This flag has been popping up at protests around the world. It's the Straw Hat Pirates Jolly Rodger. The flag has appeared this year at Gen Zed le demos, including in Indonesia, Nepal, and at Mexico's recent protests, too.The image comes from One Piece, one of Japan's most successful, longestr running manga series. At a time of political discord and social distress, young people have embraced it and the story of Monkey Duffy, One Piece's teenage hero, too. In the cartoon, Luffy sails the globe with his crew ...

Warner Bros. Discovery sent a clear message to its shareholders on December 17. Trust us, the best buyer of the storied Hollywood company is Netflix, not Paramount.Paramount is led by the billionaire son of Oracle's founder, David Ellison. He put forward a hostile 108 billion bid last week to buy Warner Bros. , but the Warner board called that offer inferior and too risky for investors.Why. They're telling Warner investors that the Ellison family, the second richest in America, can't be trusted to back the ...

What we're seeing is this globalization of online crime, but also the globalization of Chinese crime, geographically diverse, and also diverse in terms of activities. Where exactly is the crime. >> 10 years ago, I think you had to be probably really smart, very technical.But now with a crime as a service, you don't have to be so smart anymore. Literally hundreds of thousands of people work in scam compounds in countries like Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Scam operations nowadays are a little bit like multina ...

In this final episode of their series for The Economics Show, FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman consider listeners’ questions and comments ranging from a critique of globalisation, increasing inequality and plutocracy, the global appetite for US federal debt, China’s economic future and much more. Paul’s cultural coda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enuOArEfqGo Martin’s cultural coda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-r2vu4t9-g Read Martin’s column: https://www.ft.c ...

A heated debate has been roing America over the past month. What income does a household really need to get by comfortably. And why does the financial threshold for a middle-ass life keep climbing ever higher.Asset manager Michael Green kicked things off by claiming families need $140,000 to function, nearly 70% higher than median household income. Turns out the 140k figure was far too high due to errors in Green's calculations. But his argument nonetheless struck a chord with many in that bracket who do fe ...

US Foreign Policy Shift - The report highlights a significant shift in US foreign policy under the Trump administration, emphasizing a move away from traditional military adversaries like Russia [2] - The new strategy prioritizes countering perceived threats closer to the US and supports Western identity in Europe, aligning with nationalist and anti-immigrant agendas [2] - The document promotes American workers, border control, and a powerful military, while advocating for energy dominance in oil, gas, coal, and nuclear energy, rejecting climate science initiatives [3] Regional Focus - The Western Hemisphere receives significant attention in the strategy, while Africa is given limited focus [4] - For Latin America, the strategy references a Trump corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, aiming to protect the US homeland and deny threatening capabilities, particularly targeting drug cartels in the Caribbean and Venezuela [4] European Perspective - The strategy expresses concern over civilizational erasure in Europe due to migration and declining birth rates, advocating for the influence of patriotic parties [5]

Best part of the day. Yasmin's trade idea. Be ready to have your mind detonated.This is for your gross. Okay. You're part of this dead. You're part of this ritual.>> Pull up a pew. >> And imagine I burst into flames when I'm bored. Go.>> Um, okay. I thought we could short cable. >> What's cable.>> Um, Dollar Sterling. >> So, you going to talk about Europe then. >> What's your target in stock.>> Uh, 1.25% to 1.35%. >> So, a symmetric bat from one spot 30. Why not just flip a coin, put it all on black.The art ...

Industry Trends & Demands - The economy is energy-thirsty, with significant demand on the electric grid due to AI data center projects [1] - Electrification demand in the market cannot be met without manufacturers like Alamo, a large bushing manufacturer [2] - Demand for electricity throughout North America has never been greater [5] Workforce & Manufacturing - There is a shortage of engineers as manufacturing scales up across the US [4] - Manufacturing requires mechanical, quality engineers, and overall workforce support [1] - Hitachi is a premier manufacturing operation in West Tennessee [6] Education & Partnerships - Collaboration between manufacturers and educational institutions is crucial for success [4] - Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, has a strong engineering program and partners closely with manufacturers [5] - Mentorship programs, like the one between Susie and Oscar, are vital for developing talent [3] Location & Community - West Tennessee is at the center of conversations about the future of energy, advanced manufacturing, and education [4] - Jackson, Tennessee, offers a desirable lifestyle for young engineers with social opportunities [6] - The community at Hitachi feels like family [2] Operational Excellence - Alamo achieved zero downtime yesterday [2]

The FT has picked Nvidia chief executive Jensen Hong as its person of the year for 2025. >> Anybody in here know what a GeForce is. >> Nobody has benefited from this year's artificial intelligence boom more than Hang, whose chipmaker became the first company ever to hit a $5 trillion valuation.NVIDIA's chips power Chat GPT and almost every other AI app that has come out of Silicon Valley this year. Choosing the FT's person of the year is a two-stage process. A call for nominations from staff which produces ...

Let's start with the Euro's own economy. It looks as though things are going rather well. >> So, I'm I'm used to say we are in a good place.And of course, I talk about our monetary policy. I talk about price stability, which is the primary objective of the European Central Bank. And with a track record of around 2% inflation and a medium-term projection at 2% I would say again that we are in a good place.Now of course that is in with the landscape of a Eurozone economy which is doing better than was feared. ...