1. France's Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, has reopened the heated debate on the headscarf. Since 2004, it is unlawful in France to wear "conspicuously" religious signs...


  2. 1978 Deng Xiaoping reforms start. China is agriculture based economy, not much changed since 1952 1979-2000 Rebalancing from agriculture to industry and services. Employment in...
      


  3. First, some facts: 1. The gases and dust particles thrown into the atmosphere during volcanic eruptions have influences on climate. Most of the particles spewed...
      


  4. https://www.yahoo.com/news/census-inequality-grew-including-heartland-040616890.html I am NOT surprised.  


  5. As the world's central banks and economic policymakers convened in Washington over the weekend for the annual meetings of the IMF, IIF and World...
      


  6. China GDP 2017  about 12000 billion USD Manufacturing as % of Chinese GDP in 2017 was 29%, make it 30% so 12000 * 0.3 =...


  7. https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/10/21/canada-election-deadlock-after-trudeau-blackface-scandal/ Canada Election a Deadlock After Trudeau Blackface Scandal Canada Stories https://docs.google.com/document/d/1txhJec4FnHyC3O2zDgfL_z9Ds20w1onDcPGkbLA9nRM/edit# Updated frequently during elections and for other important stories.  21
      


  8. Last week the National Basketball Association was brought to heel by China over a tweet by Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, supporting...
      


  9. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/harry-dunn-family-white-house-meeting-trump-intl-gbr/index.html  thougths? I understand the reason for diplomatic immunity, but it does not really seem applicable here? 


  10. Steel production is a relatively good forward indicator of economic activity. Today's data from World Steel Association show continuing downward trend that already started  a...


  11. Things are getting ruff over there ... Due to the skyrocketing price of pork amid an ongoing shortage, rural Chinese are dusting off traditional dog...
      


  12. ABC of Brexit, economy wise, where to find sites, links to articles ? There is a lot of buzz in the media about Brexit, I...
      


  13. Another day, another peaceful demonstration, another horrible police brutality. It is a miracle that nobody was killed yet.   Answer yourself 1 question: What would be the reaction...
      


  14. Hi All, I would like to clarify something. In various posts recently I have read statements to the effect of ''Trump will not be...
      


  15. As I have stated before, I am not a 'financial guy', so this is directed towards those out there that are. As we can all...
      


  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3s5EPEMBmk CNN's Fareed Zakaria explains why some of America's closest allies are looking to undermine the country's economic strength.


  17. It turns out that the Chinese authorities are upset about the amount of capital now fleeing China, and seeking safe havens around the globe. ...
      


  18. All over the globe, the mood is turning sour. Anger and frustration are bubbling over, and protests are becoming violent in major cities all across...
      


  19. Now was the turn for Abadan refinery to be hit by what was alleged was a cyber attack... after recently ARAMCO was hit in...
      


  20. Recently, in the so called news, Trump is being crucified for pulling the US troops out of Syria. My question is, why? First, let’s get...


  21. There have been signs of change coming since Trump rightly refused to go to war with Iran over their shooting down an unmanned U.S....
      


  22. The real climate debate is not between "believers" and "deniers". And not between Republicans and Democrats. The real debate is certainly not over whether global warming, spurred...
      


  23. The Earth is about to get much cooler and so too is the Earth’s economy.  DISCLAIMER - DT IS NOT A JOURNALIST.  HE TRADES AND...
      


  24. Of course we cannot be sure about ultimate outcome but probability of Huawei building 5G network in Germany just skyrocketed. No backdoors policy Angela Merkel is...
      


  25. The Competitive Enterprise Institute has published a new paper, "Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions." Keep in mind that many of the grossly...
      


  26. Here’s one big reason that America is driving itself batshit crazy: the explosion of computerized records, emails, inter-office memos, Twitter trails, Facebook memorabilia, iPhone...
      


  27. So I can't be accused of bias ... here's an article from the other side ... A lot of people out there don’t like when...
      


  28. Trump and Pelosi play poker in the swamp ...  but who holds what? It’s all about the bluff – or so it appears – as...
      


  29. The GOP used to be the party of the more educated.  It started changing when GW Bush got elected.   Oil prices are sinking and...
      


  30. BRUSSELS (Reuters) Summits are usually a chance for European Union leaders to discuss problems and try to strengthen their union. But after two days...