AvatarFortuneflipped into Personal financeAvatarAvatar2 hours agoJapan’s population is getting so old that a diaper manufacturer is only making products for adults, not babies—a marker of its graying populationverified_publisherFortune - Sasha RogelbergA Japanese diaper maker will produce diapers exclusively for older adults amid a steep decline in demand for infant diapers, an ill-boding reminder …
AvatarAl Jazeeraflipped into US & Canada NewsAvatarAvatar8 hours agoHow will a shrinking population affect the global economy?verified_publisherAl JazeeraFalling fertility rates could bring about a transformational demographic shift over the next 25 years. It has been described as a demographic catastrophe. The Lancet medical journal warns that a majority of countries do not have a high enough fertility rate to sustain their population size by the end …
AvatarThe Straits Timesflipped into The Straits TimesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo7 hours agoWTO: China initiates dispute over US tax credits for EVs, renewablesstraitstimes.comBERLIN - China has initiated dispute consultations with the United States regarding tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act to promote the …
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AvatarBloombergflipped into BloombergAvatarAvatar1 hour agoPakistan Needs to Get India to Yes on Tradeverified_publisherBloomberg Opinion - By Mihir SharmaPakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar raised more than a few eyebrows last week when he said — almost as an aside — that his country’s new government would “seriously look into matters of trade with India”. A resumption of trade would be something of a climbdown for Pakistan, which cut off economic …
Avatarwaral01flipped into Rumors Of WarAvatarAvatar2 hours agoThe U.S. and its allies want to bring the entire chip supply chain in-house—and that could create an OPEC-style cartel for the digital ageverified_publisherFortune - Jaemin LeeThe U.S., Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are on a mission to restructure the global chip supply chain. The proposed “Chip 4 Alliance” wants to …
AvatarInvesting.com UKflipped into UK NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 hours agoPortugal's president accepts new government's cabinet lineupverified_publisherinvesting.com - ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday accepted the lineup of a new center-right minority government, the …
AvatarKenneth Gentryflipped into Leadership, philosophy, and mindfulness AvatarAvatar7 hours agoWhat we learned about effective decision making from Nobel laureate Daniel Kahnemanverified_publisherWorld Economic Forum - Kate WhitingSystem 1 and system 2. Those four words in Daniel Kahneman's 2011 classic work of psychology Thinking, Fast and Slow helped revolutionize how we think …
AvatarPaul Chownflipped into Brexit Reality AvatarAvatar11 hours agoGovernment ‘dodging scrutiny’ of post-Brexit trade deals, says MPNewschain - The NewsroomMinisters are “dodging” scrutiny of its post-Brexit trade deals, a senior MP has said, after the Government refused to hold a substantive debate on a …
AvatarInvesting.comflipped into Financial MarketsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo12 hours agoExplainer-Why France is making a new push to reduce unemployment benefitsinvesting.com - ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - France's government is looking to shorten the period people can claim unemployment benefits to strengthen incentives to work as it …
AvatarBarron'sAvatarAvatar5 hours agoMacron Says G20 Must Agree Before Inviting Putin To SummitBarron's - By AFP - Agence France PresseFrench President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that members of the G20 would have to agree before Russian leader Vladimir Putin is invited to attend …
AvatarScripps Newsflipped into Scripps NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoBaltimore bridge crash puts new focus on role of ship pilotsscrippsnews.com - Vanessa MisciagnaThe tragedy has put focus on the people who pilot ships in ports, a job that is little known outside the maritime industry but is extremely …