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Mar 13, 2020 at 20:15 UTCUpdated Mar 13, 2020 at 23:39 UTCDespite Bitcoin Price Dips, Crypto Is a Safe Haven in the Middle EastAlthough it’s difficult to quantify demand for bitcoin (BTC) in informal markets across the Middle East, small-scale traders from Lebanon to Yemen say interest in bitcoin as…

The novel coronavirus represents a fearsome risk which is stirring feverish behaviour by investors worldwide. This column shows that initially, economic expectations about international trade underlay movements in the stock prices of individual firms; later, concerns about corporate debt began to play a role.  The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will go…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,464 points, or 5.86%, on Wednesday, as investor anxiety over the coronavirus outbreak pushed the index into a bear market for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also slipped by 4.89% and 4.7%, respectively.Wednesday's Dow close mark a…

The World Economic Forum announced on Wednesday (11 March) a new alliance of multinationals to fight against the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and mitigate its impact on the deteriorating economy. More than 200 companies already said they will join the new COVID Action platform launched by the WEF, organiser of the…

Forget EBITA, P/E ratios and Black-Scholes models. The metric that matters most right now when it comes to determining the future success or failure of a multinational corporation is trust. A number of recent events have cemented this fact. First, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager which oversees roughly $7…

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”) announced today that Adam Heltzer has joined as Managing Director and Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”), effective April 1, 2020. Mr. Heltzer will be based in New York and will report to Michael Arougheti, Chief Executive Officer and President of…

In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, senior partners Celia Huber and Vivian Hunt discuss McKinsey’s latest research on diversity in the workplace. This is an edited transcript. For more conversations on the strategy issues that matter, subscribe to the series on Apple Podcasts or Google Play.…

There are 33 Sainik Schools functioning in the country. Following are State-wise/Union Territory-wise details of Sainik Schools in the country:- S. No. Name of School State 1. Sainik School Korukonda Andhra Pradesh 2. Sainik School Kalikiri 3. Sainik School Goalpara Assam 4. Sainik School Nalanda Bihar 5. Sainik School Gopalganj…

Due to the Coronavirus epidemic, another development with worrisome implications for air travel barely got noticed. Most major airports are exposed on the Dark Web, a recent study found.*Security experts were alarmed to learn that 66 out of 100 airports were exposed on the Dark Web. This finding is the…

The media hype and disinformation campaign regarding the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus have created a Worldwide atmosphere of fear and uncertainty following the launching of  a global public health emergency by the WHO on January 30th.  The fear campaign is ongoing.  Panic and uncertainty. National governments and the…