Economics got some really basic things wrong, and some economists are now trying to put them right, says Evan Davis, Presenter of Radio 4’s PM programme and former Economics Editor of BBC News. Two caveats before I get stuck in. First, I should say that I love economics. It is a kit of wonderful tools […]
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Most Airbnb users book stays with no major issues. But staying in a stranger’s house means you inevitably make yourself vulnerable to some risks, some of which have included scams, hidden cameras and discrimination. It can be hard to let your guard down while renting an Airbnb ― and you shouldn’t, even if everything seems
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Capture the flag is a game played by children across the open spaces of a summer camp, and by professional video gamers as part of popular titles like Quake III and Overwatch. In both cases, it’s a team sport. Each side guards a flag while also scheming to grab the other side’s flag and bring
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In the meantime, Green schooled the media at a news conference in Toronto Wednesday on how to be great ― at anything, really. “As a competitor, if you’re trying to do something meaningful, if you don’t have the mindset that you are the best ever, you’ve failed already,” he said in the clip, shared by
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Thursday he knew nothing about White House efforts to hide a Navy destroyer named in part after the late Senator John McCain during a visit to Japan this week. But, he said, whoever made the request was “well meaning” and knew that Mr. Trump did not like Mr. McCain,
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American companies sold more than $200 billion in computers and electronic goods to foreign buyers last year, including $18 billion to China. And while that was a small part of the United States’ $2.5 trillion in total exports last year, the broader tech sector has accounted for an outsize share of economic growth in recent
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Image copyright Elena Heatherwick Image caption Lizzy Rudd first joined the family business back in the 1980s The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Lizzy Rudd, chairman of UK wine merchant Berry Bros and Rudd (BBR). “I think wine is in my blood,”
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When Svetlana Makhni had her first child in 2017, she went on maternity leave from her job in finance in New York, taking a break from the frequent transcontinental flights that had earned her Diamond Medallion status — the highest tier — with Delta Air Lines’s loyalty program. When she resumed traveling for business, she
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As a tornado bore down on the western edge of New Jersey, some residents prepared for the worst, while others were caught off guard, despite bulletins from meteorologists and extensive coverage by television and radio stations. Marie Raffay was at a high school athletic awards banquet in Stanhope on Tuesday night with her husband and
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Golden State coach Steve Kerr says center DeMarcus Cousins is available for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Kerr made the announcement at the team’s shootaround practice Thursday. Cousins has not been on the Warriors’ active roster since injuring his right quadriceps muscle early in Game 2 of the Warriors’ opening-round series
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