Newly released data shows a major jump in children missing school across the U.S. after politicians and health officials forced them to needlessly stay home during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Category: 18 July 2023
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ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
Equity markets in the U.S. are rising as fear of a recession diminishes and corporate profits continue to increase. But while the expectations for economic growth keep rising, the value of the dollar keeps falling. Sinking to a one-year low on anticipation that the Federal Reserve will, at best (or worst) raise interest rates just another 50 basis points and then start lowering them, last week the dollar had its worst week of the year... and the downward trend line continues.
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DOLLAR’S VALUE SINKS TO 14-MONTH LOW; DEATH OF DOLLAR?
The dollar’s value sank to its lowest in 14 months against other major world currencies on 14 July, according to the U.S. Dollar Index.
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WORRIED ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE: LEAD TELECOM CABLES POISONING AMERICANS, AND THE COMPANIES DON’T CARE
Old lead cable wire used by telecom giants decades ago have become a health risk for Americans across the U.S., according to an extensive report last week in The Wall Street Journal.
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SPOTLIGHT, TOP TREND 2023: OFFICE BUILDING BUST
The plunging number of people commuting five days a week to central offices could slash the value of office real estate by $800 billion in nine key cities by the end of this decade, according to an analysis by the McKinsey Global Institute.
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HOW AI “FORGETS” RELEVANT FACTS WHEN PRESENTING INFORMATION
In the course of writing this week’s article about EV technology, I had a fascinating exchange with Google’s generative text based AI, called Bard.
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PUTIN AGREES WITH TRENDS JOURNAL: “DON’T COUNT ON UKRAINE’S COUNTEROFFENSIVE”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has failed and the attempt to breach the 930-mile front line has resulted in failure.
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CDC JOURNAL SAYS AGENCY PROMOTED MASKS BASED ON UNRELIABLE DATA
Newly released analysis of the data that the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention used to justify mask use during the COVID-19 outbreak raises new questions about the agency’s pro-mask conclusion.
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CALIFORNIA SPENDS $17.5 BILLION OVER 4 YEARS ON HOMELESS CRISIS, CELENTE’S SOLUTION IGNORED
Despite California spending $17.5 billion over the course of four years to try and get a grip on its homeless crisis, the number of individuals living on the street during that time only increased, according to a new report.
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ARE WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS SUICIDE PILLS?
The European Medicines Agency announced Tuesday that it will investigate reports of suicidal thoughts tied to popular weight loss drugs that have grown in popularity as a quick fix for weight loss.