1. Home
  2. Business

Category: Business

Gold Rebounds from ‘Flash Crash’, But Still Finishes at March Low By Investing.com

Gold Rebounds from ‘Flash Crash’, But Still Finishes at March Low By Investing.com

© Reuters. (adds comments from Fed’s Bostic) By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold rebounded from its “flash crash” in Asian trading but still settled at its lowest close in nearly five months on Monday, casting…

Read More
Robots are coming for the lawyers – which may be bad for tomorrow’s attorneys but great for anyone in need of cheap legal assistance

Robots are coming for the lawyers – which may be bad for tomorrow’s attorneys but great for anyone in need of cheap legal assistance

Imagine what a lawyer does on a given day: researching cases, drafting briefs, advising clients. While technology has been nibbling around the edges of the legal profession for some time, it’s hard to imagine those…

Read More
I’m a Luddite. You should be one too

I’m a Luddite. You should be one too

I’m a Luddite. This is not a hesitant confession, but a proud proclamation. I’m also a social scientist who studies how new technologies affect politics, economics and society. For me, Luddism is not a naive…

Read More
Oil drops 3% on China COVID-19 curbs and stronger dollar By Reuters

Oil drops 3% on China COVID-19 curbs and stronger dollar By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers are seen at a terminal of Sinopec Yaogang oil depot in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China June 11, 2019. Picture taken June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo By Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON…

Read More
how the star-making formula show lost its shine

how the star-making formula show lost its shine

The UK channel ITV has announced that it has no plans to continue The X Factor. In its 17 years on the air, the show produced some enormous pop stars, including boy band One Direction…

Read More
What’s behind the spate of super-fast sprints at the Tokyo Olympics? Technology plays a role, but the real answer is training

What’s behind the spate of super-fast sprints at the Tokyo Olympics? Technology plays a role, but the real answer is training

The Tokyo Olympic Games have seen incredible performances in the short-distance track events. We have seen two major world records fall: the men’s and women’s 400-metre hurdles – and numerous personal best times. In the…

Read More
Waller ‘highly sceptical’ Fed needs a CBDC

Waller ‘highly sceptical’ Fed needs a CBDC

Federal Reserve board member Christopher Waller said on August 5 that he sees no immediate need for a US central bank digital currency (CBDC). He told the American Enterprise Institute that he is “not convinced……

Read More
Precious Metals & Energy – Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead By Investing.com

Precious Metals & Energy – Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The taper ball is back at Jay Powell’s feet. How the Fed Chair kicks it could well decide the fate of gold in the coming days, weeks and…

Read More
How a land reform agency could break South Africa’s land redistribution deadlock

How a land reform agency could break South Africa’s land redistribution deadlock

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that the country’s land reform programme is taking too long to address the challenge of land ownership inequality in South Africa. Bureaucratic delays, patronage and political influence, and…

Read More
Giant bird-eating centipedes exist — and they’re surprisingly important for their ecosystem

Giant bird-eating centipedes exist — and they’re surprisingly important for their ecosystem

Giant bird-eating centipedes may sound like something out of a science-fiction film — but they’re not. On tiny Phillip Island, part of the South Pacific’s Norfolk Island group, the Phillip Island centipede (Cormocephalus coynei) population…

Read More