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$ 50 million loan agreement signed between TBC Bank and China Development Bank

The FINANCIAL -- Georgian lender TBC Bank Group said it had been provided with a $50m loan by China Development ...

After Cannabis Legalization, Volume Limits on Khantsi?

People tend give a lot of weight to plebiscites and referendums due to their focus on political participation. However, petitions can also help to improve things in many ways and make life more ...

Americans Divided on Leaving Fat, Sugar, Salt Off the Plate

The FINANCIAL -- Americans almost unanimously desire to include vegetables and fruits in their diet, but their opinions on whether to actively avoid more controversial nutritional elements such as ...

A growing share of Americans now say three or more kids are ‘ideal’

The FINANCIAL -- Ahead of National Middle Child Day, some have recently pondered whether middle children are “going extinct.” Yet new data on the number of children Americans see as “ideal” ...

Because I Got High

I was gonna to write about funny tenders until I got ...

New Tools to Simplify Online Auto Parts Shopping - eBay Motors

The FINANCIAL -- Whether you’re a DIYer tackling a simple car repair or a serious gearhead with a difficult project, there are two new ways to shop for parts and accessories on eBay Motors. eBay ...

Americans' Opinons about News Content From Internet Companies

The FINANCIAL -- Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation have continued their study of Americans' opinions of news media with their recent study, Major Internet Companies as News ...

Catastrophes cause global economic losses of USD 36 billion in the first half of 2018

The FINANCIAL -- According to Swiss Re Institute's preliminary sigma estimates, global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2018 were USD 36 ...

How to Make Expert Ethical Decisions in the AI Era

The FINANCIAL -- AI is great at cognitive thinking but terrible at ethical thinking. So bad at ethical judgment, in fact, that questions of ethics are likely to remain one of the most challenging ...

The Neglected Benefits of the Commute

The FINANCIAL -- It can be disheartening to recognise the amount of time we spend in transit. The average Londoner passes more than 40 minutes on each leg of their journey to work, for instance. That ...

How to Get People Behind a New Company Vision

The FINANCIAL -- 22% of U.S. employees strongly agree that their company's leaders have a clear direction for their ...

Temporary and part-time jobs on the rise

The FINANCIAL -- The possibility of finding a permanent job decreased slightly between 2002 and 2017, as the share of temporary employees in the EU increased from 11 % in 2002 to 13 % in ...

Financial services missing ‘window of opportunity’ to support women’s progress, finds PwC report

The FINANCIAL -- Financial services (FS) is falling behind other sectors when it comes to supporting women’s progress into senior positions, according to a global report from ...