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“Beijing is now the main trading partner for most nations in the region and has the fastest-growing stock of investments.” On August 17, 2021, we published an article titled “The US Is Losing Power and Influence Even In Its Own Back Yard.” It was the first in a series of articles that have traced how China has gradually surpassed the US as South America’s main trading partner and has even begun chipping away at US economic dominance over parts of Central America, the Caribbean and, more recently, Mexico. From that initial article: Unlike the US, China generally does not try…

ProPublica is a nonprofit news company that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter focused on fraud across the country, and get it delivered to your inbox every week. On May 14, the last day for new legislation in the Mississippi Legislature, a bold new bill landed on the desks of Mississippi lawmakers. The plan called for creating a voucher program to pay for students to attend private schools. A few weeks later, in the mid-June heat, the governor urged lawmakers to support a $40 million plan that would “bear the fruits of healthy progress for 100…

ProPublica is a nonprofit news company that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive the biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For users of Philips Respironics respirators, the past few years have been a nightmare in many ways. First came complaints of illness or injury caused by the equipment. Then the death was reported. Then came a massive recall, which had its own problems. Now, ProPublica has learned of another episode. As Philips struggles to implement a recall in 2022, it has turned to its largest distributor, Lincare, to ensure replacement devices reach patients who need them most.…

Broker and owner Butch Lieber offers tips on how to provide a high level of service to your clients and project a higher level of professionalism to the public. Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. I often hear real estate agents complain that our industry is not respected. According to a…

Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. I don’t know about you, but the reason I don’t meditate is because I’m bored. It’s late, isn’t it? It’s tough. On the other hand, it’s easy to get distracted. Do you check your cell phone after the phone rings? It’s easy. And even if…

Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. In New York, where everything moves at a “New York” pace, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle and move on to the next deal. But in the real estate business, taking the time to cultivate lifelong relationships with your clients…

Artificial intelligence is democratizing technology development across organizations and… [+] Employees ranging from nurses to accountants can build their own solutions.adobe stock Something remarkable is happening in organizations around the world. IT departments, the traditional gatekeepers of technology, are witnessing a revolution where employees across all departments are leveraging AI and user-friendly tools to become technology creators themselves. Marketing managers are building AI models, nurses are developing healthcare apps, and finance teams are creating their own automation solutions. “This has crept up on us over time,” explains Tom Davenport, Babson College Distinguished Professor and co-author of “All Hands on Tech:…

On November 17, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the independent agency that regulates and oversees the nation’s communications networks. Carr, who was appointed as FCC commissioner by President Trump in 2017, has been an outspoken critic of content moderation efforts at social media networks such as It is expected that major companies will be targeted.A well-known career trajectoryCarr has lived almost his entire life in Washington, D.C. Born in the nation’s capital, Carr attended Georgetown University and graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in government. He pursued a legal career by…

The founder of the first gold-linked ETF remains bullish on the product 20 years later.”Things look good for the rest of this year and into next year,” George Milling-Stanley told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.State Street’s chief gold strategist highlighted that demand from both central banks and retail investors in emerging markets such as India and China is a big tailwind for the precious metal.Despite the post-election pullback in gold futures and the SPDR Gold Stocks ETF (GLD), this year’s record-breaking year remains intact.Since the Nov. 5 election, “investors have been excited about risk-on assets,” Milling-Stanley said. “This is why…

Applications for purchase mortgages rose 2% last week compared to the previous week, but were down 1% from a year earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly survey. Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. Homebuyer demand for mortgages rose last week as borrowers took advantage of falling interest rates that…