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‘Kinship tax’ puts the brakes on business – Kenyan study measures the impact of helping family

‘Kinship tax’ puts the brakes on business – Kenyan study measures the impact of helping family

Imagine working hard to build your business, only to find that your success brings about a wave of requests for help that you can’t turn down. This is a reality for many in African communities,…

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What happens when matter is squashed to the brink of collapse? We weighed a neutron star to help NASA find out

What happens when matter is squashed to the brink of collapse? We weighed a neutron star to help NASA find out

Neutron stars are some of the most extreme objects in the universe. Formed from the collapsed cores of supergiant stars, they weigh more than our Sun and yet are compressed into a sphere the size…

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Over 1 million in Texas without power, Freeport LNG restart pending after Beryl By Reuters

Over 1 million in Texas without power, Freeport LNG restart pending after Beryl By Reuters

By Arathy Somasekhar, Curtis Williams and Liz Hampton HOUSTON/FREEPORT (Reuters) -About 1.3 million homes and businesses in Texas remained without power on Thursday, four days after Hurricane Beryl lashed the state with fierce winds and…

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Mike Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins will make med school free for most students – a philanthropy expert explains why that matters

Mike Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins will make med school free for most students – a philanthropy expert explains why that matters

Mike Bloomberg, the media mogul and former New York City mayor, has given Johns Hopkins University US$1 billion to eliminate tuition for most its current and future medical students, the school and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced…

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Sri Lanka secures deal to restructure $12.6bn of bonds

Sri Lanka secures deal to restructure $12.6bn of bonds

Sri Lanka secures deal to restructure $12.6bn of bonds – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content IMF still to review if deal conforms with Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability targets Sri…

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Oil prices rise as dollar dips ahead of CPI data; US inventories shrink By Investing.com

Oil prices rise as dollar dips ahead of CPI data; US inventories shrink By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Thursday, extending recent gains as weakness in the dollar ahead of key U.S. inflation data benefited price, while bets on tighter global supplies remained in play.  The…

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Why do dogs have different coats? Experts explain – and give grooming tips for different types

Why do dogs have different coats? Experts explain – and give grooming tips for different types

Dog hair comes in many varieties, from shaggy to short, curly to straight. If you live with a dog, you live with their hair – on your couch, in your clothes, it’s everywhere! Beyond colour,…

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Smaller family companies are the unexpected innovation powerhouses in many countries in the world

Smaller family companies are the unexpected innovation powerhouses in many countries in the world

Close your eyes and imagine a world where the most innovative companies aren’t big tech giants but family-run businesses. Now open your eyes, because you don’t have to imagine it: It’s reality. That’s what our…

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Montana to ask state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling By Reuters

Montana to ask state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling By Reuters

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Montana’s top court is set to hear the state’s appeal of a landmark ruling holding that it was violating the rights of young people to a clean and healthful environment…

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What the Supreme Court’s ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy means for investors

What the Supreme Court’s ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy means for investors

A recent Supreme Court ruling has gotten a lot of attention for how it could reshape government. What’s gotten much less attention is how it could affect markets. As finance professors, we find this at…

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