Month: March 2022
Soaring prices are hitting young Brits. The new U.K. budget won’t hurt much
David-Prado | iStock | Getty Images The U.K. government’s latest budget announcement offered little hope for young people who are among those struggling to cope with soaring living costs, financial analysts and advisors have said. In his Spring Statement, U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged that the Russia-Ukraine war was putting more pressure on the […]
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Russia and Ukraine prepare for in-person talks after Zelenskyy says he’s ready to discuss neutral status
Russia and Ukraine delegates to meet in Turkey for talks Ukrainian and Russian flags are seen on a table before talks between officials of the two countries in Belarus on March 3, 2022. Maxim Guchek | Reuters Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet in Turkey today to conduct more talks. David Arakhamia, […]
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How astronaut Sian Proctor overcame ‘imposter syndrome’ after being rejected by NASA
Dr. Sian Proctor during fighter jet training in Montana on August 8, 2021. John Kraus / Inspiration4 Sian Proctor became the first Black woman to pilot a spacecraft last year, but despite her success the astronaut says she’s suffered with imposter syndrome her “entire life.” One example of when Proctor said she suffered from this […]
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China is shutting down Shanghai in two phases to control Covid
Health workers wearing protective gear as a measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus walk down a street in Jing’an district in Shanghai on March 26, 2022. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s biggest city Shanghai began a two-stage lockdown Monday as authorities attempt different strategies to maintain growth, while trying to control […]
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Poland’s economy is standing strong for now, but the Ukraine war casts a ‘dark cloud’
On a display at a gas station, a liter of diesel costs 7.19 zloty. Refueling is also more expensive than ever in Poland, but still a lot cheaper than in neighboring Germany. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Poland’s economy has had a strong start to the year, but as the war in […]
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What it’s like to travel to Australia right now
Australia’s rigid pandemic border policies led some to wonder if international travelers would still want to visit. It appears they do. Four weeks after the country opened to vaccinated visitors, international flight bookings are nearly half (49%) of pre-pandemic levels, according to the travel technology company Travelport. CNBC Travel went to the land “Down Under” […]
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India is snapping up cheap Russian oil, and China could be next
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar pose for a photo during Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Moscow, Russia on September 10, 2020. Russian Foreign Press Service Handout | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images There’s been […]
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Vietnam’s first quarter foreign direct investment up 7.8% from a year ago
Workers at Pouyuen Vietnam factory, a unit of Taiwans Pou Chen Corp., in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Maika Elan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vietnam received $4.42 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter, up 7.8% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Planning and Investment […]
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Amazon, Walmart and more: Cowen loves these stocks it says can beat surging inflation
Cowen has identified several tech and internet stocks it rates as likely to outperform, some of which are set to return “at least” 15% over the next 12 months. Source
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These global stocks are long-term outperformers with healthy dividends, Barclays says
Barclays says these 10 stocks are trading at a discount and could present an opportunity for investors right now. Source
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