Rain-damaged refugee camps in Idleb, Syria, December 19, 2021. /CFP Rain-damaged refugee camps in Idleb, Syria, December 19, 2021. /CFP Editor’s note: Bobby Naderi is a London-based journalist, guest contributor to print, radio and television and documentary filmmaker. The article reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily theRead More →
nudge theory, as we know, is a concept that offers indirect suggestions as a means of influencing the behavior and decision-making of individuals or groups. As positive reinforcers, nudging contrasts with other means of achieving compliance, such as education, mandates, or legislation. Inspired by behavioral economics, nudge is more generallyRead More →
DENVER – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) (Newmont or the Company) has agreed to sell its Kalgoorlie power business to Australian company Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX: NST) (Northern Star). Pursuant to the agreement, Newmont receives $ 95 million in cash, including the option payment of $Read More →
– Dissident Voice / Cartoon Movemen WHAT are the western values? We often hear a representative of a Western country praising its Western values. In a 2017 statement, the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, articulated Canadian values as “openness, compassion, equality and inclusion”. Considering the psychological torture that JulianRead More →
In October 2008, when Crane was COO, Chicago-based Exelon launched a hostile take-over bid for NRG Energy Inc. NRG was a merchant generation company, which means it sells electricity wholesale in deregulated markets rather than obtaining a regulated return like a traditional utility. The trading generation is more exposed toRead More →
The lesson we must learn from what happened in Afghanistan is that peace and security are not possible without respect for women’s rights and human rights. Sima Samar, head of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, March 31, 2015, in his office in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo / Massoud Hossaini)Read More →
ohu in recent years, General Electric (NYSE: GE) has sold assets at a rapid pace in an effort to simplify the business, pull out of less desirable lines of business and consolidate its struggling balance sheet. The GE Power unit has been a key target in this restructuring effort, afterRead More →
Of every great disaster there is a picture that sums up its horror. During the Vietnam War, it was the terrified young girl running naked and screaming after a napalm attack. From Afghanistan, to me it is a British soldier holding a little baby. The baby had been pushed intoRead More →
By Ron Bousso, Chris Prentice LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – BP has asked to supply U.S. residential customers with electricity generated from wind, solar and natural gas, betting on rapid growth in demand for electricity as economies give up fossil fuels to fight climate change. FILE PHOTO: Details are seen on aRead More →
Nigerian public opinion is intensely homophobic. In 2014, the Nigerian National Assembly passed – then President Goodluck Jonathan signed – a law against homosexual activity as draconian as Uganda’s, better known. At a time of intense polarization along religious and ethnic lines in Nigeria, legislation had near universal support. InRead More →
Student loan repayments set to resume on January 1, 2021 For millions of student loan borrowers, payments are expected to resume on January 1, 2021. Financial attorney Leslie Tayne, founder and CEO of Tayne Law Group, PC, shares helpful information. For millions of student loan borrowers who received payment reliefRead More →
Through PTI NEW YORK: An Indian-born ophthalmologist, previously accused of healthcare fraud, has been charged with fraudulently obtaining nearly $ 630,000 in government-guaranteed loans to help small businesses during the pandemic of COVID-19 while on bail. Ameet Goyal, 57, of Rye, NY, was charged in November 2019 with healthcare fraud,Read More →
Greg Herlean, real estate guru LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES, March 2, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – Las Vegas, Nevada: CapSource, Inc. (“CSI”) is pleased to announce that another loan arranged by CSI has been repaid in full by the borrower. On September 9, 2020, the borrower, 110 Westminster, LLC, repaid itsRead More →
Related practices and jurisdictions Borrowers for variable rate commercial loans generally enter into interest rate hedging arrangements to eliminate or reduce their exposure to interest rate risk from their variable debt service obligations. While much recent comment has been devoted to changes, waivers, and defaults on commercial mortgages and otherRead More →
Could General Electric (NYSE: GE)to finally be on the verge of a turnaround? For the first time in a long time, it seems possible. Such a change would certainly be welcomed by shareholders. Expectations of current CEO Larry Culp were high when he was hired in late 2018, but heRead More →
This decision marks a dramatic turnaround for GE. Barely five years ago, the the company doubled the coal by acquiring the electricity business of Alstom, which manufactures coal turbines. The $ 9.5 billion deal – the biggest industrial purchase GE ever made – turned out to be a disaster. CoalRead More →