tradingeconomics.com

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Trading economics – Imports and exports per country.

goodjobsfirst.org

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Tracking Subsidies, Promoting Accountability in Economic Development.

Also features a corporate violation tracker https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/violation-tracker

crowdjustice.com

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Get funding, take legal action.
Public and private crowdfunding for legal issues big and small.

numbeo.com

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Cost of living, Quality of life and travel for around the world.

Quality of Life Index 2015 Mid Year

22 July 2015 @ 6:20 am

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Cost of Living Index 2014 Mid Year

1 July 2014 @ 8:04 am

Numbeo Cost of Living Index 2014 Mid Year (July 1st, 2014) Numbeo, the world's largest database of user contributed data about living conditions in cities and countries worldwide, released mid year 2014 rankings. The most expensive cities in the world, in mid 2014 are Zurich (CPI index 159.51), Stavanger (156.71) and Geneva (150.43). Indian cities Thiruvananthapuram (22.25), Coimbatore (24.57) and Indore (25.90) are the least expensive cities in the world. In Europe, cities in Switzerland and Norway dominate the list of most expensive cities, while the least expensive cities in Europe are Bitola (index 37.88), followed by Chisinau (38.40) and Dnipropetrovsk (40.53). Cities in Europe, out of all

The Most Expensive Cities in 2014 by Numbeo's Cost of Living International Rankings

28 January 2014 @ 11:33 am

The biggest free cost of living database, Numbeo, collected more than 1.1 million data from more than 130000 contributors since 2009. The result of Numbeo's survey, shows, that in the beginning of 2014, the most expensive cities (excluding rent) are Zurich (index 157.47), Trondheim (152.89) and Geneva (162.34). The least expensive are Thiruvananthapuram (21.17), Tiruchirapalli (23.23) and Indore (23.94) in India. Numbeo is currently tracking the prices of 48 goods and services. In Numbeo's survey, New York is used as the base city for the index and scores 100 points, all cities are compared against New York and currency movements are measured against US Dollar and EURO. Lucerne in Switzerland scores 150.75 points and is nearly three times as costly as Consanta in Romania with an index score of 50.32. In Europe, many cities in Switzerland and Norway are among the most expensive on the list, followed by Paris (120.68). In

New Numbeo release brings support for mobile phones!

7 October 2013 @ 11:56 am

New www.numbeo.com release brings support for mobile phones. Let me know if you encounter any problem. New mobile version of the website is supposed to load automatically when you access the website from the mobile phone.

BudgetDirect Provides Interesting User Experience over Numbeo Data

2 October 2013 @ 7:11 am

BudgetDirect do provide interesting user experience using Numbeo data in their cost of living tool . I'm interested to hear what do you like and what do you dislike in their tool, especially regarding look&feel.

Numbeo, the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide, has chosen Iceland as the least polluted country in 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:28 pm

Top 10 the least polluted countries, according to Numbeo are: - Iceland (pollution index 9.85) - Estonia (16.38) - Finland (18.53) - Sweden (18.79) - Australia (20.89) - New Zealand (21.80) - Switzerland (22.97) - Norway (23.35) - Lithuania (25.17) - Canada (26.52) The full list is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/pollution/rankings_by_country.jsp

Top 10 Safest Countries in the World in 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:28 pm

Japan is the safest country in the world in 2013, according to Numbeo, the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. Top 10 safest countries, according to Numbeo are: - Japan (safety index 86.89) - Taiwan (83.74) - Hong Kong (83.43) - South Korea (82.60) - United Arab Emirates (81.99) - Malta (81.46) - Luxembourg (81.25) - Georgia (80.43) - Bahrain (80.21) - Singapore (80.02) - Iceland (77.68) The full list is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp

Numbeo: Quality of Life Index by City 2013

27 February 2013 @ 12:27 pm

ZURICH is the city with the best quality of life in 2013, according to an annual report by Numbeo, the world's largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. For its quality of life index 2013 it gathered data from more than 76000 people around the world. The cities which are ranked highest in quality of life are: - Zurich, Switzerland (score 233.72) - Canberra, Australia (219.15) - Adelaide, Australia (214.61) - Berlin, Germany (213.50) - Munich, Germany (210.24) - Edmonton, Canada (208.74) - Calgary, Canada (202.72) - Hamburg, Germany (201.55) - Austin, TX, United States (199.52) - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (195.49) Full rankings are available at: http://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings.jsp About Numbeo: Numbeo is the worl

Property Prices Indexes 2013

4 February 2013 @ 11:19 am

Numbeo did publish it's property price indexes for 2013. Property Price Index by city is available at: http://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings.jsp Property Price Index by country is available at : http://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings_by_country.jsp

Cost of Living Index for 2013 - Norway, Switzerland and Australia are most expensive

4 February 2013 @ 11:16 am

Based on 48 goods and services, Numbeo's survey for 2013 is made using a data cut on 4th of February 2013. This year data cut contains 367958 entries from 33448 individual contributors worldwide. The data on city level are showing Norwegian cities Stavanger, Trondheim, Oslo and Bergen on top of the list of most expensive cities. Several cities in Switzerland are also among the most expensive in the world: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne and Bern. Among the 25 most expensive cities in the world, our list includes also eight Australian cities: Perth, Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. Only a few cities which are not in Norway, Switzerland and Australia made their way into the top 25 most expensive list: Luanda in Angola, Stockholm in Sweden, Arhus and Copenhagen in Denmark, Paris in France, Luxembourg and on 25th place Tokyo in Japan. List with details on city level is available at:

zerohedge.com

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International finance and business news.

New York City Voters Head To Polls For Highly-Contested Mayoral Election Primary

24 June 2025 @ 1:15 pm

New York City Voters Head To Polls For Highly-Contested Mayoral Election Primary Authored by Arjun Singh via The Epoch Times, It’s primary day on Tuesday in New York City as voters there cast their ballots in party primary elections for city offices, with the Democratic Primary for the mayoral election being the most highly-watched and closely contested, between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.

US Home Prices Plunged In April - Biggest Drop Since Dec 2022

24 June 2025 @ 1:05 pm

US Home Prices Plunged In April - Biggest Drop Since Dec 2022 After US home pries declined in March (the latest data) for the first time in over two years, this morning's Case-Shiller Home Price Index data was expected to show another drop in the cost of buying a home. And the consensus was right but way off in magnitude as prices in April tumbled 0.31% MoM (-0.02% exp) - the biggest MoM drop since Dec 2022...

'He Knew We'd Attack' - Israel Complains At Trump's Comments After Iran Ceasefire Falters

24 June 2025 @ 12:50 pm

'He Knew We'd Attack' - Israel Complains At Trump's Comments After Iran Ceasefire Falters Despite last night's big news of a Trump-declared ceasefire, the reality is it was little more than an effort at a pause, and it's increasingly looking like neither side actually signed onto. Or at least each side issued 'confirmation' with a lot of conditions, and there wasn't even firm agreement on the start time. As the US- and Qatar-brokered ceasefire deadline closed in, Israel and Iran kept exchanging lethal blows overnight, with Israel hitting various targets in Iran, killing nine people in northern Iran and reportedly assassinating yet another nuclear scientist, while Iran killed at lea

Trump Slams "Dumb" Fed Chair As Powell Shrugs Off Dovish Colleagues, Reiterates "No Rush" To Cut

24 June 2025 @ 12:42 pm

Trump Slams "Dumb" Fed Chair As Powell Shrugs Off Dovish Colleagues, Reiterates "No Rush" To Cut In his prepared remarks ahead of this morning's Humphrey-Hawkins testimony to Congress, Fed Chair Powell reiterated his comments from last week's FOMC that the central bank is in no rush to lower interest rates as officials wait for more clarity on the economic impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs. “The effects of tariffs will depend, among other things, on their ultimate level,” Powell said Tuesday in remarks prepared for delivery to Congress. “For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before considering

Futures Jump, Oil And Dollar Dump As Markets Ignore Ceasefire Violations

24 June 2025 @ 12:33 pm

Futures Jump, Oil And Dollar Dump As Markets Ignore Ceasefire Violations US equity futures jumped, rapidly approaching all time highs, while oil and the dollar tumbled on hopes the worst is over in the middle east, even as traders parse rapidly-changing headlines on Iran where the fragile ceasefire with Iran announced by President Donald Trump was promptly violated by both sides, sparking several angry outbursts by Trump this morning, starting with this one... ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!  DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ... followed by this: ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly “

3 US States Register High Share Of 'Seriously Underwater' Mortgages: Report

24 June 2025 @ 12:05 pm

3 US States Register High Share Of 'Seriously Underwater' Mortgages: Report Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Mississippi topped the list of states with the highest share of “seriously underwater” mortgages—properties with loan balances exceeding their market value by at least 25 percent—real estate analytics company ATTOM said in a June 20 statement.

Got Beef? 12-Year Cycle Signals "Cyclical Low"

24 June 2025 @ 11:45 am

Got Beef? 12-Year Cycle Signals "Cyclical Low" The U.S. beef industry operates on 12-year herd cycles, with the last herd low in 2014 and the beef packer margin trough in 2015. The current herd liquidation began in 2019, and as of the start of 2025, the nation's cattle herd stands at 86.7 million, the lowest level since the 1950s. Herd rebuilding trends may begin soon, according to Goldman analysts Leah Jordan and Eli Thompson, who cited support from high calf prices and low feed costs, though herds appear tight for the foreseeable future. They expect this dynamic to keep beef packer margins depressed due to reduced slaughter volumes and elevated live cattle prices. Beef cycles typically last

"They Don't Know What The F**K They're Doing" - Furious Trump Slams Israel As Fragile Ceasefire Crumbles

24 June 2025 @ 11:30 am

"They Don't Know What The F**K They're Doing" - Furious Trump Slams Israel As Fragile Ceasefire Crumbles Update (Tuesday 0730ET):  President Donald Trump unleashed a fiery statement to the press just moments before boarding Marine One. Trump declared, "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f*ck they're doing. You understand that." The president is extremely frustrated, and downright angry, with Israel & Iran upon news of the ceasefire not holding. He stopped to speak to us just now & said he is “not happy with Israel” nor Iran Then he

Nvidia CEO Activates 10b5-1 Trading Plan, Kicks Off Stock Sales

24 June 2025 @ 11:20 am

Nvidia CEO Activates 10b5-1 Trading Plan, Kicks Off Stock Sales Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has initiated a new 10b5-1 trading plan, aiming to sell up to 6 million shares by the end of the year. The timing follows a sharp rebound in Nvidia stock, which tumbled below $100 earlier this spring but has since surged 53% to around $144 as of Monday's close. Bloomberg cited a new Securities and Exchange Commission filing showing that Huang disposed of 100,000 shares between last Friday and Monday for $14.4 million. The sales are part of a new 10b5-1 trading plan the tech CEO adopted in March. 

Tether Teases Plans To Slay Wall Street, Big Tech Entering Stablecoin Arena

24 June 2025 @ 10:55 am

Tether Teases Plans To Slay Wall Street, Big Tech Entering Stablecoin Arena Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino teased the company’s ambitious plan to maintain its dominance in the rapidly growing stablecoin market, even as Wall Street and Big Tech signal their intent to enter the sector. 

ft.com

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The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.

Donald Trump’s head-spinning Iran policy

24 June 2025 @ 1:09 pm

Also in today’s newsletter, the vibe at the Nato summit

Gulf expat bubble punctured by missiles

24 June 2025 @ 1:00 pm

Overseas workers moved to an oasis of prosperity and security in the region. Then the explosions started

Powell to push back on calls for Fed rate cuts as soon as July

24 June 2025 @ 12:31 pm

US central bank chair to tell congressional committee economy remains ‘solid’ but tariffs could push up prices

Co-op ditches carrots from Israel as retailer seeks to ‘build peace’

24 June 2025 @ 12:22 pm

UK grocery chain cuts ties with suppliers in 17 countries accused of violating human rights and international law

Spain blocks BBVA from merging with Sabadell for at least three years

24 June 2025 @ 12:21 pm

Government imposes new conditions on hostile takeover bid

Trump’s fragile peace in the Middle East

24 June 2025 @ 12:08 pm

Israel and Iran remain bitter enemies so this is more likely to be a pause in the fighting than a lasting peace

Europe should not go it alone on defence

24 June 2025 @ 11:31 am

Continued co-production is vital to maintain innovation and preserve the security of the EU and the US

Italy’s Monte dei Paschi sale sparks EU scrutiny after global investors sidelined

24 June 2025 @ 11:30 am

UniCredit, Norway’s oil fund and BlackRock were among investors wanting shares in process run by small local bank

The dangers of stablecoins

24 June 2025 @ 11:30 am

They are no substitute for money, even if usage is growing fast

duedil.com

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UK companies house, business insights. Now pay walled so not as useful as it has been.

kickstarter.com

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the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects.

venturebeat.com

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Venture capital technology news

‘Sandbox first’: Andrew Ng’s blueprint for accelerating enterprise AI innovation

24 June 2025 @ 8:38 pm

Speaking at VB Transform, Andrew Ng said observability and guardrails are important, but not at the cost of speed.

How CISOs became the gatekeepers of $309B AI infrastructure spending

24 June 2025 @ 3:05 pm

Security vendors race to control $309B AI infrastructure market. How AgenticOps, eBPF and silicon-speed security will determine the winners.

Emergence AI’s CRAFT arrives to make it easy for enterprises to automate their entire data pipeline

24 June 2025 @ 3:00 pm

EXCLUSIVE: New York City based startup Emergence AI, founded by former IBM researchers, previously made headlines for its impressive automated system that allows enterprises to type in a requested task in plain natural language and automatically create a fleet of agents to help complete it. But that’s not all the company has up its sleeve when […]

Meta announces Xbox-branded Quest 3S that supports cloud gaming

24 June 2025 @ 1:00 pm

Meta announced its first branded Quest headset: The Quest 3S Xbox Edition, which comes with cloud gaming features built in.

Outright Games teams with animation studio Aardman to make Chicken Run: Eggstraction

24 June 2025 @ 1:00 pm

Outright Games, a publisher of family-friendly interactive entertainment, is working with animation studio Aardman on the game Chicken Run: Eggstraction.

75 million deepfakes blocked: Persona leads the corporate fight against hiring fraud

24 June 2025 @ 1:00 pm

Persona blocks 75 million fake job candidates as AI hiring fraud explodes across corporate America, forcing companies to deploy advanced identity verification tools to combat deepfake infiltration.

How Walmart built an AI platform that makes it beholden to no one (and that 1.5M associates actually want to use)

24 June 2025 @ 1:00 pm

Inside Walmart's AI foundry: Element platform builds and deploys apps cutting task time 67%, handling 3M daily queries.

Spatial releases Analogue 2 collaborative design platform for Apple Vision Pro

24 June 2025 @ 12:00 pm

Spatial released Analogue 2, a collaborative design platform built natively for the spatial computing of the Apple Vision Pro.

Build a Rocket Boy lays off staff after dismal MindsEye launch

23 June 2025 @ 10:42 pm

Build a Rocket Boy enters the redundancy process, preparing to lay off staff after the ill-received launch of its game MindsEye.

Beyond static AI: MIT’s new framework lets models teach themselves

23 June 2025 @ 9:58 pm

MIT researchers developed SEAL, a framework that lets language models continuously learn new knowledge and tasks.

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unadulterated financial news from Max Keiser

The Covid-19 Dominoes Fall: The World Is Insolvent

16 March 2020 @ 4:40 pm

To understand why the financial dominoes toppled by the Covid-19 pandemic lead to global insolvency, let’s start with a household example. The point of this exercise is to distinguish between the market value of assets and net worth, which is what’s left after debts are…Read more ›

Goodbye to All That: The Demise of Globalization and Imperial Pretensions

13 March 2020 @ 9:57 pm

Globalization and Imperial Pretensions have been decaying for years; now the tide has turned definitively against them. The Covid-19 pandemic didn’t cause the demise of globalization and Imperial Pretensions; it merely pushed the rickety structures over the edge. It’s human nature to reckon…Read more ›

[KR1513] Keiser Report | Thinking Exponentially

13 March 2020 @ 12:30 am

In this final episode of Keiser Report from Los Angeles, Max and Stacy discuss the exponential growth in debt and dollars that preceded the pandemic sweeping through some of the world’s major economies. They discuss the oil and stock market…Read more ›

And Then Came the Lawsuits: Pandemic in a Litigious Society

12 March 2020 @ 6:38 pm

Never mind prevention or vaccines; the big question is “who can we sue after this blows over to rake in millions of dollars?” Yes, this is pathetic, tragic, perverse and evil, but that’s reality in a hyper-litigious society like the U.S.…Read more ›

What the Fed Can Do: Print and Buy, Buy, Buy

10 March 2020 @ 5:39 pm

Much has been written about what the Federal Reserve cannot do: it can’t stop the Covid-19 pandemic or reverse the economic damage unleashed by the pandemic. But let’s not overlook what the Fed can do: create U.S. dollars out of thin…Read more ›

The Gathering Storm: Could Covid-19 Overwhelm Us in the Months Ahead?

10 March 2020 @ 5:37 pm

The present disconnect between the science of Covid-19 and the status quo’s complacency is truly crazy-making, as we face a binary situation: either the science is correct and all the complacent are wrong, or the science is false and all the…Read more ›

[KR1511] Keiser Report | Painting Pandemic with Alex Schaefer

7 March 2020 @ 2:04 pm

In this episode of Keiser Report from Los Angeles, Max and Stacy discuss deglobalization as supply shocks hit the world in the midst of a pandemic… even if the WHO won’t call it that. They talk about an opinion piece…Read more ›

Did Covid-19 Just Pop All the Global Financial Bubbles?

5 March 2020 @ 4:39 pm

Even though the first-order effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are still impossible to predict, it’s already possible to ask: did the pandemic pop all the global financial bubbles? The reason we can ask this question is the entire bull mania of…Read more ›

The Limits of Force: A Bayonet in the Back Will Not Restore China’s Economy

5 March 2020 @ 4:35 pm

The Chinese authorities threatening to punish workers who refuse to return to work are getting a lesson in the limits of force in an unprecedented national trauma: a bayonet in the back will not restore the legitimacy and confidence that have…Read more ›