BoK's pre-emptive rate cut catches markets off-guard, more easing in the pipeline
Jun 09, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Bank of Korea in a unanimous decision cut its policy rate by 25bp to 1.25%. The decision was made pre-emptively to better cope with growing downside risks to growth toward the second quarter of the year, Bank of Korea...
Corporate venture capital can pay, but only if you get the structure right
Jun 09, 2016 09:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Large established firms increasingly rely on external sources for innovation. One way these firms are seeking to foster innovative activity is via corporate venture capital programs. According to the National Venture...
Speed networking: how to win Euro 2016
Jun 09, 2016 09:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Later this week, host nation France will face Romania in the opening game of the Euro 2016 football championships. Over the following four weeks, 24 nations will attempt to dethrone Spain and take home the coveted Henri...
Technology is improving – why is rural broadband access still a problem?
Jun 09, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
There is a well-documented digital divide between rural and urban areas when it comes to broadband access. As of 2015, 74 percent of households in urban areas of the U.S. had residential broadband connections, compared...
How Hillary Clinton's 'smart power' feminism informs her foreign policy
Jun 09, 2016 09:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Dinesh Sharma, Associate Research Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York Both conservatives and progressives have argued Hillary Rodham Clinton is more hawkish than President Obama. Robert...
Campuses aren't safe. Are universities doing enough?
Jun 09, 2016 09:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
In January 2015, a young woman was sexually assaulted while unconscious behind a dumpster on the campus of Stanford University. The victim was visiting campus to attend a fraternity party. Last week, the perpetrator,...
Are you getting the best health care? Evidence says: maybe not
Jun 09, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
When you go to the hospital, you probably think youre going to receive the best, most current care. Otherwise, you would not entrust your care to that hospital. Evidence suggests, however, that you might be wrong. In...
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