Wall Street Braces for a Recession Amid Dwindling Consumer Spending

Compounded by concerns of a looming global recession, U.S. stock indexes rallied to kick off the trading week on Monday, Dec. 12 — lifted in part by gains in Microsoft and Pfizer. As investors gird for inflation and recession data however, a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve is expected later in the week. […]

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How did Bruce Lee die? New hypothesis sheds some light on the cause

“The Way of the Dragon” star was at the age of 32 when he suddenly laid down on July 20, 1973, in Hong Kong. That day, Lee suffered a headache and took an Equagesic, aspirin and tranquilizer combination. The star went to sleep and never woke up. When you take in an excessive amount of […]

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Europe’s Central Bank Declares War on Bitcoin

Marking the latest blow to believers of digital currencies, no less than the European Central Bank has openly declared war on Bitcoin in a recent communique. The missive was published directly on the ECB’s Blog on Nov. 30 and is titled Bitcoin’s Last Stand. Despite being transmitted under the form of a blog post, this was […]

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Three of China’s Biggest Banks to Provide Support for Property Developers

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES Three of China’s biggest commercial banks have agreed to provide fundraising support to property developers, including industry giant Vanke, in a coordinated effort to support the country’s embattled property sector. It marks one of the latest moves by state-owned banks to respond to Beijing’s call to ease pressure on debt-laden developers and […]

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How China Uses COSCO Ships to Boost Its Political Influence Abroad

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES As of March of this year, state-owned COSCO Shipping owns and operates more than 400 container ships operating in and out of 558 ports worldwide, according to Statista. Along with hundreds of tankers and other vessels, COSCO has become one of the world’s top three largest port operators.       […]

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Dollar Advances Ahead of Inflation Data As Cryptocurrencies Crumble

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES The dollar regained its footing on Wednesday, Nov. 9 ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later in the day, while cryptocurrencies were fragile after a bailout deal for exchange FTX by its bigger rival Binance collapsed. The greenback surged overnight against its peers and held to those gains in early Asia […]

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