The FTC Comes for Noncompetes; Also restaurant reservation HFT, non-converting convertible bonds, index-fund blacklists and rural Chinese apartments. Matt Levine – Bloomberg Is there still gardening leave? Yesterday, the US Federal Trade Commission voted to ban employee noncompete agreements in the...
These and other “America First” protectionist policies and sanctions implemented by the Trump administration tarnished the image of the US as a reliable trade partner, helping to push the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa —away from the US dollaras a global reser...
French government bonds sold off and took the banks that own them along for the ride. The volatility could continue with the French election still weeks away and more elections in other countries for investors to consider over the remainder of the year. Stock market volatility is rarely as low...
Morgan Asset Management, said tensions were likely with reforms spearheaded by Macron now in doubt, potentially hurting the value of French bonds versus their peers. “Markets may demand a higher spread as long as the new government hasn’t clarified its fiscal position,” he said....
“The president-elect thanked His Holiness for extending blessings and congratulations and noted his appreciation for His Holiness’ leadership in promoting peace, reconciliation, and the common bonds of humanity around the world,” the statement said. The statement added that Biden expres...
For example, Chewbacca is non-verbal to humans yet still communicates and forms strong bonds. Yoda uses a walking stick but is still able to fight. As Ada Hoffman, the author of the space opera novels “The Outside” and “The Fallen, says in her blog “Darth Vade...