#Economy

The big news about this NEJM piece is that it’s not really news, being consistent with what we already knew:when schools are open teachers do not seem to face higher
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Frontiers | Covid-19 Mortality: 160 countries & 850,000 covid19 deaths were studied in excruciating detail. Age & obesity associated with more deaths. But nothing Govts did (principally lockdown & other
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There is both good and bad news in today's trade data for Trump's trade deal with China ...The good news first --1) Ag exports to China are still on a
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Weekend read: @Medium post by @GavinSBaker on his mistake in buying @intel stock in June 2020I may not be as pessimistic about Intel's future as Gavin is, however the post
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Those working at surveillance companies think; - Chain Analysis increases adoption- Compliance has legitimised bitcoin- They don't Link Transactions Users - Users can just mix to regain financial privacyhttps://youtu.be/g_W_Yx
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1/ Thread: If you were told a year ago that in 2020 it is AGAINST the law (or enforced guidelines):To open your Restaurant, Bar or other business deamed unessentialTo do
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BREAKING: Big health insurer @UnitedHealthGrp is stiffing our most essential frontline health care workers during #COVID19 -- emergency room physicians -- while enriching its CEO in a way that demands
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The films of Americans powerfully affirm that as Trump&cronies get richer,the hurts inflicted by this #roguepresident are stunningly deep. Our nation is less safe, our economy more strapped, our adversaries
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I feel like we need a thread to really explain how limiting it is to have to plan your life in two years, and now one-year intervals. Let’s say you
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Sterling has started the year with a bang, smashing through $1.38 against the dollar to its highest level in years.And there's room for improvement, with analysts predicting it will soon
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We've known about the scale of the threat climate change poses for decades. But we've never acted with the urgency necessary to live up to that scale.Individual actions like recycling
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1. “How Did Prof Sam McConkey Go From Speaking Sense To Being A Fully Paid Up Member Of The Zero Covid Cult Crew (ZCCC)”The answer to that question is contained
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Quickie #GameStop thread: The #Robinhood roller-coaster is a vivid reminder of whom our financial system benefits. Hedge funders like to think they provide social value, when really they are just
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How to see if a bank is risky for placing your deposits?Although Lakshmi Vilas Bank is being sold to and recapitalised by a well to do Bank (DBS Bank), you
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After the great recession, the American economy rebounded faster and stronger than the euro zone.But as both emerge from the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the tables seem to
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Every year, I write an annual story about coal retirements. Usually, these stories focus on coal capacity shut down. But capacity doesn't necessarily reflect the emissions impact.So this year, I
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