Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Guggenheim Says Market a ‘Ponzi Scheme’ That Must Collapse – Bloomberg
- Blackrock announces it’s going to divest half a billion dollars from coal mining companies, signaling coal is a dead industry – The Conversation
- Cryptocurrencies Remain Niche but Interest in Central Bank Digital Currencies is Soaring – Be In Crypto
- Stock Market: This May Be The Most Important Week So Far In 2020 – Stock Market News
- Oxfam Report Contains Dire Warning for Global Capitalism. “Extreme wealth is a sign of a failing economic system.” – Common Dreams
- Central banks join to study possible digital currencies – Japan Today
- Apple stock going for $400 think some analysts – Market Watch
- Changes in accounting for goodwill could reduce $5.5 trillion in digital economy assets – Morning Star
Americas:
- How is The Official Unemployment Rate 3.8% When 37% of the U.S is Unemployed? – Medium
- Business Survey Suggests U.S. Labor Market May Have Peaked – US News
- Ageism at work is a threat to the US economy, says Mercer CEO at Davos – Business Insider
- Ranking the Trump Economy – Bloomberg
- Canada’s ‘first cybersecurity accelerator’ launches – Nuadox
- The number of Californians represented by unions grows as national labor organizing stagnates – LA Times
- The Twilight of America’s Financial Empire – Foreign Affairs
Europe:
- Experts want to free medical research and healthcare from ties to the commercial pharmaceutical industry – Science Norway
- French FM: Not a Single Threat against Greece and Cyprus’ Sovereignty Will Be Accepted – National Herald
- 1 in 5 Germans think the Holocaust gets too much attention, surveys find – JTA
- Italy’s center-left fends off Salvini’s far-right advance in regional vote – Politico
- Bombs and blood feuds: the wave of explosions rocking Sweden’s cities – The Guardian
- Only 189 migrants returned to Turkey despite EU refugee pact: report – DW
- Italy Election Deals Blow to Nationalist Leader Salvini – NY Times
- Germany should answer why Europe is beset by weak economy and high unemployment – CNBC
Asia:
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- India is now a larger smartphone market than the US – Engadget
- Virus ‘couldn’t come at a worse time’ for China – CNN
- Here’s what Wuhan, China looks like under quarantine for coronavirus – Global News
- China Is Still Exploring 6G Tech, Seeks Global Standards, IT Minister Says – Yicai Global
- Japan’s Economy struggles with Debt, Deflation and Depopulation – Igorb News
Trans-Tasman:
- Australian government secretly releasing sensitive medical records to police – The Guardian
- ‘The war on drugs doesn’t work’: A former ice user appeals for new ways to tackle addiction – The ABC
- PM’s spin suggests strategists coached in sports rorts election game – New Daily
- Sports rorts: Deputy Nats leader Bridget McKenzie’s fate coming to a head – Weekly Times
- AFCA warns bushfire victims targeted by ‘bullying’ insurance middlemen – ABC
- Coronavirus: Westmead Hospital treating fifth Australian case – 7News
- The Wuhan coronavirus is now in Australia – here’s what you need to know – The Conversation
- Growing movement to bring class action against Australia government – New Daily
- Australia accused of ‘sleepwalking to catastrophe’ as nation starts to count bushfire toll on wildlife – Courier Mail
- Workers ‘wasted’ in national trouble spots for low wage growth – The Age
- Australian of the Year calls for sugar tax to fight diabetes-caused blindness – The Age
- Inside Christmas Island: the Australian detention centre with four asylum seekers and a $26m price tag – The Guardian
- People no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life, survey shows – The ABC
- First home buyers on average incomes would struggle to raise a 20% deposit in most parts of the country – Interest.co.nz
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