Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward Party, attends a press conference of the Thai pro-democracy parties in Bangkok. Peerapon Boonyakiat | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images There’s plenty of optimism about Thailand due to its tourism potential, but political headwinds could still be a game-changer, says Kelvin Tay […]
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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for Covid
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s Prime Minister, said Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19 after recently returning from state visits to South Africa and Kenya. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for Covid-19, days after returning from official visits to South […]
‘We are not decoupling’: G-7 leaders agree on approach to ‘de-risk’ from China
Chinese President Xi Jinping and hands with then U.S Vice President Joe Biden inside the Great Hall of the People on December 4, 2013 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images News | Getty Images Leaders of the Group of Seven agreed there’s a need to de-risk, not decouple […]
Here are stocks to own to take the debt ceiling, bond market out of your investing equation
Are the travails of the bond market, like Macbeth expounds, a “tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing?” As we grapple with the whole edifice of fixed income, the existential crisis of Treasurys, the multitrillion-dollar market that the tale is based on, I have come […]
Biden and McCarthy to meet at White House on Monday to try and avoid looming debt default
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference at the conclusion of the G7 Summit, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters As a possible debt default looms just 11 days away, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will meet in person at the […]
Biden and McCarthy to meet Monday to try and avoid looming debt default
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference at the conclusion of the G7 Summit, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters As a possible debt default looms just 11 days away, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will meet in person Monday to […]
Parrots, paper clips and safety vs. ethics: Why the artificial intelligence debate sounds like a foreign language
Sam Altman, chief executive officer and co-founder of OpenAI, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Congress is debating the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence as products like ChatGPT raise questions about the future of creative industries and the ability […]
‘Hard choices’ will need to be made about which bills go unpaid if the debt ceiling is not raised, Yellen says
Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, speaks during the Independent Community Bankers Of America (ICBA) Capital Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that “hard choices” will need to be made about which bills will […]
How to talk about A.I. like an insider
See also: Parrots, paperclips, and safety vs ethics: Why the artificial intelligence debate sounds like a foreign language Here’s a list of some terms used by AI insiders: AGI — AGI stands for “artificial general intelligence.” As a concept, it’s used to mean a significantly more advanced AI than is […]
The homeowner basics of financing solar power for residential real estate
To avoid rising energy costs and benefit from increasing renewable energy incentives and tax breaks, more homeowners may be considering a home solar system. Last year, the growth of residential solar in the U.S. boomed. Even as overall growth of solar installations, including commercial and utility-scale projects, decreased year over […]