Economic Indicators8 hours ago (May 27, 2020 07:20PM ET) WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s employment fell by a record 37,500 in April, due to the impact of COVID-19 and the restrictions placed on social and economic activity, the statistics agency said on Thursday. April’s fall is largest since the current […]
Worst might be over for UK hiring slump: survey
Economic Indicators8 hours ago (May 27, 2020 07:15PM ET) (C) Reuters. A woman wearing a protective mask walks across Waterloo Bridge in front of the City of London financial district during rush hour, as the number of Coronavirus cases grow around the world, in London LONDON (Reuters) – British employers […]
France top European destination for new foreign investment: EY
Economic Indicators9 hours ago (May 27, 2020 06:10PM ET) (C) Reuters. France softens lockdown rules during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) PARIS (Reuters) – France has overtaken Britain and Germany as the top destination for international investments in Europe for the first time, a survey showed on Thursday, […]
Bank of Mexico sees economy shrinking up to 8.8%, outlook hazy
Economic Indicators10 hours ago (May 27, 2020 04:55PM ET) By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank on Wednesday predicted the economy could contract by as much as 8.8% in 2020 as it hedged its bets with a range of forecasts due to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus […]
Weather Delays the SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch
On Wednesday afternoon, veteran astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were scheduled to fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. The Demo-2 mission was going to be the first crewed mission for SpaceX and the first time NASA astronauts have launched from the US in […]
Canada housing market may start recovery from virus impact by mid-2021: CMHC
Economic Indicators13 hours ago (May 27, 2020 02:20PM ET) (C) Reuters. An apartment building is lit by the dawn sun in Toronto By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian housing starts, sales and prices are expected to start to recover by mid-2021 as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, but the precise […]
Whoooaaa Duuuuude: Why We Stretch Words in Tweets and Texts
On Twitter, when a simple ha won’t do, there’s always hahahaaaa, haaaahaaaa, or even hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, indicating you’ve just read the funniest thing you’ve ever seen. (Or that you’re a sarcastic talking raccoon.) These are known as stretchable or lengthened words, and now researchers from the University of Vermont have figured […]
Twitter Finally Fact-Checked Trump. It’s a Bit of a Mess
Give Twitter credit for making a gutsy decision with the public interest in mind. It’s not easy to go up against the most powerful person in the world, especially when that person is the biggest draw on your platform and spends an incredible share of his free time using it […]
Czech card transaction jump gives glimpse of economic recovery
Economic Indicators16 hours ago (May 27, 2020 11:15AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: employee carrying flowerpots prepares an outdoor seating of a restaurant in Prague PRAGUE (Reuters) – Card transactions at the Czech Republic’s second largest bank Ceska Sporitelna show consumer activity recovering to levels seen before the country’s coronavirus […]
Instagram Will (Finally) Pay Influencers
While much of the US remains sheltered in place, and many gyms, movie theaters, and shopping malls remain closed, Instagram has come to play an outsized role in digital daily life. More influencers are turning to video formats like Instagram Live to broadcast fitness classes, create informal cooking shows, or […]