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South of the Border (If you know, you know)

Posted on 20 November 2022 by ilagardien

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Financial Times

No signs of US slowdown in surprisingly robust jobs market
Corporate America is divided on odds of US recession
Indian authorities seek to calm investors after Adani sell-off
Corruption in Europe: a continent divided
Sunak under pressure from growing Raab row and critical ex-PMs

Branko Milanovic Personal Blog

Why I think that Argentina 1985 is not a very good movie
Now when the passions have receded a bit after I got an incredible number of critiques and insulting emails because I did but think that Argentina 1985 is a very good movie I would like to explain my reasons. First, let me say that the critique of a film or a book is totally separate […]
The Madoff enigma
I watched a four-part excellent documentary on Bernie Madoff’s“scam of the century”. (The series is not exactly a documentary because most scenes are re-enacted, but this is done in a very good, and rather discrete, way, combining the actual footage with the enacting, so that we can still call it a documentary). The film […]
Distinguishing incomes from capital and labor
When I recently received my copy-edited chapter dealing with Adam Smith (from my forthcoming book "Visions of Inequality"), I noticed that in several instances the editor changed my “the rate of profit on capital” to the “rate of profit on investment” or “profits on invested capital”. I changed it back to the original, but […]
Not a new Xi
In today’s Financial Times Ruchir Sharma has a very nice article about the recent readjustments in China’s policies: discontinuation of zero-covid restrictions, stronger support for globalization, and a nod toward the private sector. As the title (“The Xi nobody saw coming”) says, Sharma sees them as a sudden and […]
The book of the dead: Victor Serge's Notebooks 1936-47
Born to Russian anti-Czarist emigrés in Belgium in 1890 => engaged in revolutionary anarchist activity as a teenager in France => condemned to five years in jail at 17 => expelled to Spain => exchanged for French soldiers held by the Bolsheviks in 1919 => joined the Bolsheviks => participated in the Civil […]

BBC World News

Perth shark attack: Teenage girl dies in Swan River
Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw's bodies recovered in prisoner swap - Ukraine
Japan PM fires aide over derogatory LGBT remarks
China urges calm over 'spy' balloon in US airspace
Tyre Nichols: Sixth police officer fired

Channelnews Asia

Sri Lanka completing pre-requisites for IMF aid - President
Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners; bodies of British volunteers returned
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over 'blasphemous content'
Perth Scorchers edge Brisbane Heat in BBL final to retain title
Skriniar no longer Inter captain says Inzaghi ahead of Milan derby

Singapore Straits Times

Goodbye Iowa! Democrats approve Biden's revamped primary calendar
Biden says US is 'going to take care of' Chinese balloon
500,000 households in Ukraine's Odesa without power
Frostbite in 5 minutes: Northeast US, Canada gripped by Arctic blast
Avalanches in Austria, Switzerland kill five

Business Times

Bankruptcy applications hit 17-year high in 2022, after tapering of Covid-era support
BANKRUPTCY applications by individuals in Singapore rose to a 17-year high last year, but applications for companies to be compulsorily liquidated dipped – trends which lawyers and economists say could be due to business owners being included in the personal bankruptcy figures.
Malaysia proposes new way to ease Singapore Causeway traffic
THERE may be relief for 150,000 commuters who endure hours-long waits to cross the road border from Malaysia to Singapore, The Star reported.
Daily Debrief: What Happened Today
Stories you might have missed
Consumers lost over S$645,000 in prepayments in 2022, beauty industry saw highest losses: Case
CONSUMERS lost more than S$645,000 in prepayments in 2022 because of the sudden closure of businesses, with the beauty industry accounting for the highest amount of losses, followed by the travel industry.
Temasek-backed fish farmer Apollo Aquaculture in judicial management
FISH farm Apollo Aquaculture Group is currently in judicial management, according to a filing with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra).

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Malay Mail

Menu Rahmah will be available at IPTA after Aildilfitri, says Salahuddin
Malaysia, Singapore to work together to tackle online scams
Malaysia, Singapore reaffirm bilateral cooperation in three areas

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