Image source: Getty Images The U.S.inflation rate for consumer goods and services hit a 30-year high in October , representing a jump of 6.2% compared to the same time last year.This marked the fifth straight monthly increase of 5% or more, and it was the fastest annual surge since 1990. Inflation seems to be everywhere…
Some hedge funds are seeing ether as an inflation hedge. A crypto brokerage’s CEO explains why
Hello again! Welcome to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that will reach your inbox every Thursday.I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and I’ll walk you through the latest and greatest in digital assets this week so far. Crypto in a snap Several cryptocurrencies have hit all-time highs during the past seven days, pushing…
Distributed Ledger: Some hedge funds are seeing ether as an inflation hedge. A crypto brokerage’s CEO explains why
Hello again! Welcome to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that will reach your inbox every Thursday.I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and I’ll walk you through the latest and greatest in digital assets this week so far. Crypto in a snap Several cryptocurrencies have hit all-time highs during the past seven days, pushing…
Sarah Gilbert: Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid – BBC News
Sarah Gilbert: Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid By Becky Morton BBC News Published 15 hours ago comments Comments Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Image source, Getty Images Future pandemics could be more lethal than the current Covid crisis, one of the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has warned. Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert, delivering…
As Stacey Abrams enters governor’s race, Georgia becomes a key 2022 battleground
When Democrat Stacey Abrams entered Georgia governor’s race last week, she cemented the state’s position as a key battleground, where contentious issues like race, voting rights and the continued influence of former president Donald Trump will probably dominate the campaign. Abrams, who narrowly lost the Georgia’s governor race in 2018 , could face a rematch…
Former Senator David Perdue set to announce primary challenge against Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – CBS News
Former Georgia Republican Senator David Perdue is expected to soon launch a bid for governor of Georgia, according to a source familiar with the matter, setting up a high-stakes primary challenge against incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp. Perdue’s decision comes just days after Stacey Abrams launched her campaign for governor on the Democratic side.Politico was…
omicron: Omicron surges 5x to 21; 1 new case in Delhi, 9 in Rajasthan, 7 in Maharashtra | India News – Times of India
JAIPUR/ PUNE: India’s tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases linked to the newly discovered Omicron variant shot up five times overnight as nine people in Rajasthan, including a four-member NRI family from South Africa, seven in Maharashtra’s Pune and one in Delhi tested positive for that strain of the virus.The total count currently stands at 21.…
More deaf creators are getting behind the camera and changing the industry
(CNN) In Siân Heder’s award-winning coming-of-age film “CODA,” the Rossi family living room is a place the foursome gathers for big conversations — from the difficult and awkward to the celebratory. The cozy sea-green space is where teenage Ruby, the sole hearing member of a deaf family, chides her parents for engaging in cacophonous intercourse…
The rollback of free market policies in China
There’s a lot to worry about with China these days: its military build up, human rights abuses, intellectual espionage, squelching of Hong Kong, and threats to Taiwan.But tonight, we focus on China’s undoing of key free market policies of the last 40 years that created the only global economy to rival our own.In a series…
Market History Says Omicron Volatility Isn’t a Reason for Investors to Sell
As stock market investors have learned over the past week, it’s tricky to time the next move in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after a big selloff.Buyers stepped in Monday after the 900-point Nov.26 dive, but there were signs of weakness.Stocks tanked Tuesday, soared back Wednesday before whipsawing into the close, and then had a…