#France: Food prices and popular tempers rise on May Day in Paris. @BatchelorShow Simon Constable, Forbes.

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Forbes.com: Reaching The Fed's 2% Target Will Cost America Big, New Research Shows

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There’s inflation, and then there’s big, elevated, inflation, humongous out-of-control inflation.

And depending on which type you are fighting the impact on the economy will be different, new research shows. In America, the cost could be brutal. Read more here.

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Forbes.com: What You Didn’t Know: How Sudan’s Civil War Matters To M&Ms, Coke

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The gruesome civil war in Sudan might seem like a problem far from home, given the tiny size of the economy and its relative strategic importance.

However, the ongoing calamity, which shows few signs of abating, will, in all likelihood, impact the supply or prices of candy. Read more here.

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#France: US: UK: Banging pots and pans in protest of Macron's visit to Orleans. Banks expecting more flight to cash. @BatchelorShow Forbes

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Forbes.com: Falling Oil Prices Paint Bleak Economic Picture

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The price of oil is telling us something worrying about the global economy.

Despite recently announced production cuts by OPEC+ (The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia), Brent crude oil prices continue to decline. Read more here. 

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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan: Finding investment opportunities in a challenging environment

In a recent interview with the Financial Post, Ontario Teachers' CEO Jo Taylor sat down with journalist Barbara Shecter to discuss Ontario Teachers' investment strategy and how the organization is finding opportunities in a challenging environment.

The article touches upon some of the issues affecting investors since early 2020, including the pandemic, economic turbulence and the Ukraine-Russia war. Despite these conditions, Ontario Teachers' continues to generate positive returns for its members. Last year while stocks and bonds fell in most markets, Ontario Teachers' had a one-year net return of 4%, almost double its 2.3% benchmark return. Its assets grew to $247.2 billion, edging closer to the goal of $300 billion in net assets by 2030. Read more here.

Forbes.com: Britain Kills Microsoft-Activision Deal, And Hurts The UK’s Reputation

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Britain’s bureaucrats have done it again. They’ve helped snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

The decision by Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to quash Microsoft Inc’s planned takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard ATVI 0.0% is just the latest fumble by the UK government. And together with a similar action by another British government agency, it could have a lasting and detrimental impact on the UK economy unless something changes soon. The action also trashes the Brexit promise of a more benign regulatory environment. Read more here.

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