“Bankruptcy happens gradually, then suddenly,” Ernest Hemingway All signs point in the same direction. We are heading toward another financial crisis and, this time, it will likely be much worse than 2008. There is a growing chorus of economists and analysts who have already sounded the alarm, but most tend […]
An Ontario police investigation into allegations the Canadian military tried to hide documents in the Mark Norman affair never happened despite official federal government claims to the contrary, this newspaper has confirmed. The investigation was supposed to have been turned over by the RCMP to the Ontario Provincial Police more […]
The Swiss population owns 920 tonnes in private gold, next to 1,040 tonnes in official gold reserves. In total, Switzerland likely has the highest amount of gold per capita in the world. This article is part of a series in which we examine how much private gold is located in […]
Silver futures were up 25% in July, the second-biggest monthly gain for the white metal on record. And silver is still significantly undervalued compared to gold. The spot price of the white metal gained even more than silver futures last month. When gold pushed above its previous record price last […]
While novel coronavirus cases have spiked across several parts of Europe, including Spain, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, Sweden — where a countrywide lockdown was never issued — continues to report a downward trend in new cases and new deaths. As of Sunday, the latest death rate in Sweden (deaths per 100,000 people) […]
Several readers have invited me to weigh in on the phenomenon of “gaslighting.” So here goes. The term “gaslighting” suddenly became ubiquitous in the past couple of years, mostly in the discussions of political events; but I couldn’t even figure out from context what it meant. Finally I had to […]
After the greenback suffers its worst month in a decade on economic concerns, debate about its global role is stirring Read more. Source: Colby Smith, Eva Szalay and Katie Martin | Financial Times
Abstract Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-CoV). No effective prophylactic or post-exposure therapy is currently available. Results We report, however, that chloroquine has strong antiviral effects on SARS-CoV infection of primate cells. These inhibitory effects are observed when the cells are treated […]
“This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time, to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years since the Industrial Revolution.” — Christiana Figueres (UN Climate Chief Says Communism […]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — Chinese regulators and major banks are rushing to curb precious metal trading by domestic investors to temper speculation that some fear could cause a repeat of this year’s oil trading mishaps. The scramble to limit risks comes as gold prices hit record highs this week, spurred by investors hunting […]