With the U.S. embracing increased protectionism despite its posturing in the G7 meet, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced the markings on the wall. The executive summary of last week’s G7 and NATO meeting, comes down to just one line,… Read More ›
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Korean Peninsula heating up in the wake of missile launches by the North
The economic consequences of a limited skirmish are enormous. In its latest defiance of world pressure, North Korea has fired, at least, one short-ranged ballistic missile on Monday which landed in the sea off its east coast. The Scud-class ballistic… Read More ›
This Is Where The New Economic Risks Are In A Post-Crisis World: RBI Ex-Chief Rajan
Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, said that economic risks have spread elsewhere even though the world’s banks have become safer since the global financial crisis. “Almost certainly lightening doesn’t strike twice in the same… Read More ›
Trump’s weapons sale to Riyadh comes under Senate Foreign Relations Committee scrutiny
The sale of high-tech weapons and ammunitions to an indiscriminate ally has been one of the reasons based on which a similar sale of weapons to Riyadh had been blocked by the previous U.S. Administration. With the U.S. Senate Foreign… Read More ›
Mark Zuckerberg urges Harvard graduates to embrace risk taking
Zuckerberg’s address to the Harvard graduates should be seen in the light of the creative ways producers of fake news and acts violence are filmed and posted on social networking sites to influence public opinion. Mark Zuckerberg returned to his… Read More ›
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, under FBI scrutiny: media reports
The outcome of the investigation by the FBI, several congressional committees and by a special counsel appointed by the Justice Department will have serious economic consequences for the United States. According to NBC News reports and the Washington Post, Jared… Read More ›
Production Cuts Extension For Nine Months Agreed Upon By OPEC And Non-OPEC Members
After November’s landmark deal failed to clear a global supply overhang, OPEC announced it would extend cuts in oil output by nine months to March 2018 on Thursday. The 1.8 million barrel per day supply cut will roll over until… Read More ›
‘More Opportunities, Rather Than Less’ Will Be The Result Of The Rise Of Machines
It’s no surprise that people are wondering if machines will someday replace humans with computers stronger than ever and robots popping up on factory assembly lines. But Google executives say that it’s nothing to be afraid of. That’s because freeing… Read More ›
A vulnerability in Samba raises fears of another WannaCry-like worm
Organisations, companies and individuals running Samba are highly encouraged to update the software. It took researchers only 15 minutes to exploit this vulnerability. Cybersecurity researchers have warned of increased cyberattacks in the wake of a newly found vulnerability in a… Read More ›