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Time to rethink the casino debate
Oped, Andrew W Scott, Published on 13/06/2025
» I've been visiting and studying the world's casinos since 1986, particularly those in Asia. And boy, have they changed a lot in the past 40 years.
Uniting against cyber-scam gangs
Oped, Fuad Adriansyah & David Scott, Published on 11/12/2024
» In recent years, a novel form of criminality has rapidly expanded across Southeast Asia, leaving in its wake a trail of human exploitation, financial harm, and, in many parts of the region, a weakening of the rule of law. Cyber-scam centres, operated by sophisticated transnational organised criminal groups, have emerged as a serious threat to both national and human security across Southeast Asia.
The rise of consumer cryptocurrency
News, Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers, Published on 26/02/2024
» Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.
How to enforce climate deals with trade measures
Oped, Scott Barrett, Noah Kaufman & Joseph E Stiglitz, Published on 06/02/2024
» Casual observers of the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) can be forgiven for attributing high stakes to the event.
Urban Outfitters to Take On Poshmark With Nuuly Thrift
Business, Charity L. Scott, Published on 26/08/2021
» Urban Outfitters Inc. will launch a marketplace for secondhand goods, seeking to turn its customers into sellers and keep them from turning to online resellers such as Poshmark Inc. and thredUP Inc.
Stimulus will keep flowing -- Fed chief
Business, Heather Scott, Published on 16/07/2021
» Washington: Even as US inflation has hit the highest rate in over a decade, the central bank is sticking to its guns, and will continue to provide stimulus until the economy has fully recovered, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday.
Photo essay: Isolation diaries
R. Scott Davis, Published on 19/05/2020
» Bangkok photography students stay creative during lockdown
Fed ramps up cash injections
Business, Heather Scott, Published on 14/03/2020
» The Federal Reserve on Thursday massively increased its efforts to keep the economy on track and quell the growing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, injecting $1.5 trillion of cash into markets this week.
Wayfair Copied Amazon to Grow Fast. Now, It Searches for Profits
Business, Sarah Nassauer & Charity L. Scott, Published on 02/03/2020
» In nearly two decades, online home-goods seller Wayfair Inc. has grown quickly by burning through profits.
How do customers choose you – and what you can do about it
Michael F. J. Clarke – CEO & Co-founder and Scott S. Roach, PhD, Data Analyst Specialist, Kingsmen Hospitality Services, Published on 25/03/2019
» It likely comes as little surprise to any hotel manager that social media is playing an ever increasing role in consumers’ choice processes when it comes to booking a stay at a hotel. In fact, eWOM (electronic Word-of-Mouth) may play an even greater role than you may have imagined. A recent study conducted in Thailand published in the e-Review of Tourism Research states that eWOM is more effective than both advertising and promotional activities in influencing decisions about choosing a hotel. This statement has MAJOR implications for hotel managers concerned with occupancy and pricing.