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United States Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin announced Monday that the US has designated China as a “currency manipulator.” Via a release from the Treasury Department, Mnuchin asserted that Beijing and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) had violated…
Bitcoin has been described a safe haven asset which would make investment in the cryptocurrency lucrative despite any economic fluctuations. The trade war between the the worlds largest economic powers heats up as the US imposed increased sanctions on Chinese…
This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. After mass shootings in both Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, this weekend, President Donald Trump called…
A familiar pattern plays out after every mass shooting in the US. First, advocates of gun control point out, accurately, that taking guns off the streets and limiting who can buy them will save lives. Then opponents of gun control…
Earlier, US media reported that Beijing had quietly asked state-owned enterprises to suspend further imports of US agricultural goods amid the ongoing trade war, and President Donald Trump’s recent threat to slap 10 percent tariffs on another $300 billion in…
This story is part of a group of stories called Finding the best ways to do good. Made possible by The Rockefeller Foundation. Facebook wants to create a device that can read your mind — literally. It’s funding research on…
