After a lot of deliberating, a new laptop landed on my doorstep last week. Okay, “new” might be a stretch. It’s a svelte Chromebook called the Pixelbook, and it’s nearly seven years old. I ordered it for a few reasons: It’s one of the best-looking computers I’ve seen in my career, and I found a […]
The backlash from this week’s collapse of a Premier League funding deal that would have seen more money given to the English Football League has become one of English football’s most divisive disputes. One that has raised questions about the way the game is run, the Premier League’s relationship with the UK government, and the […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign against ideas he considers “woke” has run into some roadblocks. A court settlement this week blunted his Parental Rights in Education Act, a law that […]
High prices and inflation have emerged as a political issue ahead of presidential and congressional elections in the United States and are severely complicating the Federal Reserve’s effort to engineer a soft landing. Inflation’s salience with voters ranks well behind immigration and the general state of the economy — but ahead of foreign policy, climate, […]
This is an updated version of an article first published in June 2020. Perhaps the best place to start is the story Harry Redknapp tells when he is asked about Michael Edwards and the remarkable chain of events that first took a frustrated IT teacher from Peterborough to a position of power and influence at […]
Tom Lockyer has won 16 Wales caps Wales defender Tom Lockyer will spend some time with the Wales international squad before their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final with Finland. Lockyer has not played since a cardiac arrest in a Premier League game in December and said he was “technically dead” for nearly three minutes. Wales boss […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the central bank of Hong Kong, recently issued an invitation to interested parties to join its CBDC pilot program. The bank is about to kick off Phase […]
A total of 134 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with over half in advanced development, pilot or launch stages, a closely followed study Thursday showed. The research by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank highlighted that all G20 countries with the exception of Argentina are […]
The House’s approval of a bill calling for the forced sale or ban of the video app TikTok in the United States could end up launching a legal battle over the long-running and politically polarizing question: Is such a government effort constitutional? On Thursday, the only conclusion that seemed certain: The resolution will come in […]