"...Boeing has been massively overcharging taxpayers ... the American taxpayer paid $71 for a metal pin that should cost just 4 cents, $644.75 for ... gear ... that sells for $12.51..."
"The FA it has said it will not renew the deal with betting companies in 2024 and that from next year all FA Cup games will be shown for free on its website."
"Taking profits and reducing risks now may lead to a short-term underperformance in portfolios, but you will likely appreciate the reduced volatility if, and when, the current optimism fades."
"The EU’s main aim is rather to assert the maximum degree of economic and political control over the UK."
"There’s a 60% chance you’re reading this article on a smartphone right now..."
"What the lawyers are fighting here is the NHS Trust’s use of the legal principle of ‘Gillick Competence’, which has a long and unfortunate history as regards undermining parental rights and Christian moral reasoning in medicine."
"The actual issues surrounding Iran's growing influence in the region have little to do with terrorism."
"These boys have been through hell and back after having their names smeared by leftist talking heads. The only way to get these people to stop and think about the power their words have is to hit them where it hurts—their wallets."
If military tensions escalate again, or the U.S. dollar loses its dominance as the global reserve currency, big economic changes will be on the way. It’s best to be prepared for the worst, and hope for the best.
In the average recession, gross domestic product (GDP) is not the only thing shrinking—incomes, employment, industrial production, and retail sales tend to shrink as well.
"The Iranians have restarted their nuclear program, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged that Iran will never be allowed to finish it."
"Even so, I seriously doubt the IRGC made a special effort to not kill or injure Americans. Although it was not the primary objective of the strike, they certainly wouldn’t have cried over our casualties."
"Market bubbles have nothing to do with valuations or fundamentals."
"What an ominous year and ... what an inauspicious decade."
"...Why have only three police "zipper killings" been criticized?"
"Unsurprisingly, the mechanics of abortion or the sexual ethics of those who abstain until marriage and remain monogamous don’t seem to have earned any representation in the series."
"In the plenary session of the General Assembly, the U.S. received support from up to fifteen countries in 2019, a significant increase from only one in 2018. Even so, more than 100 other countries coalesced against U.S. pro-life amendments alongside the Europeans, an increase from some eighty last year."
"Anyone who bases their investment decisions on economic data last year have lost fortunes."
The 6.4-magnitude earthquake was the largest that Puerto Rico has experienced in more than a hundred years.
And by the time the Indian workforce age group hits 800+ million people, it will be interesting to see how things interplay with the world’s inevitable technological shift to automation and a changing role for labour.
The Kurds don’t have a country of their own, in spite of there being some 30-40 million of them.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali also tweeted support for Rowling, saying, “Very brave J K Rowling for standing up for women.”
It insists the latter isn’t QE, but it sure walks and quacks like a QE duck.
What will it take for real action to be taken to end this vile, dangerous industry?