tradingeconomics.com

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Trading economics – Imports and exports per country.

goodjobsfirst.org

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Tracking Subsidies, Promoting Accountability in Economic Development.

Also features a corporate violation tracker https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/violation-tracker

crowdjustice.com

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Get funding, take legal action.
Public and private crowdfunding for legal issues big and small.

numbeo.com

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Cost of living, Quality of life and travel for around the world.

Quality of Life Index 2015 Mid Year

22 July 2015 @ 6:20 am

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Cost of Living Index 2014 Mid Year

1 July 2014 @ 8:04 am

Numbeo Cost of Living Index 2014 Mid Year (July 1st, 2014) Numbeo, the world's largest database of user contributed data about living conditions in cities and countries worldwide, released mid year 2014 rankings. The most expensive cities in the world, in mid 2014 are Zurich (CPI index 159.51), Stavanger (156.71) and Geneva (150.43). Indian cities Thiruvananthapuram (22.25), Coimbatore (24.57) and Indore (25.90) are the least expensive cities in the world. In Europe, cities in Switzerland and Norway dominate the list of most expensive cities, while the least expensive cities in Europe are Bitola (index 37.88), followed by Chisinau (38.40) and Dnipropetrovsk (40.53). Cities in Europe, out of all

The Most Expensive Cities in 2014 by Numbeo's Cost of Living International Rankings

28 January 2014 @ 11:33 am

The biggest free cost of living database, Numbeo, collected more than 1.1 million data from more than 130000 contributors since 2009. The result of Numbeo's survey, shows, that in the beginning of 2014, the most expensive cities (excluding rent) are Zurich (index 157.47), Trondheim (152.89) and Geneva (162.34). The least expensive are Thiruvananthapuram (21.17), Tiruchirapalli (23.23) and Indore (23.94) in India. Numbeo is currently tracking the prices of 48 goods and services. In Numbeo's survey, New York is used as the base city for the index and scores 100 points, all cities are compared against New York and currency movements are measured against US Dollar and EURO. Lucerne in Switzerland scores 150.75 points and is nearly three times as costly as Consanta in Romania with an index score of 50.32. In Europe, many cities in Switzerland and Norway are among the most expensive on the list, followed by Paris (120.68). In

New Numbeo release brings support for mobile phones!

7 October 2013 @ 11:56 am

New www.numbeo.com release brings support for mobile phones. Let me know if you encounter any problem. New mobile version of the website is supposed to load automatically when you access the website from the mobile phone.

BudgetDirect Provides Interesting User Experience over Numbeo Data

2 October 2013 @ 7:11 am

BudgetDirect do provide interesting user experience using Numbeo data in their cost of living tool . I'm interested to hear what do you like and what do you dislike in their tool, especially regarding look&feel.

Numbeo, the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide, has chosen Iceland as the least polluted country in 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:28 pm

Top 10 the least polluted countries, according to Numbeo are: - Iceland (pollution index 9.85) - Estonia (16.38) - Finland (18.53) - Sweden (18.79) - Australia (20.89) - New Zealand (21.80) - Switzerland (22.97) - Norway (23.35) - Lithuania (25.17) - Canada (26.52) The full list is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/pollution/rankings_by_country.jsp

Top 10 Safest Countries in the World in 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:28 pm

Japan is the safest country in the world in 2013, according to Numbeo, the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. Top 10 safest countries, according to Numbeo are: - Japan (safety index 86.89) - Taiwan (83.74) - Hong Kong (83.43) - South Korea (82.60) - United Arab Emirates (81.99) - Malta (81.46) - Luxembourg (81.25) - Georgia (80.43) - Bahrain (80.21) - Singapore (80.02) - Iceland (77.68) The full list is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp

Numbeo: Quality of Life Index by City 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:27 pm

ZURICH is the city with the best quality of life in 2013, according to an annual report by Numbeo, the world's largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. For its quality of life index 2013 it gathered data from more than 76000 people around the world. The cities which are ranked highest in quality of life are: - Zurich, Switzerland (score 233.72) - Canberra, Australia (219.15) - Adelaide, Australia (214.61) - Berlin, Germany (213.50) - Munich, Germany (210.24) - Edmonton, Canada (208.74) - Calgary, Canada (202.72) - Hamburg, Germany (201.55) - Austin, TX, United States (199.52) - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (195.49) Full rankings are available at: http://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings.jsp About Numbeo: Numbeo is the worl

Property Prices Indexes 2013

4 February 2013 @ 11:19 am

Numbeo did publish it's property price indexes for 2013. Property Price Index by city is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings.jsp Property Price Index by country is available at : http://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings_by_country.jsp

Cost of Living Index for 2013 - Norway, Switzerland and Australia are most expensive

4 February 2013 @ 11:16 am

Based on 48 goods and services, Numbeo's survey for 2013 is made using a data cut on 4th of February 2013. This year data cut contains 367958 entries from 33448 individual contributors worldwide. The data on city level are showing Norwegian cities Stavanger, Trondheim, Oslo and Bergen on top of the list of most expensive cities. Several cities in Switzerland are also among the most expensive in the world: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne and Bern. Among the 25 most expensive cities in the world, our list includes also eight Australian cities: Perth, Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. Only a few cities which are not in Norway, Switzerland and Australia made their way into the top 25 most expensive list: Luanda in Angola, Stockholm in Sweden, Arhus and Copenhagen in Denmark, Paris in France, Luxembourg and on 25th place Tokyo in Japan. List with details on city level is available at:

zerohedge.com

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International finance and business news.

2025: The Year The Global Order Unravels

22 January 2025 @ 4:15 am

2025: The Year The Global Order Unravels Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, World War 3 is already well underway, even though most don’t recognize it...

All Federal DEI Offices To Be Closed By Wednesday EOD, Workers Placed On Paid Leave: White House

22 January 2025 @ 3:50 am

All Federal DEI Offices To Be Closed By Wednesday EOD, Workers Placed On Paid Leave: White House The Trump Administration's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has notified the heads of all federal agencies and departments that Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices are to be closed by end of day Wednesday, and all staff to be placed on paid leave.

Why More Americans Are Turning To Holistic Health Care

22 January 2025 @ 3:25 am

Why More Americans Are Turning To Holistic Health Care Authored by Maggie Miller via RealClearWire, A significant shift is underway in American healthcare as more people embrace alternative therapies that focus on identifying and addressing the root causes of health issues. This transition, often referred to as “root cause medicine,” represents a departure from traditional reactive medical practices toward a preventative and holistic approach. A movement that is expected to expand in 2025.

"YOU'RE FIRED!": Trump Boots 4 High-Profile Biden Appointees Including Mark Milley

22 January 2025 @ 3:23 am

"YOU'RE FIRED!": Trump Boots 4 High-Profile Biden Appointees Including Mark Milley President Trump fired four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including Gen. Mark Milley, and Biden's top envoy to Iran, Brian Hook (who also served in the role during Trump's first term).

The US 'Was' The Largest Contributor To The WHO

22 January 2025 @ 3:00 am

The US 'Was' The Largest Contributor To The WHO Four and a half years after Donald Trump’s first attempt of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, which was undone by his successor Joe Biden before taking affect, the newly inaugurated president wasted no time to take care of unfinished business. As Statista's Felix Richter reports, as one of many first-day actions, Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO due to the orga

Direction Of Global Crises To Depend On Trump's Next Steps, Russia's Lavrov Says

22 January 2025 @ 2:35 am

Direction Of Global Crises To Depend On Trump's Next Steps, Russia's Lavrov Says Authored by Adam Morrow via The Epoch Times, The outcome of several international crises will depend on decisions made by the Trump administration, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

ACLU Sues Trump Over Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

22 January 2025 @ 2:10 am

ACLU Sues Trump Over Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Groups sued President Donald Trump and his administration on Jan. 20 over his order ending birthright citizenship for certain individuals born in the United States in the future. The groups say the order violates the U.S. Constitution’s citizenship clause, which states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” Trump’s order, signed within hours of his takin

As US Cattle Ranchers Go Out Of Business, One Family Found A Way To Survive

22 January 2025 @ 1:45 am

As US Cattle Ranchers Go Out Of Business, One Family Found A Way To Survive Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), At a time when thousands of America’s independent cattle farmers are going under each year, and herds falling to a 70-year low, one young couple believes they have found a way to save their family farm.

Alinsky 101: NBC Runs Hegseth Hit Piece Despite Ex-Wife Debunking Accusation

22 January 2025 @ 1:20 am

Alinsky 101: NBC Runs Hegseth Hit Piece Despite Ex-Wife Debunking Accusation Just in time for Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing, his brother's ex-wife, Danielle Hegseth, came out with a wild, Kavanaugh-esque claim that Pete Hegseth, President Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, made his second wife 'fear for her safety.'

US Racing Against Time To Reclaim Supply Chain From China: Former Commerce Official

22 January 2025 @ 12:55 am

US Racing Against Time To Reclaim Supply Chain From China: Former Commerce Official Authored by Terri Wu and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A former Department of Commerce official recently urged American officials and the general public to adopt an elevated sense of urgency to address the threat of U.S. supply chain dependence on communist China.

ft.com

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The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.

SoftBank and OpenAI back sweeping AI infrastructure project in US

22 January 2025 @ 3:51 am

Donald Trump calls $100bn initiative a ‘declaration of confidence in America’

TikTok-owner ByteDance plans to spend $12bn on AI chips in 2025

22 January 2025 @ 1:15 am

Chinese owner of video app seeks growth from AI as its social media business comes under pressure in US

HMRC was willing to let telephone helplines ‘fail’, say MPs

22 January 2025 @ 12:01 am

Public accounts committee accuses tax authority of pushing taxpayers too quickly toward digital services

Provision of UK public services disrupted by government buildings ‘left to crumble’

22 January 2025 @ 12:01 am

Spending watchdog says maintenance backlog totals £49bn, dominated by schools, NHS and MoD properties

Ministers force out chair of UK’s competition regulator

21 January 2025 @ 10:28 pm

Marcus Bokkerink replaced at CMA with government saying it wants pro-business decisions to drive prosperity and growth

US stocks climb as investors parse blitz of Trump executive orders

21 January 2025 @ 9:57 pm

Tariff threats send jolt of volatility through currency markets

FirstFT: Taiwan lawmakers risk provoking Trump’s ire with defence funds freeze

21 January 2025 @ 9:49 pm

Also in today’s newsletter, Huawei challenges Nvidia’s AI chip dominance in China, and US president threatens to trigger a global tax fight

Five takeaways on Trump’s opening trade salvo

21 January 2025 @ 8:25 pm

President vows to correct ‘unfair practices’ as US trading partners prepare for an era of tariffs

Labour needs to compromise on employment rights

21 January 2025 @ 6:39 pm

Raising both UK payroll costs and worker protections is a deterrent to hiring

duedil.com

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UK companies house, business insights. Now pay walled so not as useful as it has been.

kickstarter.com

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the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects.

venturebeat.com

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Venture capital technology news

Funding for gaming startups dropped off in Q4 2024 | Konvoy

21 January 2025 @ 10:49 pm

Konvoy's latest report shows that funding for gaming-related startups was curiously low in Q4 2024, as were VC deals.

Perplexity launches Sonar API, taking aim at Google and OpenAI with real-time AI search

21 January 2025 @ 10:31 pm

Perplexity's Sonar is a real-time AI search API challenging Google and OpenAI with disruptive pricing and superior performance.

Blockchain gaming grows to 7.4M active wallets in 2024, up 421% | DappRadar

21 January 2025 @ 9:05 pm

Blockchain gaming reached 7.4 million daily Unique Active Wallets (dUAW) in 2024, marking 421% growth from a year ago, DappRadar said.

More developers are making VR software for Apple visionOS than PlayStation VR2

21 January 2025 @ 9:02 pm

The Apple Vision Pro is looking likely to see more software than the PlayStation VR2, according to a game developer survey.

Tencent introduces ‘Hunyuan3D 2.0,’ AI that speeds up 3D design from days to seconds

21 January 2025 @ 8:54 pm

Tencent's Hunyuan3D 2.0 transforms images into detailed 3D models in seconds. This could reshape how industries create virtual content.

How Axis Security is using Xpander.AI’s agent platform to supercharge customer support ticket management

21 January 2025 @ 8:27 pm

Through its partnership with Xpander.AI, Axis has managed to save thousands of hours monthly and grow its team sustainably.

GDC 2025 event will celebrate how games connect the world

21 January 2025 @ 5:00 pm

UBM TechWeb unveiled the 39th edition of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) that will take place from March17 to to March 21 in SF.

GDC survey reveals a rocky year of layoffs and AI skepticism for game developers

21 January 2025 @ 5:00 pm

The 2025 GDC survey revealed the impact of industry-wide layoffs in 2024 where one of every 11 game developers lost a job.

X Games will test AI from Google Cloud for judging snowboarding competitions

21 January 2025 @ 2:30 pm

Making its debut in Aspen, X Games will leverage AI technology from Google Cloud to enhance objectivity in subjectively judged sports. The aim is to deepen fan engagement, and provide valuable insights that resonate with both fans and athletes, said Jeremy Bloom, CEO of X Games and a veteran of the sports business, in an […]

Jeonghee “JJ” Jin aims to build the Americas at NCSoft as she did at Pearl Abyss

21 January 2025 @ 2:30 pm

Jeonghee “JJ” Jin spent a lot of time growing the business of Pearl Abyss in the Americas, as she headed Pearl Abyss America for almost eight years.

maxkeiser.com

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unadulterated financial news from Max Keiser

The Covid-19 Dominoes Fall: The World Is Insolvent

16 March 2020 @ 4:40 pm

To understand why the financial dominoes toppled by the Covid-19 pandemic lead to global insolvency, let’s start with a household example. The point of this exercise is to distinguish between the market value of assets and net worth, which is what’s left after debts are…Read more ›

Goodbye to All That: The Demise of Globalization and Imperial Pretensions

13 March 2020 @ 9:57 pm

Globalization and Imperial Pretensions have been decaying for years; now the tide has turned definitively against them. The Covid-19 pandemic didn’t cause the demise of globalization and Imperial Pretensions; it merely pushed the rickety structures over the edge. It’s human nature to reckon…Read more ›

[KR1513] Keiser Report | Thinking Exponentially

13 March 2020 @ 12:30 am

In this final episode of Keiser Report from Los Angeles, Max and Stacy discuss the exponential growth in debt and dollars that preceded the pandemic sweeping through some of the world’s major economies. They discuss the oil and stock market…Read more ›

And Then Came the Lawsuits: Pandemic in a Litigious Society

12 March 2020 @ 6:38 pm

Never mind prevention or vaccines; the big question is “who can we sue after this blows over to rake in millions of dollars?” Yes, this is pathetic, tragic, perverse and evil, but that’s reality in a hyper-litigious society like the U.S.…Read more ›

What the Fed Can Do: Print and Buy, Buy, Buy

10 March 2020 @ 5:39 pm

Much has been written about what the Federal Reserve cannot do: it can’t stop the Covid-19 pandemic or reverse the economic damage unleashed by the pandemic. But let’s not overlook what the Fed can do: create U.S. dollars out of thin…Read more ›

The Gathering Storm: Could Covid-19 Overwhelm Us in the Months Ahead?

10 March 2020 @ 5:37 pm

The present disconnect between the science of Covid-19 and the status quo’s complacency is truly crazy-making, as we face a binary situation: either the science is correct and all the complacent are wrong, or the science is false and all the…Read more ›

[KR1511] Keiser Report | Painting Pandemic with Alex Schaefer

7 March 2020 @ 2:04 pm

In this episode of Keiser Report from Los Angeles, Max and Stacy discuss deglobalization as supply shocks hit the world in the midst of a pandemic… even if the WHO won’t call it that. They talk about an opinion piece…Read more ›

Did Covid-19 Just Pop All the Global Financial Bubbles?

5 March 2020 @ 4:39 pm

Even though the first-order effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are still impossible to predict, it’s already possible to ask: did the pandemic pop all the global financial bubbles? The reason we can ask this question is the entire bull mania of…Read more ›

The Limits of Force: A Bayonet in the Back Will Not Restore China’s Economy

5 March 2020 @ 4:35 pm

The Chinese authorities threatening to punish workers who refuse to return to work are getting a lesson in the limits of force in an unprecedented national trauma: a bayonet in the back will not restore the legitimacy and confidence that have…Read more ›