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Killer virus does what Biden couldn’t

By Matein Khalid Brent crude is now down 11% to 73 and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is now down a shocking 13% at 68. President Biden may wish to remember the old Persian proverb “do not wish for anything too badly. You may just get it”. Biden had green lighted a release from the American Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) last week but oil traders actually bid up […]

World’s first $3 trillion business

Matein Khalid In the winter of 2018 on the eve of a trip to South Africa with my close friends from Roshni, an enclave of some very special people just outside Johannesburg. I had published an article in the GCC/British media (I used to write for newspapers and magazines then) on software stocks (https://lnkd.in/dTgHd9Wp). My analysis convinced me that MSFT was a superlative buy just below $100. […]

US military in Middle East: the less the better

James M Dorsey It may not have been planned or coordinated but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions serve as an example of what happens when big power interests coincide. It also provides evidence of the potentially positive fallout of a lower US profile in the region. Afghanistan, the United States’ chaotic withdrawal notwithstanding, could emerge as another example of the positive impact when […]

Tanoto Foundation Contributed IDR157 Billion in Programs and Aid in 2020 to Improve Indonesia’s Human Capital Development Index: Annual Report

JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 1 April 2021 – Tanoto Foundation, an independent family philanthropy organization founded by Sukanto Tanoto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto in 1981, contributed a total IDR157 Billion (US$11.1M) to support a diverse range of education and human capital development programs in 2020, an increase from 2019’s IDR155 billion (US$ 10.9M). This is detailed in the Tanoto Foundation Annual Report 2020, published today. […]

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How to Purchase Diamond Engagement Rings

  Buying engagement rings can be exciting and challenging at the same time. There are so many rings to choose from, and you don’t want to buy knock-offs. This is one of the most significant purchases you have to make so you don’t want to mess it. You don’t get engaged every day, so when the time comes, you have to make it special with the perfect […]

Making money with software shares this year

I have gone gaga on software shares since 2013, when Satya Nadella redefined Microsoft – and tripled the valuation of the Evil Empire of Redmond in the next five years. True, Microsoft was the best Big Tech performer of 2018, an annus horribilis for the best and brightest of Silicon Valley. The world’s most exciting software shares were slammed by the bearish bloodbath on NASDAQ. However, when […]

Spike in 3-month LIBOR is bad news for borrowers

|By Matein Khalid| I had projected a bloodbath in the US Treasury bond market since late 2016, when it was obvious that Trump’s tax reform would double the US budget deficit at the same time as the Federal Reserve prepared to “normalize” or shrink its balance sheet by $470 billion. Fiscal stimulus is often a policy ballast amid a depression, as in the early 1980’s or 2009, not […]

Read Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s remarks to the White House Correspondents’ Association – Poynter

Before comedian Hasan Minhaj got up to poke fun at the assembled White House press corps last night, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein got up to celebrate it. The legendary Watergate duo gave a speech evoking their investigative reporting of the Nixon administration and calling on the current generation of journalists to practice careful, thorough and relentless reporting on the current White House. Below are their remarks, […]

Here are Hasan Minhaj’s 27 best jokes from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner – Poynter

The clapping had barely subsided before comedian Hasan Minhaj cracked a joke about the elephant not in the room — President Donald Trump. “Welcome to the series finale of the White House Correspondents’ dinner,” said Minhaj, the dinner’s headliner and a senior correspondent at “The Daily Show.” “My name is Hasan Minhaj, or I’ll be known in a few weeks, No. 830287.” Within minutes of beginning his routine, […]

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By Inmaculada Sanz | MADRID MADRID An influential regional leader in Spain’s Socialist party, Susana Diaz, threw her hat in the ring on Sunday to lead the centre-left force before a primary that could hold the key for the country’s political stability. Diaz, seen as more amenable to striking deals with the government, will face a more leftist rival, Pedro Sanchez, who tried to block Rajoy’s return […]

Calls to upgrade specialist schools in the UAE

ABU DHABI // Schools for children with learning difficulties are not fit for purpose as they do not have the expertise or resources required, a specialist teacher has said. Abu Dhabi Education Council schools have introduced resource centres for children with difficulties, but parents have complained that they “lump together” special needs pupils with those with learning difficulties. “This is a global misconception that children with learning […]

Pregnant Women With Genital Herpes Twice As Likely To Have Child With Autism

Women with genital herpes infection early in pregnancy are twice as likely to bear a child with autism compared with other women. Autism Spectrum Disorder Findings of a new research released on Wednesday show that pregnant women with herpes simplex 2, the virus responsible for most cases of genital herpes infections had higher risk of giving birth to kids with autism spectrum disorder, a development condition marked […]

Dazed & Confused… Treasury Buying Versus Asset Valuations?

Submitted by Chris Hamilton via Econimica blog, I’m dazed & confused…economists and the consensus all acknowledge 2001 and 2007 were low interest rate, debt driven financial and economic bubbles.  However, somehow today’s even lower interest rate environment resulting in an additional $9.5 trillion in equity valuation from the last bubble peak…this one is legit and isn’t a bubble??? What I’m even more confused about is who, exactly, is buying all the […]

MoF announces FEWA joins the e-Dirham system to collect service fees

20 February 2017 Dubai – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) signed an agreement to adopt the e-Dirham system to enable FEWA to receive service fees electronically. The agreement aims to enhance FEWA’s efforts to facilitate the collection process for its clients which will increase customer satisfaction and strengthen its institutional work. The agreement was signed by HE Younis Haji Al […]

10 things to do today: get Rod Stewart tickets, visit art exhibition Chaos Mist and more

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for February 12, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Abu Dhabi Concert Get tickets […]

Sports of The Times: Hall of Fame Spot for Don Coryell Could Comfort Chargers Fans

Those jilted fans, however, might find some solace in knowing that two former Chargers heroes are finalists for the Hall of Fame, which traditionally gains four to eight new members in a vote on the Saturday before the Super Bowl. Continue reading the main story Running back LaDainian Tomlinson is nearly a sure thing, while Coach Don Coryell is a long-overdue thing. And how appropriate a thing […]

Aquino administration may be held liable for ‘missing’ Yolanda funds – ABS-CBN News

Three years after super typhoon Yolanda hit the country, close to 6,000 families in Tacloban City, Leyte, have yet to be given permanent housing. Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco told reporters that “turfing,” or turf wars, among other reasons, has caused the delay in the completion of the housing project. Based on National Housing Authority records, of the 14,433 families needing housing units, only 8,106 units have been […]

Dubai Healthcare City Authority Appoints CEO of Medical Cluster

Government of Dubai Media Office – 19 January 2017  Chairperson of Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today announced the appointment of Dr. Amer Al Zarooni as the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Healthcare City Medical (DHCM), a new cluster that oversees […]

Czech bubble artist surrounds 275 students with soap 'screen' to claim record

MLADA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic A Czech performer of bubble art surrounded 275 high school students and a car with a single soap-bubble screen on Wednesday, breaking the national record. Matej Kodes raised the screen around a rectangular 11 metre-by-7.5 meter area, enclosing those inside for a few seconds. Participants had to be taller than 156 centimeters (5 ft 1 inch) to fulfill the conditions for the event, […]

Smart Mall concept rolled out to more Dubai metro stations

Dubai’s transport authority has announced the roll-out of the Smart Mall concept to four new metro stations. The expansion to Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Station, Damac Station, Dubai Internet City Station and Emirates Towers Station is part of the Road and Transport Authority’s (RTA) plan to rank Dubai as the smartest city in the world. Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the RTA, said: “The Smart […]

366 links to understand fact-checking in 2016

2016 was fact-checking’s finest year [1]. No it wasn’t, it was the year of “post-truth” [2] — some preferred “post-fact” [3] — and fact-checking is a fool’s errand. The discussion about facts in journalism worldwide has rarely been as fractured and animated as it has been in 2016, so we collected 366 links, one for each day of the year, to try and make sense of what […]

Adventure awaits: a look at the newest theme parks and ones coming soon to the UAE

It’s been a big month in theme parks in the UAE, with the official opening of Dubai Parks & Resorts in Dubai Sunday, news that IMG Worlds of Adventure are opening yet another venue, Legends, and Miral announcing that SeaWorld is coming to Abu Dhabi. By the time the Expo comes to the UAE in the year 2020, almost every popular movie and animation brand you can […]