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REUTERS/Stringer Much of China’s economic data has been lacking, at least compared to its usual standards. A regional manufacturing activity gauge in China recently stopped being produced and was deemed “illegal” by the central government. It had been significantly weaker than other nationwide activity gauges. There are reports the government wrote to journalists in China this […]
DESPITE their dour reputation, economists frequently play with metaphor and simile, just like literary folk. One familiar example is “human capital”, as Deirdre McCloskey of the University of Illinois has pointed out. Economists have been likening knowledge, skill and stamina to physical capital, such as plant and equipment, since Adam Smith, who counted “the acquired […]
Two indices measure human capital using gauges of health and education
VIVID TRAVEL Moving to a new country is tough. It often means needing to find new friends, working in a new environment, and settling into a totally new way of life. That’s why InterNations, the world’s largest network for expats, has compiled the top 30 countries for getting a good job, making friends, and raising […]
There are plenty of options out there for customers looking to cut the cord with their local cable provider. One of the more popular options out there is DirecTV Now. It’s one of the more reasonably priced packages that doesn’t require a contract with a cable company, but that price will go up slightly towards […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) AT&T is raising the base price of its DirecTV Now streaming service by $ 5 per month, despite promising in court that its acquisition of Time Warner Inc. would lower TV prices. AT&T confirmed the price increase to Ars and said it began informing customers of the increase this past weekend. […]
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev has announced a plan to raise retirement age by eight years for women by 2034 and by five years for men by 2028, adding that this was an unavoidable measure due to the increasing numbers of pensioners. The bill, which was on Thursday approved for drafting in the parliament by the […]
Essential — the startup founded by Android creator Andy Rubin — plans to sell itself, according to a new Bloomberg report. The hardware company released its first product, the Essential Phone, last year. But plans have now been scrapped to release a second device. Essential has raised $ 300 million to date and has been […]
PRESS RELEASE: Global decentralized, blockchain-based online lottery platform uses stock market indexes to bring transparency and trust to E-gaming PROVIDENCE, Seychelles–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 28, 2018– MOS Lottery, a decentralized stock market lottery platform using blockchain smart contracts, announces its Pre-Initial Coin Offer…Read More
TechCrunch/Flickr Entrepreneur Kathryn Minshew is the cofounder and CEO of The Muse. In her seed round of investing, she was rejected 148 times. In the Series A round, she was more strategic about pitching investors and figured out how to ensure that her idea was viable. A different type of entrepreneur might have given up. […]
