Welcome back to La La Land – musicals, nostalgia and escaping reality
Jan 20, 2017 15:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
The death of the film musical has regularly been announced. For almost as long as there have been film musicals. Its open expression of sentiment, simple plots and addiction to artifice have all conspired to ensure that it...
Why UPS drivers don't turn left and you probably shouldn't either
Jan 20, 2017 15:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
It might seem strange, but UPS delivery vans dont always take the shortest route between stops. The company gives each driver a specific route to follow and that includes a policy that drivers should never turn through...
Five of the most violent moments of the Reformation
Jan 20, 2017 15:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
It has been 500 years since what is seen as the start of the Reformation, when the German monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg, challenging practices in the late medieval Catholic...
Timid industrial strategy means Britain could still end up with a soft Brexit
Jan 20, 2017 15:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Theresa May has been busy. Following much criticism for not having a strong enough plan for Brexit, she then delivered two speeches in as many days that set out her priorities for the UK outside the European Union. The...
Trump vs Africa: how the continent can counter destructive policies
Jan 20, 2017 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Every four years the CIAs National Intelligence Council (NIC) provides the incoming president and his administration with an assessment of the most powerful global forces likely to affect foreign and domestic affairs....
FxWirePro: No room for BoC’s shift and EUR/CAD “Diagonal Debit Put Spread” for smart hedge
Jan 20, 2017 13:27 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Following yesterdays Bank of Canada (BoC) meeting the question arises as to whether the central bank is still in control. Its view of the economic situation and therefore in the end also its future monetary policy...
China’s capital outflows mean tweaking of controls
Jan 20, 2017 12:12 pm UTC| Economy Commentary Insights & Views
There was further confirmation from SAFE yesterday that the Chinese authorities will continue to tweak the current system of capital controls to discourage and prevent capital outflows intensifying even further. The recent...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects