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Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Sunday, 29 October 2017
Saudi Sovereign Fund CEO on Investment Strategy
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal on Aramco IPO and Thoughts on President Donald Trump (Full) | CNBC
Friday, 27 October 2017
Business, Brexit and the Case of No Deal - BBC Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight,
Brexit
Saturday, 21 October 2017
Thousands Jobless as Canadian Retailer Sears Closes over Bankruptcy
The company declared bankruptcy last week and began selling off all of its assets. More than 12,000 people will lose their jobs.
Al Jazeera's Daniel Lak reports from Stratford, Ontario.
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bankruptcy,
Canada,
retailing,
Sears
Sunday, 15 October 2017
Bubble Trouble: What Lies beneath at the IMF? - Counting the Cost
The IMF has spent the last decade trying to pick up the pieces after failing to predict the last financial crisis. This week, the IMF said nearly 75 percent of the world is now experiencing an upswing.
It's predicting that the world's economy will expand by 3.6 percent in 2017 and by 3.7 percent in 2018. That's slightly higher than the 3.5 percent and the 3.6 percent growth what it was predicting back in July.
But the IMF also issued a warning: It said record low borrowing costs designed to help the economic recovery are pushing up debt levels in the world's largest economies. It singled out China as one of the worst offenders.
Shihab Rattansi reports from the annual World Bank, IMF meetings; and David Coker, a lecturer at the Westminster Business School, discusses the cracks in the global economy.
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Counting the Cost,
David Coker,
global economy,
IMF
Friday, 13 October 2017
Playboy Millionaire or Saint? - The Case of Florian Homm | DW Documentary
A successful career on the stock market ended with allegations of defrauding investors and fixing stock prices. Now Florian Homm claims to be a devout Catholic. He's cracked his cocaine addiction and now teaches economics - of course, by the book. But he faces a 225-year jail sentence if he steps foot on US soil.
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DW documentary,
Florian Homm
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
BAE Systems to Cut almost 2,000 Jobs - BBC News
A total of 750 posts will go at the Warton and Samlesbury plants in Lancashire where parts for the Eurofighter Typhoon are manufactured.
BAE is facing an order gap for the Typhoon so wants to slow production before an expected order from Qatar.
In all, a total of 1,400 roles will go across England in the firm's air and information business.
Outside Lancashire, 400 posts will close in Brough, East Yorkshire, and 245 are being cut across RAF Marham and Leeming.
Meanwhile 340 maritime jobs will be lost in Portsmouth and Solent region and a further 180 posts will go in London, Guildford and other locations.
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BAE Systems,
jobs cuts
Sunday, 8 October 2017
UK Household Debt Has Reached Unsustainable Levels
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financial crisis,
household debt,
The Real News,
UK
Thursday, 5 October 2017
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