SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the US, state media said on Thursday. Speaking on ...
According to modern portfolio theory (MPT), financial asset prices always fully reflect all available and relevant information, and any adjustment to new information is virtually instantaneous. Thus, asset prices respond only to the unexpected part of information since the expected ...
According to Wikipedia, “Self-help or self-improvement is a self-directed improvement of oneself—economically, physically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis.” In the Outlook 2024, I quote Raymond Lo yet again, “The Dragon is considered a ‘Star of Arts.’ The industries that will perform ...
Santa Claus might have had a lot of presents to deliver this holiday season but whatever burst of activity happened leading up to the last few weeks, it wasn’t enough to help FedEx (FDX) meet Wall Street’s expectations. Suppressed demand ...
Last week, a video clip of Francis Fukuyama went viral. In the clip, the political scientist called freedom of speech and a marketplace of ideas “18th century notions that really have been belied (or shown to be false) by a ...
While recycling practices can add some precious metal resources back into circulation, mining companies are generally only able to unearth a certain amount of new assets each year. An increased interest in a particular precious metal can chip away at ...
I often think of the great Henry Hazlitt, a hero and supporter of the Mises Institute. He was a tireless voice of reason. He once said at a Mises birthday celebration, “We have a duty to speak even more clearly and ...
Edinburgh-based investment syndicate, Archangels, invested more than £13.8m during 2023 in eleven of Scotland’s best early-stage tech and life science companies. The total investment for 2023 among 11 businesses represents a small increase on Archangels’ investment activity in 2022. The ...
The government is considering axing inheritance tax in three months’ time in a pre-election giveaway to boost Rishi Sunak’s chances of victory. The move is one of a handful of major tax cuts that have been discussed by senior figures ...
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM — Israel’s war on Hamas will last months, Israel’s military chief said, as a string of incidents outside the Gaza Strip highlighted the risk of the conflict spreading. Israel’s Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi told reporters in a televised ...