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Gang economics in Hollywood movies reeks of fraudulence
News, Stephen Carter, Published on 29/09/2015
» In politics, it's the silly season: sound bites and scandals, gotchas and gaffes. Policy is hardly discussed at any level more complex than name-calling. No better time, then, to take oneself off to the multiplex and seek distraction. I saw both of last weekend's top-grossing films, Black Mass and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. The two turn out to have a commonality not entirely unrelated to our political moment: Both leave unclear the economics behind the worlds they're seeking to create for us.
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Brexit parade is in the EU's favour
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 03/05/2017
» Leaked details of a dinner conversation between UK Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker suggest that the Brexit talks won't just be contentious -- they'll be brutal. At this point, the perception helps Ms May as much as it does the EU leaders. After the June election in the UK, however, Ms May will be at a disadvantage.
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Required reading in an age of global uncertainty
News, Published on 05/01/2016
» The global economy is not just unusually fluid, it also is being jolted: from above, by economic uncertainties, domestic political polarisation and geopolitical threats; and from below by disruptive technologies in an ever-expanding number of industries.
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Rakuten to buy Viber messaging app
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2014
» TOKYO — Rakuten Inc, the Japanese online retailer controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, is buying the Viber Internet messaging and calling service for $900 million as it moves into social networking.
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Thaksin arrest warrant issued
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/10/2012
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's return to Thailand was complicated yesterday by the issuing of a second arrest warrant against him.
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Global airline industry: Unprofitable
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/02/2012
» Thai Airways will lose money this year like many other airlines, only the 2nd time in its 51-year history. Airlines are rarely very profitable businesses.
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US Supreme Court debates copyright-grey market case
Published on 30/10/2012
» WASHINGTON : The US Supreme Court raised questions about the multibillion-dollar trade in goods outside authorised distribution channels, hearing arguments in the case of a Thai graduate student sued for selling foreign-edition textbooks in the US at discount prices.
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