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The setting could be a bar or restaurant, but let’s go with a corporate box in a football stadium. Hedgies brush maki-roll crumbs off their gilets. Others booze. The host, who runs a trading desk at a bank, takes an interest in the match — the weirdo. The room’s net worth hovers around the billion

Purchasing power parity (PPP) states that the price of a good in one country is equal to its price in another country, after adjusting for the exchange rate between the two countries. As a light-hearted annual test of PPP, The Economist has tracked the price of McDonald’s Big Mac burger in many countries since 1986.

A powerful greenhouse gas responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s warming over the past decade is spewing into the atmosphere from a site in Glasgow not far from where the COP26 climate summit is set to begin. Methane from a gas pipeline near to Ibrox football stadium, detected by researchers from Royal Holloway

A central figure in former US president Donald Trump’s bid to create a new social media platform is a Brazilian parliamentarian and self-proclaimed prince who has campaigned to restore elements of the monarchy that ended with the overthrow of Emperor Pedro II in 1889. Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza was elected to Brazil’s National Congress three

You can collect Social Security benefits if you are still working and earning income. But if you earn more than a certain amount from your work—and haven’t reached your full retirement age—your benefit will be smaller. Here’s a rundown of how earned income can reduce your Social Security benefits. Key Takeaways You can get Social

Earlier this month, US senator Joe Manchin found himself surrounded by an unusual group of protesters, when a swarm of kayaks paddled up the Potomac River to the houseboat the 74-year-old West Virginia senator calls home. Carrying signs reading “don’t sink our bill”, the kayakers called on Manchin to back Joe Biden’s $3.5tn “Build Back

Venture capital money is flooding back into clean tech companies a decade after the “mini green bubble” saw private financing for the sector dry up. But John Thornhill argues that the climate tech 2.0 investment boom has better promise than version 1.0. Between 2006 and 2011, VCs spent more than $25bn funding clean tech and lost more

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are all the rage these days. People are literally bidding thousands to own these collectibles and some are even selling for millions. If your loved ones are into digital art and cryptocurrencies and enticed by the possibility of striking it rich off a speculative investment, gifting them a NFT could be a

Joe Biden vowed to defend Taiwan from Chinese military action, in comments that contradicted US policy to maintain an ambiguous stance over whether it would come to its rescue. Asked whether the US military would defend the country in the event of a Chinese attack, the president said: “Yes, we have a commitment to do

J Sainsbury has scrapped talks to sell its banking division nearly a year after saying it had been approached by potential buyers. “Whilst the board of Sainsbury’s believe that it was in the best interests of shareholders to explore these expressions of interest, it has concluded that these do not offer better value for shareholders

Cryptocurrencies are no longer just the domain of tech nerds. Nowadays, even our grandparents have heard of them, with their volatile price swings and surges in value making the news in pretty much every corner of the globe. Opinion on whether to invest in this asset class is varied. Plenty of experts warn that digital

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Thursday that he sees an interest rate hike coming later in 2022 as he forecasts a growing economy and lasting inflation pressures. The central bank official told CNBC that he has “penciled in” a rate increase in “late third, maybe early fourth” quarter of 2022. The expectation puts

10/21/2021, 11:11:10 PM Queen Elizabeth spent night in hospital following cancellation of Northern Ireland trip Robert Wright in London The UK’s Queen Elizabeth spent Wednesday night in hospital, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday, in an indication that her current illness could be more serious than initially indicated. The Queen on Wednesday cancelled a scheduled trip

Snap lost a quarter of its value in after-hours trade on Thursday as the social media group posted a bleak outlook for its fourth quarter, blaming Apple’s recent privacy changes. The Snapchat parent warned that revenues in the forthcoming quarter would be between $1.16bn and $1.2bn, well below the current consensus estimate of $1.4bn, according

If you have the funds available, you may consider giving the gift of college savings. A 529 plan is a great savings instrument for college education. The earnings from contributed funds grow tax free over time. The distributions are not taxed either, as long as the funds are used for qualified higher education expenses. One

In this article GSBD A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, Sept. 20, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs just closed its second billion-dollar blank-check deal ever as the Wall Street firm seeks to change the struggling SPAC market by building a

Global equities drifted on Thursday after large consumer-facing businesses said they had passed higher input prices on to customers, adding more fuel to a debate about prolonged inflation leading to interest rate rises. The S&P 500 index fell 0.1 per cent in lunchtime trading in New York, after closing the previous session on the cusp

Angela Merkel has urged the EU not to get bogged down in rule of law disputes at the European court as she and other leaders sought to ease tensions with Poland over judicial independence. The German chancellor said member states needed to find ways to “come together again”, as she arrived in Brussels on Thursday

1. Bad Behavior Bryan P. Marsal, Co-CEO of Alvarez & Marsal and CEO of Lehman Brothers, oversaw the proceedings for the largest bankruptcy in history-the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing in September 2008. During a presentation to a group of businesspeople, he was asked to comment about the status of ethics in business. He reportedly said, “there are

China’s internet watchdog has said articles from Caixin, one of the most prominent and trusted Chinese business publications, can no longer be republished by online news services, in the latest blow to journalism and free speech in the country. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) removed Caixin from a list of more than 1,300 media

In this article TSLA Starship prototype SN15 returns for a landing on May 5, 2021 after a high-altitude flight test. SpaceX Between Elon Musk’s two largest companies, investors and experts have a long-term favorite. Most “institutional investors and industry experts” surveyed by Morgan Stanley expect SpaceX to become more valuable than Tesla and see it

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been handed a boost ahead of next week’s Budget, with UK public borrowing falling by more than expected in September. Public sector net borrowing was estimated to have been £21.8bn last month, data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Thursday. That was £7bn less than in September 2020, and

Ride-sharing and ride-hailing services are becoming increasingly popular among commuters. And their popularity is poised to rise even more. In fact, the number of ride-sharing users is estimated to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 16.6% by 2026. Some of the biggest names in this industry include Uber and Lyft. But there is

Fixed-income giant Pimco has dabbled in cryptocurrencies and plans to gradually invest more in digital assets that have the potential to disrupt the financial industry, according to chief investment officer Daniel Ivascyn. “Now we’re looking at potentially trading certain cryptocurrencies as part of our trend-following strategies or quant-oriented strategies, then doing more work on the

Railway freight transportation company CSX will boost investments in container yards in an attempt to address the supply chain crunch caused by logjams at ports and warehouses. The Florida-based company on Wednesday said it would invest in 13 overflow container yards at key terminals in order to “create additional storage and capacity”, a decision it

The Chinese military conducted two hypersonic weapons tests over the summer, raising US concerns that Beijing is gaining ground in the race to develop a new generation of arms. On July 27 the Chinese military launched a rocket that used a “fractional orbital bombardment” system to propel a nuclear-capable “hypersonic glide vehicle” around the earth

Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones told CNBC on Wednesday he views cryptocurrencies right now as a better hedge against inflation than gold. “It would be my preferred one over gold at the moment,” Jones said in a “Squawk Box” interview. He added, “Clearly, there’s a place for crypto. Clearly, it’s winning the race against gold

Real estate development (aka property development) is the process of building new structures and modifying existing ones to increase the property’s value. In general, that means developing the property into commercial or residential buildings—ranging from apartment complexes and multi-family homes to restaurants, offices, and retail spaces. Developers handle the project from start to finish: They

Biogen has reported third-quarter sales of just $300,000 for its controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, falling far short of analysts’ expectation of $10m, as the company insists it still believes in the long-term potential of the treatment. The drug, which costs $56,000 per patient per year, was approved by US regulators in June, becoming the

The beauty industry loves a buzzword, especially one where the meaning is slightly up for interpretation. And none is more confusing than “cruelty-free”: does it mean a finished product hasn’t been tested on animals, or that no part of the development process involved animals? Is a cruelty-free product also vegan? And why, even when you’re shopping domestically,