giving rise […]
Patagonia’s Baggies are known as the original fun hogs—do everything shorts that are perfectly suitable for most anything one can dream up. Take them climbing, swimming, biking, running, or even alligator wrestling (maybe not in Florida, though), and chances are they’ll be a durable, dry, and comfortable companion throughout. But […]
Launch of the Perseverance rover to Mars is nearly at hand, with United Launch Alliance entering into the final phase of pre-launch preparations for the payload and rocket. But by far the most fascinating pre-launch element of this mission isn’t its processing flow but rather the ability for United Launch […]
Take a gander at any of the public social media groups for enthusiasts of Orlando, Florida’s Walt Disney World and you’ll find a common refrain: the theme park, which re-opened on Friday amid a COVID-19 catastrophe, has super-short lines for all its top roller coasters right now. Disney World closed […]
Mike Harris Austin Steinbart An Interview with the Curious and Very Interesting Mr. Austin Steinbart Today’s episode is my first interview with Mr. Austin Steinbart, my purpose is the pursuit of the truth, not to debunk or discredit Mr. Steinbart, but instead to confirm and verify the claims he makes. […]
Tesla branded short shorts went on sale, as earlier promised by Elon Musk, but sold out almost immediately, with fans eagerly speculating on how the tech entrepreneur had dipped his toes into a completely different career. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a long-awaited pair of red satin “short shorts” […]
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Credit: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS Roche rheumatoid arthritis drug fails to help COVID-19 patients in Italian study by Emilio Parodi, Carl O’Donnell Reuters Health News (Reuters) – Roche’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra failed to help patients with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia in an Italian study, the latest instance in […]
Bitcoin broke through $9,500 Thursday and those short sellers betting on lower prices got liquidated by some crypto derivatives exchanges. That also helped push the world’s oldest cryptocurrency higher. As of 20:50 UTC (4:50 p.m. ET), bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $9,447, up 2.9% over the previous 24 hours. Trading […]
Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, listens during a coronavirus briefing with health insurers at the White House on March 10. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, listens […]
The new Lady Gaga-Ariana Grande duet, an unreleased Carly Rae Jepsen album, Lana Del Rey igniting a juicy feud with everyone in music, a Smash concert becoming the hottest thing on TV: Pride month has come early in the world of pop culture. Next in line is a new short […]
Well, it happened. Block 630,000 was processed on the Bitcoin blockchain (while we were on the air with our Crypto Long & Short show on Monday, how cool is that!), and the bitcoin subsidy paid to miners was cut from 12.5 bitcoins to 6.25. It felt momentous, as we all […]
Bill Majcher is a highly experienced professional with 35 years combined experience in public service, international finance, and capital markets. Mr. Majcher started his career as a Eurobond trader in London, England. He later used this experience over a 23 year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), […]
UN Secretary General António Guterres said at a recent Climate Change Meeting that the pandemic provides a window of opportunity to change the world. Needtoknow.news reported on May 7: The head of the United Nations called for global leaders to “use the pandemic recovery” to roll out their global climate […]
Alan M. Pollack is a Partner at Warshaw Burstein, Among his multiple areas of interest: Represented defrauded investors in naked-short selling and stock manipulation cases brought against major investment banks under RICO and the federal securities laws. Corporate Biographic Page:https://www.wbny.com/Alan-Pollack Learn more abour #UNRIG Naked Short Selling:https://stopnakedshortselling.org Robert David Steele […]
Susanne Trimbath, Ph.D. is the author of the single most important book in modern times documenting how Wall Street loots pension funds and engages in massive pervasive criminal activity that in enabled and also covered-up by government officials including those working for the Security Exchange Commission and the Senators […]
World 17:11 GMT 05.05.2020(updated 17:14 GMT 05.05.2020) Get short URL TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a $180 million stimulus package on Tuesday for the agriculture industry beleaguered by the coronavirus pandemic. “Today, we are announcing a new investment of more than $252 million dollars [$180 million […]