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US seeks to avoid duplicating efforts on semiconductors with partners
Across the world, nations are scrambling to establish their own chipmaking clusters in order to safeguard their economies from disruptions resulting from semiconductor shortages seen during the pandemic.
Crypto honchos see miners fleeing China as crackdown deepens
“We’re seeing a lot of those miners moving out of China to other places,” Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance Holdings said in an interview at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday. “Some of them are sending their mining equipment to overseas. There’s big shipments.”
First-mover advantage is great, but could Bitcoin end up the MySpace way?
The basic gist is that while being the first mover is great, history shows that if something comes along that’s better, then that first-mover advantage can only get you so far.
One way GameStop might have changed the market
Even as the S&P 500 touched all-time highs early this year, the VIX remained stubbornly elevated. For something that’s often been described as ‘Wall Street’s Fear Gauge,’ the index didn’t seem to be doing a very good job of matching actual sentiment in the market.
How pandemic bonds became the world's most controversial investment
The harshest critics of the World Bank's experiment have questioned whether it’s appropriate to tie responsibility for public health to private investment at all.
JPMorgan warns US money-market stress to get much worse
JPMorgan says it’s not convinced the Fed has resolved the issues in the funding markets.
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Meet the 'SPY 11' kids with $250 billion riding on their lives
More than $250 billion rests on the longevity of 11 kids born between May 1990 and Jan 1993.
It's not just Italy. Shock moves engulf all-or-nothing markets
Investors seem increasingly prone to flee assets at the first hint of trouble.
Singapore Exchange Chief hopes to win world's biggest IPO
At least half a dozen exchanges are vying for a slice of Saudi Arabian Oil Co.'s IPO.
Saudi Arabia gives citizenship to a robot, claims global first
“Thank you to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” said the robot, named Sophia, when she learnt of her ostensible citizenship.
Seventy-eight billion reasons why Bitcoin's the new gold
Gold bugs and bitcoin fetishists tend to share a deep distrust of fiat currency and the nation state.
A $7 trn moment of truth in markets is just 3 days away
The three-month US dollar Libor rate has jumped to 0.87 per cent currently ahead of money market reform that's due to come into effect on October 14.
Why is everyone still drilling for oil when crude prices are in the basement?
That's because oil majors' urgent mission to slash costs includes standardizing components used in drilling turning unprofitable wells into moneymakers.
Gone and forgotten? Here's one sign that 'peak oil' is dead
Google searches for "too much oil" recently outstripped searches for "Peak Oil." Prices per barrel are around $45. For oil markets, short-termism remains rife.
Why the lazy approach to emerging market investing may cost investors money
About 40% of the passive equity flow that has exited emerging markets since 2013 has returned in just the last six months, according to an analysis by UBS.
Bond markets have a different story to narrate
Soaring bond prices have sent yields on the perceived safe havens of government debt plumbing to fresh lows, even while expectations of looser monetary policy produce a burst of animal spirits in stock markets.
Market strategy: When sentiment conflicts with investing reality
The Internet has created an environment where interesting, persuasive, and money-losing, commentary is but a single click away.
Good liars have better thinking skills: Study
Researchers have discovered that working memory helps children tell better lies.
Facebook may turn people vain, less empathic: Study
For the females, both their profile picture ratings and their status update frequency predicted their narcissism.
Facebook may boost brain’s working memory
Some social networking sites, like Facebook, could help improve a person’s working memory, according to an expert.
Facebook may boost your brain's working memory
Some social networking sites, like Facebook, could help improve a person's working memory, according to an expert.
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