CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Defense Industry Bulls

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Forbes: Xi Lays Bare China’s Economic Delusion

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Chinese premier Xi Jingping says he wants economic growth in the communist country to outpace that of the U.S.

The problem is that China’s official economic statistics have long been aspirational rather than actual.  Read more here.

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Forbes: San Francisco’s Fin Tech Biz Seems To Have A Gender Problem

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Female applicants will likely find the odds massively stacked against them when they look for a job in that booming industry. Read more here.

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Forbes: Europe Faces Higher Recession Risks Than U.S.A.

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Europe's reliance on imported energy is just part of the story. Read more here.

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Forbes: Even More Defense Spending To Come After The Mid-Term Vote, Report

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If you think defense spending is booming now, just wait until next year. Read more here.

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Forbes: Bears Winning -- Sentiment Stinks

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

The bears seem to have taken over the market these past few weeks and that should make bullish contrarian investors happy. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: #Ukraine: Commodities unstable

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: #Ukraine: Food security risks from Scotland to France to the Horn of Africa

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Time Magazine: What Elon Musk Can Do In His New Role at Twitter—and What He Can't

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One of corporate America’s most notable loudmouths has acquired the largest stake in the home of online loudmouths: Twitter, the microblogging platform. Of course, the person in question is multi-billionaire Elon Musk, the wealthiest person on Earth, worth a staggering $288 billion. The day after his news-making investment, Twitter announced that Musk would also be joining its board of directors. Now, questions remain about what his role will actually look like. Here’s more about what his stake in Twitter could mean, and what his position on the board would have the ability to potentially do. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: The Teapot Dome scandal 100 years later; Nicola Sturgeon in command of the mandates

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WSJ: Financial Flashback Teapot Dome Scandal of 1922

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