“In the past few years, some banks have expanded blindly,” said Yi Gang, the governor of the People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, in September. Many of them also played tricks with their accounting, said Xiaoxi Zhang, who scours the financial statements of hundreds of small banks across China for Gavekal Dragonomics, an economic […]
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If you’ve been to a Trader Joe’s, you know it’s impossible to leave without some kind of treat. With the huge selection and amount of time my wife spends shopping there, we’ve tried them all, from Scandinavian swimmers (their clever take on a Swedish fish), to churro bites and all the cookies in between. The
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Ahmed (right) was accompanied by BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty on the tribunal’s first day An equal pay tribunal brought against the BBC by TV and radio presenter Samira Ahmed has ended. Judgment has been reserved and the outcome will be published at a later date. Ahmed claimed she was
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Image caption Wetherspoon’s founder Tim Martin has extolled Brexit on a tour of his own pubs Investors in UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon are being urged to reject the firm’s annual report over its failure to clear pro-Brexit spending. The call comes from influential shareholder group Pirc, which says the promotion broke company law. It
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Derek Carr has silenced the questions of his long-term viability as the starting quarterback for the Raiders by looking once again like the quarterback who was one of the top young passers in the league back in 2016. Jimmy Garoppolo is proving why the San Francisco 49ers invested so heavily in him after only a
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What about whites without a degree, the president’s base? Mr. Trump has a 25-point lead over Mr. Biden in this group if they have voted in one of the last two elections, 59 percent to 34 percent. Those who stayed home, however, back Mr. Trump by a smaller margin of 53 percent to 36 percent.
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The Bank of England warned Thursday that the British economy will grow by less than it had predicted just three months ago as it kept its main interest rate on hold at 0.75%. The central bank appears to be waiting for more clarity over Britain’s departure from the European Union, potentially after next month’s general
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Imperial College London and the Royal Brompton Hospital have found a way to make ventilators more precise for individual intensive care patients. The trial involves a monitor next to a patient’s bed that will collect data showing their breathing patterns and lung capacity. Doctors and nurses will use the data to better understand how to
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Seth Meyers reminded viewers on Wednesday how President Donald Trump hasn’t always been so set against people submitting written answers as part of investigations. Because, well, he once did it himself. The “Late Night” host broke down the latest developments in the impeachment inquiry into Trump, prompted by a whistleblower’s revelation that the president pressured
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Bank says customs checks will hit trade flows following Brexit The Bank of England has warned that the government’s Brexit deal will drag down growth over the next three years as extra trade barriers raise costs. It came as two Bank policymakers called for an immediate interest rate
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