Category: Economy
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AgriTalks Series Highlighted Brazil as a Leading Agribusiness Producer
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Local and international leaders from the sector, academia, experts, and producers discussed long-term food production and sustainability issues, as well as solutions in agricultural technologies. The Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments, in partnership with the Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C., the Consulate General of Brazil in New York, the Consulate…
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Inflation Falls, But Interest Rates Are the Highest in 15 Years in the U.S.
In its last meeting of the year, the Federal Reserve, the Central Bank of the United States, raised the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, December 14, for the seventh consecutive time, to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%. This is the highest level in 15 years. The increase is part of the ongoing effort to…
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The Collapse of FTX and the Arrest of Its Creator, Samuel Bankman-Fried
The founder of FTX, Samuel Bankman-Fried, has been indicted on eight criminal charges, including electronic fraud and conspiracy for misusing customer funds, according to the Southern District of New York prosecutor’s office. Separately, U.S. market regulators accuse Bankman-Fried of defrauding investors and customers in his failed company FTX. Bankman-Fried, 30, was arrested at his home…
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Ukrainian President is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2022
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in Arts & Culture, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Politics, Sports, United States, Women, WorldThe annual award goes to an event or person considered the greatest influence on global events in the past 12 months. The magazine’s editor stated that the decision was “the clearest there has been in memory.” “In a world that has come to be defined by its division, there was a unity around this cause,…
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These Are The Most Expensive Cities In The World To Live In 2022
According to this year’s Global Cost of Living Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the average cost of living increased by 8.1% in 2022, mainly due to the war in Ukraine and the prolonged effects of the pandemic. “The war in Ukraine, Western sanctions on Russia, and China’s zero-Covid policies have caused supply…
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World AIDS Day: US Government Aims to End Transmission by 2030
December 1st is World AIDS Day, an annual event aimed at raising awareness about the disease and raising funds to combat it worldwide. Over the past four decades, health researchers have focused heavily on combating HIV, but infection with this virus remains a significant global health issue. According to the World Health Organization, “an estimated…
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Tourism in New York is Almost at Pre-Pandemic Levels
The end of the year is here, and the streets of New York leave no doubt about it. Those who live in the city have noticed that the volume of people circulating seems to have returned to pre-pandemic levels. In the next six weeks, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, it is expected that 6.5 million…
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Why the U.S. is Experiencing a Shortage of Antibiotics
Around Halloween, some manufacturers began reporting shortages in liquid (pediatric) formulations of amoxicillin, an antibiotic used for everything from sore throats to ear infections in children. In recent weeks, shortages of other antibiotics have emerged, primarily for pediatric formulations, such as oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and some formulations of albuterol, used to treat asthma and wheezing. Some…
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In the Coming Days We Have: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday. Do You Know What All This Means?
The week of the biggest holiday in the United States has arrived. This Thursday (22), the country celebrates Thanksgiving, a day when families and friends gather to celebrate and give thanks together for the blessings they have received throughout the year. Everyone who lives in the United States (and many who do not) knows that…
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American Billionaire Who Inspired TV Series Convicted of Fraud
She was “the youngest billionaire in the world,” according to Forbes magazine. The “next Steve Jobs,” said Inc, another major business magazine. In 2014, Elizabeth Holmes, then 30 years old, was on top of the world. She dropped out of Stanford University to found a company valued at $9 billion, Theranos. What did she promise?…