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RECENT decades have not been particularly good ones for those who toil on, rather than own, the means of production. Labour markets have made a slow and incomplete recovery from the trauma of the Great Recession. The crisis only briefly dislodged corporate profits as a share of GDP from historically high levels. Across much of […]
Queen Mathilde of Belgium, 45, was joined by her husband King Philippe, 58, and their four children Elisabeth, 16, Gabriel, 15, Emmanuel,12, and Eleonore, 10. Belgian National Day celebrates the separation of the country from the Netherlands. Mathilde chose a red lace dress with a nude underlay for the event. The dress featured three quarter […]
A U.S. study suggests taking more than one of a long list of medications that cite depression as a side-effect could increase the risk of developing the illness. But a Canadian psychiatrist says he’s skeptical.
US President Donald Trump spoke in admiring terms about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, praising Kim’s ability to get his people to “sit up at attention,” and wishing he could do the same. “He’s the head of a country, and I mean he’s the strong head,” Trump said. “He speaks and his people sit up […]
Enlarge / A view of 597 5th Ave, where the New York City office of Cambridge Analytica is on the 7th floor, May 2, 2018 in New York City. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Cambridge Analytica LLC, the American arm of the London-based data analytics firm of the same name, filed for bankruptcy in federal court […]
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Thomson Reuters Credit spread is the difference between yields with the same maturities and varying quality. The credit spread has widened over recent weeks. A widening credit spread is the “biggest risk” to the stock market, according to one analyst. Tightening credit conditions could mean bad news for the stock market. The credit spread, which […]
West Virginia cast a higher percentage of its votes for Donald Trump (68.6 percent) than any other state in the union in 2016. It also had a higher proportion of drug overdose deaths (52 per 100,000 people) than any other state — for the seventh year running. It’s Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s job to […]
Russian politicians, researchers and reporters all attach great importance to voter turnout. To understand this, RT compares preliminary figures from polling stations to those from other countries and other periods in history. Is there a way to forecast it? The discussion about future turnout started way before the actual presidential campaign, along with attempts to […]
The UK is using the Skripal case to divert attention from Brexit issues, Russia’s Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko told RT. London has actively engaged a NATO-led anti-Russian campaign for this purpose, he said. “In order to divert attention from Brexit, the UK has to present something to the public to move [the focus] […]
