Obvious Ventures, the firm co-founded by Twitter’s Evan Williams, has raised a fifth fund, and this one, just like its predecessors, comes with a “fun” number: $360,360,360. “We invest in the frontiers of math and science and physics, and we like to celebrate math in our fund numbers as well,” James Joaquin (pictured far right), the firm’s co-founder and managing director, told TechCrunch. The firm’s first fund was $123,456,789, and the second was $191,919,191 (a palindromic number that reads the same ...

President Donald Trump is working to sell his economic policies. To convince the nation that the economy is improving ahead of the midterm elections, Trump is highlighting a reduced trade deficit and high tariff revenues as his key economic accomplishments since taking office.The reality is more complicated. Economists have told Business Insider that a smaller trade deficit and a record-breaking amount of tariff revenue can be poor indicators of overall economic health at best, and signs of economic troub ...

Economic Outlook - Europe将进行严格的经济健康检查，以评估美国关税对增长和通货膨胀的影响 [1] - 政策制定者将召开会议以设定利率 [1]

Cardboard-box demand is slumping, flashing a potential warning about the health of the American consumer https://t.co/uJckCuRNIz ...

For consumers battered by recent cost-of-living shocks, falling prices may seem like good news. In reality, they are a symptom of Asia’s faltering economic health https://t.co/ZmOD22AH9mPhoto: Getty Images https://t.co/WV8np0oDP4 ...

Global Economic Trends - The former first world is largely becoming the descending world [2] - Much of the former third world is now the ascending world [2] - Edelman's numbers correlate with GDP figures and visible improvements in countries like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, India, and China [1] Data Reliability - There are potential concerns regarding the accuracy of Edelman's numbers for specific regions, such as Nigeria and Kenya [1]

US stock futures advanced after data showed job growth exceeded expectations, boosting investors’ confidence in the health of the economy https://t.co/JejTEoqWrk ...