Day: January 31, 2023
Britain the only G7 economy forecast to shrink in 2023
IMF says UK economy is likely to contract 0.6% as rising interest rates and higher taxes take tollBritain is expected to be the only major industrialised country to see its economy shrink this year after the impact of Liz Truss’s brief premiership prom…
Sources: Stripe is aiming to raise ~$2.5B at a $55B to $60B valuation, led by Thrive Capital which is committing $1B; Stripe was valued at ~$95B in 2021 (New York Times)
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Sources: Stripe is aiming to raise ~$2.5B at a $55B to $60B valuation, led by Thrive Capital which is committing $1B; Stripe was valued at ~$95B in 2021 — Thrive has committed $1 billion, which would value the paymen…
Brazil’s Lula cold-shoulders Germany’s Scholz on Ukraine support
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Prospects for the global economy are improving, as worst fears fade
The outlook for the global economy in recent weeks has unexpectedly brightened, with the United States, Europe and China all outperforming expectations and avoiding — at least for now — some predicted stumbles.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Seeks Visa Extension To Stay In US Amid Probe Back Home
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for his supporters’ storming of government buildings.
Is there life on Mars? Maybe, and it could have dropped its teddy
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Students Lost One-Third of a School Year To Pandemic, Study Finds
Children experienced learning deficits during the Covid pandemic that amounted to about one-third of a school year’s worth of knowledge and skills, according to a new global analysis, and had not recovered from those losses more than two years later. T…
Bolsonaro applies for visa to stay longer in the US
Brazil’s former president is in no rush to leave Florida, making life deeply uncomfortable for the White House which is about to host his successor.
Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges
Kell, who is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence, was convicted by juries in Chicago and New York on child pornography, racketeering and sex trafficking charges.