First published by The Hill Recent weeks have witnessed another disaster for the cryptocurrency industry. FTX, one of the largest crypto exchanges, failed. The price of bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, fell by more than…
The Hang Seng (HSI) index has staged a strong recovery as investors reflect on the ongoing Hong Kong’s and Chinese reopening. It rose to a high of H$19,518, the highest…
The last NFP report released in 2022 triggered intense volatility in financial markets. Good economic news is bad news for stocks and excellent news for the US dollar – this…
According to a new report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of smart gas meters in Europe amounted to 45.9 million units in 2021, equal to…
The FTSE 100 index has recovered modestly in the past few weeks as hopes of central banks’ pivot increased. It rallied to a high of £7,633, which was the highest…
France’s CAC 40 index advanced on a weekly basis even though rating agency S&P Global cut France’s outlook to “negative” from “stable.” According to S&P, the country’s slowing economy and…
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Real Progressives Would Support Bitcoin and the Crypto Economy, Not Regulate It Away
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When political progressives address topics like inflation, taxes, or corporate wrongdoing, they claim to speak for the people. Whether it’s the working class or minorities, progressives aim to shape government…
“Milton Friedman’s shareholder doctrine is dead.” Such was the headline of a 2020 Fortune magazine article critiquing Friedman’s famous New York Times opinion piece which, fifty years earlier, had argued that the social responsibility of business is…
Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX), on Friday, limited withdrawals from its property fund after fears related to the health of the commercial real estate market fuelled redemptions. Still, Jim Lebenthal of…
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American Health Care Consumers Should Have Access to Drugs and Devices Benefitting People in Developed Countries
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Reprinted from the Cato Institute Swiss Medtech, a trade association representing the medical technology industry, issued a press release on November 28 praising the Swiss Parliament for enacting legislation allowing Swiss health care…