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Should you buy expensive stocks?

A new paper suggests the answer is โ€œyesโ€

Published on: June 05, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Is Americaโ€™s economy heading for a consumer crunch?

Warning signs have started to appear. But there are reasons for optimism

Published on: June 04, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Is Americaโ€™s economy heading for a consumer crunch?

Warning signs have started to appear. But there are reasons for optimism

Published on: June 04, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Chinaโ€™s economic model retains a dangerous allure

Despite the countryโ€™s current struggles, autocrats elsewhere see a lot to admire

Published on: June 03, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

When to sell your stocks

Poker provides investors with helpful guidance

Published on: May 30, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Young collectors are fuelling a boom in Basquiat-backed loans

Auction houses are on a lending spree

Published on: May 30, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Xi Jinpingโ€™s surprising new source of economic advice

What Chinaโ€™s leader may learn from a pair of reform-minded academics

Published on: May 30, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Foreign investors are rejecting Indian stocks

A roaring economy is not enough to entice them

Published on: May 30, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Why any estimate of the cost of climate change will be flawed

Temperature fluctuations are unpredictable. Humans are even more so

Published on: May 30, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

OPEC heavyweights are cheating on their targets

That is tamping down global oil prices

Published on: May 27, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Baby-boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?

The mystery matters for global economic growth

Published on: May 26, 2024 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Inside the dramatic turnaround that made Colombiaโ€™s second city a model for water management.

MEDELLรNโ€”For much of the 20th century, the Medellรญn River was an open sewer, collecting the untreated human and industrial waste of the Aburrรก Valley. Stretching through the valleyโ€™s center, Medellรญnโ€”a fast-growing city with a reputation for entrepreneurshipโ€”turned its collective back and closed its collective nose. Warehouses and rail tracks buffered the city from the rank ... Read more The post Inside the dramatic...

Published on: October 18, 2019 | Source: Americas Quarterly favicon Americas Quarterly

UN agency sets ambitious target to reduce hunger and poverty for millions worldwide

Amid a global rise in hunger and poverty on back of the impacts of climate change and conflict, the United Nations rural development agency today announced an ambitious target to generate resources to fund loans and grants to enable millions in developing countries strengthen their food security and livelihoods.

Published on: February 13, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Both radio and sports can help people achieve their potential, says UN on World Radio Day

In an era of dramatic advances in communications, radio retains its power to entertain, educate, inform and inspire, United Nations Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres said, marking World Radio Day with a call to celebrate both radio and sports as ways of helping people achieve their potential.

Published on: February 13, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Fleeing DR Congo violence, thousands take perilous lake journey to Uganda โ€“ UN

Over 22,000 desperate Congolese refugees crossed Lake Albert to Uganda last week, with four drowning when their boat capsized on the perilous journey from the conflict-hit eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Published on: February 13, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Causes of Rohingya refugee crisis originate in Myanmar; solutions must be found there, Security Council told

Nearly six months after an outbreak of violence drove almost 700,000 minority Rohingyas from Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh, senior United Nations officials on Tuesday said it is time to address the root causes โ€“ including decades of repression inside Myanmar โ€“ so those who fled feel safe enough to return to their homeland.

Published on: February 13, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Civilians in war-torn Yemen โ€˜under fire on all sidesโ€™ โ€“ UN rights chief

Raising alarm over continuing civilian casualties in the midst of increased hostilities in war-ravaged Yemen, the United Nations human rights chief underscored that all parties to the conflict are obliged under international humanitarian law to ensure that civilians are not harmed.

Published on: February 12, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Focus on future, prioritize reconciliation for the region, UN envoy urges Western Balkans

Concluding a twelve-day visit to Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide called for concerted and sustained efforts to prioritize reconciliation and prevention.

Published on: February 12, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

For Valentineโ€™s Day, UN environment wing is urging everyone to โ€˜break upโ€™ with single-use plastic

As many countries prepare to mark Valentineโ€™s Day, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on people to end their โ€œtoxic relationshipโ€ with single-use plastic and find โ€œnew love,โ€ with more environmentally sustainable options.

Published on: February 12, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Maldives: UN rights experts denounce detention of judges as โ€˜direct attackโ€™ on Supreme Court

Denouncing the detention of two Supreme Court judges in the Maldives, United Nations human rights experts warned that the independence of the judiciary is under โ€œserious threatโ€ in the country, as is the principle of separation of powers between the State and the courts.

Published on: February 12, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Some four million Iraqi children in need says UNICEF, ahead of investment conference in Kuwait

About a quarter of all Iraqi children are living in poverty, and in the wake of more than four years of violence, families are being pushed to โ€œextreme measuresโ€ in order to survive, said the United Nations Childrenโ€™s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday, as a major conference on rebuilding the country was set to open tomorrow in neighbouring Kuwait.

Published on: February 12, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

More than 5,000 child soldiers released in 2017, but tens of thousands still being used in conflict โ€“ UN

The global commitment to end the use of children in armed conflict led to the release and reintegration of more than 5,000 children in 2017, but tens of thousands of boys and girls are still being recruited, kidnapped, and forced to fight or work for military groups or armed forces at โ€œalarming rates,โ€ according to the United Nations.

Published on: February 12, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

UN chief deeply saddened by tragic plane accident in Russia

United NationsSecretary-GeneralAntรณnio Guterres on Sunday expressed deep sadness at the plane accident in the Moscow region, Russia, in which all passengers and crew are reported to have died.

Published on: February 11, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

World loses a 'human rights giant,' says UN chief on death of rights expert Asma Jahangir

United NationsSecretary-GeneralAntรณnio Guterres on Sunday expressed his sorrow at the demise of prominent human rights defender and UN Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir, who passed away at the age of 66.

Published on: February 11, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Urgent action needed as violence soars in war-torn Syria โ€“ UN

United NationsSecretary-GeneralAntรณnio Guterres has called for an immediate and unconditional de-escalation of violence in Syria as civilians in the war-torn country suffer through one of the most violent periods in nearly seven years of conflict.

Published on: February 10, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Yemen: Raging violence displaces more than 85,000 civilians, says UN refugee agency

Surging violence across Yemen has resulted in the displacement of more than 85,000 people in just the last 10 weeks, the United Nations refugee agency reported Friday.

Published on: February 09, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

British commander at UN Mission in South Sudan serves as role model for young women

Lieutenant Colonel Katie Hislop of the United Kingdom said she was happy to serve as a role model for young women considering a career with the armed forces. The mother of two was the only woman to head a military contingent at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

Published on: February 09, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Syria: Life 'living nightmare' for children in East Ghouta, UNICEF chief warns

Following reports that dozens of children have been killed in violence this week alone in Syria, a senior United Nations official on Friday stressed the need for unconditional evacuations of sick and wounded children from East Ghouta and other sieged areas.

Published on: February 09, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, UN calls for smashing stereotypes

It is time to support and invest in women and girls who want to pursue careers in scientific research, United Nations Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed annually on 11 February.

Published on: February 09, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Olympic message of peace is universal, UN chief says in Pyeongchang

As the world comes together for the Winter Olympics, which kicked off Friday in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, United NationsSecretary-GeneralAntรณnio Guterres called on everyone to recognize and promote the Gamesโ€™ universal message of peace and tolerance.

Published on: February 09, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Women and children threatened by sexual violence at refugee reception centres in Greek islands โ€“ UN

Asylum seekers are reporting sexual harassment and violence at some sub-standard reception centres on Greek islands โ€“ where even bathing during the daytime can be dangerous โ€“ despite Government measures to address the dire living conditions, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday.

Published on: February 09, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

In Seoul, UN chief says Global Goals must be a blueprint for fair globalization

United Nations Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres on Thursday highlighted the importance of engagement and empowerment to transform the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into benefits for all people worldwide and called on all sectors of the society to actively involve themselves in this endeavour.

Published on: February 08, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

UN launches appeal to fund relief work in Nigeria's restive north-east

With the crisis in north-east Nigeria โ€“ a region devastated by the Boko Haram insurgency โ€“ into its ninth year, United Nations agencies together with humanitarian partners today launched a $1 billion appeal to fund life-saving and emergency assistance programmes in the region.

Published on: February 08, 2018 | Source: UN News favicon UN News