Silicon Valley's enormous influence on politics through social media and search seems to be concerning everyone from Donald Trump to employees of the big tech companies.
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In the latest developments, the president has attacked Google, accusing the search engine of...
Speaking at a high-level dialogue organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York on 19 July, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi and fellow panellists spotlighted trends in the global economy and international trade in the context of sustainable development.
The session came on the heels of...
The low level of financial literacy in Ohio (and nationwide) exacerbated the effects of the Great Recession. Ohio is ranked fourth worst in financial literacy of the 50 states, has the sixth highest proportion of college graduate student loan debt and ranks 33rd in average per capita defined contribution...
In 1960, Bhutan, one of the world’s most isolated countries, started its first development plan amidst widespread illiteracy, steep infant mortality, food insecurity, and natural disasters. But it has since made enormous strides, in recent years achieving human development indicators that put it on par with the rest of...
The economy and corporate profits are strong and Wall Street won’t care about trade wars until it threatens either of those things. Richard Bernstein, former chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch and now head of Richard Bernstein Advisors noted “I wouldn’t say that Wall Street doesn’t care, I think...
Take Time to Do Things Everybody Likes
It goes without saying that your kids idea of fun might be much different than yours. So let everybody have a hand in selecting your trip’s activities, and try to compromise when it’s not something you absolutely love. Respect each other’s differences, and...
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma met Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at the latter's office in Putrajaya on Monday (Jun 18). Bernama uploaded a video of the meeting to its Twitter page on Monday morning, showing Mr Ma shaking hands with Dr Mahathir, before introducing him to the rest...
The government of President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on 50,000 million dollars of Chinese merchandise containing "industrially important technology" in retaliation for what it considers unfair trade practices on the part of the Asian country. The government also plans to restrict Chinese investment in...
The government of President Donald Trump began an investigation on Wednesday on whether it is necessary to impose tariffs on the importation of automobiles into the United States, moving quickly after the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement stalled. Trump previously predicted that US auto makers and...
