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

doingbusiness.org

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The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational level.

XE.com

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Currency and Foreign Exchange Site

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.

I Kant Even: German Chancellor Triggered After Putin Quotes Legendary Philosopher

25 April 2024 @ 8:15 am

I Kant Even: German Chancellor Triggered After Putin Quotes Legendary Philosopher German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is quite upset, after Vladimir Putin quoted German philosopher Immanuel Kant - who the Russian president called "one of the greatest thinkers of both his time and ours," and said that the philosopher's call "to live by one's own wits" is relevant today.

UK Government-Funded Trans-Lobbyist Group Calls Puberty Blockers "Wonderful"

25 April 2024 @ 7:30 am

UK Government-Funded Trans-Lobbyist Group Calls Puberty Blockers "Wonderful" Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A government funded LGBT activist group that is active in more than half of Scotland’s schools has called puberty blocking drugs, which effectively sterilise children, “wonderful.”

These Countries Saw The Largest 'Happiness' Gains Since 2010

25 April 2024 @ 6:45 am

These Countries Saw The Largest 'Happiness' Gains Since 2010 In 2011, Bhutan sponsored a UN resolution that invited governments to prioritize happiness and well-being as a way to measure social and economic development. And thus, the World Happiness Report was born. In 2012, the first report released, examining Gallup poll data from 2006–2010 that asked respondents in nearly every country to evaluate their life on a 0–10 scale. From this they extrapolated a single “happiness score” out of 10 to compare how happy countries are. More than a decade later, the 20

Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired?

25 April 2024 @ 6:00 am

Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, In October of 2023 in my article ‘It’s A Trap! The Wave Of Repercussions As The Middle East Fights “The Last War”’ I predicted that a multi-front war was about to develop between Israel and various Muslim nations including Lebanon and Iran. I noted: “Israel is going to pound Gaza into gravel, there’s no doubt about that. A ground invasion will meet far more resistance than the Israeli

Divide And Conquer: The Government's Propaganda Of Fear And Fake News

25 April 2024 @ 3:30 am

Divide And Conquer: The Government's Propaganda Of Fear And Fake News Authored by John and Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “It is the function of mass agitation to exploit all the grievances, hopes, aspirations, prejudices, fears, and ideals of all the special groups that make up our society, social, religious, economic, racial, political. Stir them up. Set one against the other. Divide and conquer. That’s the way to soften up a democracy.” - J. Edgar Hoover, Masters of Deceit

Everything You Need To Know About EMPs From A NASA Expert

25 April 2024 @ 2:50 am

Everything You Need To Know About EMPs From A NASA Expert Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, EMPs (Electromagnetic Pulse) are a trope that is often used in prepper fiction. We often think of an EMP attack as the worst-case, end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenario that is just around the corner. There’s little doubt that it would change everything, but what’s the truth?

Are Pro-Palestinian Protests Being Hijacked By Marxists To "Destroy Capitalism, Freedom & Democracy"? 

25 April 2024 @ 2:30 am

Are Pro-Palestinian Protests Being Hijacked By Marxists To "Destroy Capitalism, Freedom & Democracy"?  Just over a week ago, we asked our readers a very straightforward question: Who is funding this chaos? This question followed incidents where pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted critical infrastructure, such as shutting down airport terminals, blocking bridges, causing major traffic congestion on highway arteries, and targeting the distribution networks of major corporations. 

Biden Calls For Record High 44.6% Capital Gains Tax Rate

25 April 2024 @ 2:10 am

Biden Calls For Record High 44.6% Capital Gains Tax Rate By John Kartch of Americans For Tax Reform President Biden has formally proposed the highest top capital gains tax in over 100 years. Here is a direct quote from the Biden 2025 budget proposal: “Together, the proposals would increase the top marginal rate on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends to 44.6 percent.” Yes, you read that correctly: A Biden top capital gains and dividends tax rate of 44.6%

Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space

25 April 2024 @ 1:50 am

Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space Russia has just vetoed a very rare and interesting resolution set before the United Nations Security Council focused on banning nuclear weapons in space: The treaty bars signatories, including the U.S. and Russia, from placing "in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction" or anywhere else in outer space. On Wednesday Russia registered the lone veto which shot down the draft resolution aimed ultimately at preventing a future nuclear arms race in outer space.

COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Among Children Plummets Within Months: CDC Study

25 April 2024 @ 1:30 am

COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Among Children Plummets Within Months: CDC Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Children who received an original COVID-19 vaccine have little protection against hospitalization just months after vaccination, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

tradingeconomics.com

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Trading economics – Imports and exports per country.

crowdjustice.com

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

companyregistration.uk-plc.net

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Company Registration – Company Formation Agent – Limited Company Registration – Setting up – Incorporation

venturebeat.com

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Venture capital technology news

Macro concerns kept games investors cautious in Q1 2024 I InvestGame

25 April 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Gaming investments totaled $2.2B in Q1 2024 according to InvestGame. Investors remain risk-averse with few exit options on the table.

Mon Protocol exposes MetalCore Web3 game to Pixelmon’s 1.1M players

25 April 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Studio369, the game development company behind blockchain-powered multiplayer shooter MetalCore, has teamed with Pixelmon.

Movement Labs raises $38M to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum

25 April 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Movement Labs has raised $38 million in funding to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum in order to improve security.

Exclusive: AI startup Edia guarantees better math outcomes for school districts within one year

25 April 2024 @ 3:00 pm

AI startup Edia is guaranteeing improved math outcomes for students in grades 6-12 within a year, offering a full refund if results aren't met.

CARV raises $10M to build out modular data layer for gaming and AI

25 April 2024 @ 1:00 pm

CARV announced that it's raised $10 million in funding to expand its modular data layer for gaming and AI.

Exclusive: Visa’s CIO shares insights on generative AI’s transformative potential in payments industry

25 April 2024 @ 1:00 pm

Visa's CIO Don Hobson shares his vision for how generative AI will revolutionize the global payments landscape, from enhanced fraud detection to greater financial inclusion.

Swave Photonics develops true holographic display for spatial computing

25 April 2024 @ 1:00 pm

Swave Photonics, a "true holographic display" company, announced the world’s first 3D holographic display technology for XR.

Dropzone AI gets $16.85M for autonomous cybersecurity AI agents that reduce manual work by 90 percent

25 April 2024 @ 12:00 pm

Dropzone AI announced a $16.85 million Series A round led by Theory Ventures to help bring its cybersecurity AI agents to market.

Supercell to release Squad Busters, 1st new game in over 5 years

25 April 2024 @ 11:00 am

Supercell announced that Squad Busters will launch on May 29 as its first global game in over five years.

Salesforce Einstein Copilot brings new reasoning and actions to enterprise generative AI 

25 April 2024 @ 7:15 am

Salesforce Einstein Copilot generative AI is now generally available, bringing new actions and analytics to enterprise users.

kickstarter.com

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the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects.