
Ninja Economics
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J'ai une biographie véritablement merveilleuse, mais cette marge est trop petite pour la contenir.
Joined April 2013
A 12-year-old Nigerian coder creates laundry-folding robot.
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The Real-Life Murder Trial That Inspired Crime and Punishment
theatlantic.com
He had no choice.
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A top meatpacker in Europe says eating a steak will soon become a luxury, like drinking Champagne.
bloomberg.com
The boss of Europe’s top meat processor said beef will become a luxury like champagne because of the climate impact of producing it.
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Nuns: the accidental property moguls of the Midwest
ft.com
US convents are ill-prepared to care for ageing sisters, but they do have multimillion-dollar real estate
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More than 42% of people diagnosed with cancer between 2000 and 2012 said they depleted their entire life’s assets in two years.
marketwatch.com
And millennial cancer survivors are at higher risk for debt and work-related physical and mental impairment after their treatment.
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Bottlenecks affect the euro area more than other economies because of exposure to globalization, Lagarde says.
bloomberg.com
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned that the globalized nature of the euro area’s economy makes it highly vulnerable to systemic shocks from supply chain disruptions.
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The Miami condo that collapsed in June, killing 98 people, was apparently built to launder cartel funds in the 1980s.
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New research shows 44 countries that owe the equivalent of at least 10% of their GDP to China
economist.com
Asian and other developing countries owe more money than they might think
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The 30-year mortgage is above 3% again, reducing the number of people looking to save money by refinancing
wsj.com
Mortgage lenders were deluged with refinancing requests from homeowners early in the pandemic. Now, rates are rising—and lenders are turning to home buyers instead.
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Bank of England chief warns it "will have to act" to curb inflation
ft.com
Andrew Bailey makes no attempt in speech to central bankers to quell expectations of rate rise this year
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After WW2, 8M people were expelled from E. Europe & sent to rural regions in W. Germany, triggering local industrialization & productivity growth.
nber.org
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The critique from the Federal Reserve’s own professional ranks accuses economists of making assumptions to suit their theories
wsj.com
The critique from the Federal Reserve’s own professional ranks accuses economists of making assumptions to suit their theories.
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Where are all the missing American workers?
bloomberg.com
Hello. Today we examine America’s missing workers, cost pressures from China, the rising value of U.S. stocks — and what happens if they drop.
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People shouldn't underestimate how difficult it will be to get the world to eat less meat.
economist.com
Our weekly podcast on how to tackle climate change
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Artists launch colorful 'jellyfish' balloon to the stratosphere in inaugural test flight.
space.com
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People typically think about what they spend and earn. Instead, they should be thinking about the purchasing power of that money.
wsj.com
People often focus on the actual amount of money they earn or spend, rather than its purchasing power.
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Woman who won €1m literary prize turns out to be three men.
ft.com
TV scriptwriters awarded Spain’s Planeta prize for their work under the pseudonym Carmen Mola
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Imelda Marcos left 3,000 pairs of shoes and five shelves of Gucci handbags when she fled the Philippines.
economist.com
The Pandora papers are the latest revelations in a rich history
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Many women have yet to return to the labor market, leading to a smaller pool of labor and driving the unemployment rate lower.
wsj.com
Many have yet to return to the labor market, acting as a check against stronger job growth, and some who did return haven’t been able to remain in the job as the Delta variant of Covid-19 disrupted...
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Most of Jane Austen's characters have no profession.
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