TOKYO — Oil prices slid about 2 percent on Wednesday, giving up most of the previous day’s gains, as a surge in U.S. crude stocks and growing …
Oil falls 2% as rise in U.S. crude stocks fans oversupply fears
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Merkel wants to close bars, gyms, restaurants to halt virus spread – draft
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants state premiers on Wednesday to agree to close all restaurants and bars from Nov. 4 in a bid to curb …
Merkel wants to close bars, gyms, restaurants to halt virus spread – draft
U.S. State Department approves $2.37 bln more in potential arms sales to Taiwan -Pentagon — Financial Post
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeing-made Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan in a deal that has a potential value of up to $2.37 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday. Read More
U.S. State Department approves $2.37 bln more in potential arms sales to Taiwan -Pentagon — Financial Post
Canadian police witness tells court Huawei CFO arrest followed procedure — Financial Post
VANCOUVER/TORONTO — The Canadian police officer who arrested a Huawei executive in Vancouver in 2018 told a court on Monday the apprehension was done by the book, amid claims by her lawyers that her rights were violated during the process. Read More
Canadian police witness tells court Huawei CFO arrest followed procedure — Financial Post
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it. — Vox – All
A man protests homelessness in Vancouver. Around 235,000 Canadians experience homelessness each year, and the rates continue to rise. | Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images The results show the power of cash transfers to reduce homelessness. Ray is a 55-year-old man in Vancouver, Canada. He used to live in an emergency homeless shelter. But over the…
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it. — Vox – All
The best (or worst) $20,000 I ever spent: The money to start a small business — Vox – All
Dana Rodriguez for Vox If there’s one thing owning a small business taught me, it’s that just because you can doesn’t necessarily mean you should. When people tell me they’re thinking about opening a small business, particularly in a goods-based industry like fashion, my first question is, “Do you have money?” I don’t mean having…
The best (or worst) $20,000 I ever spent: The money to start a small business — Vox – All
So you want to start a business. One story from a former small business owner. Look before you leap.
Bank of England asks banks how ready they are for sub-zero rates
LONDON — The Bank of England asked banks on Monday how ready they are for zero or negative interest rates, following up its announcement last month …
Bank of England asks banks how ready they are for sub-zero rates
Gold eases off three-week high as dollar steadies
Gold retreated slightly from a three-week Read More
Gold eases off three-week high as dollar steadies
“Shadow” Lobbyists Run Rampant in the Swamp — Institute for New Economic Thinking
America’s system for regulating political money is built on the idea of transparency. In the case of special interest lobbying, ever since the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in 1938, the guiding principle of lobbying regulation in the US has been to balance the freedom to lobby against obligations to report on the nature of…
“Shadow” Lobbyists Run Rampant in the Swamp — Institute for New Economic Thinking
Dunkin’ Brands prepares to sell itself, go private – NYT
The parent of the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins chains, Dunkin Brands Group Inc, is nearing a deal to sell itself to a private equity-backed …
Dunkin’ Brands prepares to sell itself, go private – NYT
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