How the COVID economy helped young capitalists, entrepreneurs

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How the COVID economy helped young capitalists, entrepreneurs

SEOUL — Jung Gyu-ho became an inventive young capitalist in the middle of a pandemic. South Korea was confronting an emerging second wave of COVID-19 cases. An acquaintance of his father’s…

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Small islands caught between tourism economy, climate change

NEW YORK (AP) — Come visit the Maldives, its president entreated the world at this year’s United Nations General Assembly, moments before switching to an impassioned plea for help combatting…

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Tucker Carlson is wrong. Refugees are good for the economy.

The reason we should care about refugees is because they are people. But, unfortunately, for many people that is an insufficient moral claim. Even for the tens of thousands of…

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China’s Xi emphasizes ‘common prosperity’ at finance economy meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping Aris Messinis | Pool | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized at a finance and economic meeting Tuesday the need to support moderate wealth…

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Rates held near zero, economy better even with pandemic worries

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate near zero and said the economy continues to progress despite concerns over the pandemic spread. As expected, the Federal Open…

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Action on climate change can boost global economy, economist says

An employee with Ipsun Solar installs solar panels on the roof of the Peace Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia on May 17, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images…

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Artists laid the foundation for Cuba’s protests. An economy in free fall and the pandemic ignited it.

“Patria y vida!” (“homeland and life”) is the slogan of the rare and massive protests that erupted across Cuba over the weekend. It’s a riff on the “patria o muerte”…

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China Q2 GDP: The economy is still growing. But the recovery is slowing down

GDP grew 7.9% in the April-to-June quarter compared with the same period a year ago, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. That rate of growth was significantly slower than…

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The economy needs millions of workers. So why can't college grads find jobs?

Graduates in the class of 2021 are competing with 2020 grads, who delayed job searches during COVID-19, and unemployed Americans. Source link

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China’s economy sees new pockets of growth in rising shopping trends

A customer eyes the beverage section in a supermarket on June 9, 2021 in Handan, Hebei province. Li Hao | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese consumers…

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