Section: Business Insider (USA)
Juncker’s new EU Commission takes office
Brussels (AFP) – The new European Commission led by EU veteran Jean-Claude Juncker formally took office Saturday, promising to “get down to work” as Europe faces a host of political and economic challenges.The agenda is heavy, with Juncker making it his first task to launch a 300 billion euro ($380 billion) investment plan by...
Canada’s new human rights museum shares oral histories
Winnipeg (Canada) (AFP) – A new museum in Canada’s western prairies has amassed a unique collection of personal stories from genocide survivors, human rights defenders and others, and wants to share them.Dedicated to the 60-year-old notion of human rights, a singular but intricate ideal, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in...
America Just Lost One Of Its Top Counter-Terror Partners In Africa
After 27 years in power, Blaise Compaore, president of Burkina Faso, has been overthrown following a wave of popular protests. Faso joins Ukraine’s Viktor Yanukovych — the Kremlin client tossed from the presidency during widespread protests in Kiev this past February — as the only other world leader ejected from office as the result of a...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko taps Yatsenyuk for PM after Russian gas deal
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko backed rival Arseniy Yatsenyuk as future premier Friday, to “unite” the country after it secured a deal with Moscow on future gas supplies.However Kiev seemed helpless in the face of next Sunday’s elections organised by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine,...
The 25 Most Powerful Photos From October
A lot happened in October. Conflict raged in Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria. Government protests continued in Hong Kong. Ebola freaked everybody out. Atlantic City fell apart. Comic-Con had some really awesome costumes. The world’s news photographers captured it all. Here are 25 of the most amazing photos from the past month.October 5 was the...
Russian ruble hits new dollar low despite rate rise
Moscow (AFP) – The ruble hit a new record low on Friday, falling to more than 43 rubles to the dollar, despite defensive action by the central bank which raised interest rates a short time earlier.The ruble was trading at 43.03 to the dollar at around 1330 GMT, after strengthening slightly on Thursday following central bank intervention and...
What Are Traders Chatting About? The Japan-Induced ‘Scalded-Dog’ Formation…
JonesTrading’s Dave Lutz has a roundup of what traders are chatting about right now: Good Morning! US Futures are in the “Scalded Dog” formation, running well over 1%. The late afternoon rally on the GPIF news squeezed higher in the overnight, as a double-dose of good news shot Tokyo nearly 5% higher to 7Y peaks (and Nikkei futures are up...
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
Good morning! Here are the major stories making headlines and moving markets globally early Friday. Japan Shocked Markets With More QE. In the face of disappointing inflation, Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda has hiked Japan’s bond purchases, and the Nikkei soared to a six year high. The Eurozone’s Inflation Ticked Up A Little....
Here’s How 43 Advanced, Emerging, and Developing Countries Rated Their Happiness
While the wealthy who live in advanced economies claim to be happier with their life situation, those living in emerging economies are close to the same level of satisfaction, according to a new Pew Research Center report. The survey asked respondents of 43 nations to measure their happiness on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 represents the the...
FIFA sorry for Crimea video blunder
Geneva (AFP) – FIFA has apologised for an embarrassing diplomatic faux-pas when its video launching the 2018 World Cup logo portrayed the Crimean peninsula as part of Russia.The disputed clip was beamed on to the facade of Russia’s historic Bolshoi Theatre at the official unveiling of the 2018 logo in the Russian capital on...
