HSBC Launches 'TradePay' For Struggling Importers
汇丰银行为挣扎的富有成就者推出“交易”一些人迫切需要财务寿命才能维持生命。汇丰控股公司（HSBC Holdings Plc）已了解了这一需求，并于周三启动了“进口税”。 The platform allows struggling importers to borrow to meet the increased expenses of shipping products to the U.S. market."Many corporates are currently facing changing working capital needs and increased upfront co
What "Made in China" actually means
几乎每个带入美国的产品都必须具有所谓的“原籍国”。将其视为它来自的官方地方。这是一个计算关税的国家，但是当某事是“中国的产物”时，这到底意味着什么？其中多少来自中国？海关官员如何划清界限？在美国，这些规则非常违反直觉。产品的原产国不一定是该产品在集装箱船上来这里的地方。它不一定是其大多数成分来自甚至大多数制造业发生的地方。我们的系统非常陌生。答案可能是令人惊讶的哲学上的 - 有时甚至是诗意的。这一集是由詹姆斯·斯内德（James Sneed）在西尔维·道格利斯（Sylvie Douglis）的帮助下制作的。它是由杰西·江（Jess Jiang）编辑的，由塞拉·华雷斯（Sierra Juarez
China to cut interest rates in response to trade war with US
Half-point cut to be made to banks’ reserve requirement ratio and 1tn yuan released into banking systemBusiness live – latest updatesChina will cut interest rates and inject some much-needed liquidity into the domestic economy, as the country steels itself for a bruising trade war with the US.The Pe
Why I Didn’t Use AI for my PhD Application
However, as a member of INOMICS’ editorial board, I found that AI tools back then缺乏写一篇有关经济学主题的详尽，深入且引人入胜的文章，例如＆lt; a href =“ https://inomics.com/blog/corruption-corruption-uniquely-
Greyscale and prune your algorithm: ‘digital nutritionist’ offers advice on cutting down screen time
Kaitlyn Regehr says parents worrying about their children need first to look at their own usageSwitching off the colours on your phone and spending half an hour a week pruning your algorithm can help consumers control and improve their online media diet, according to a professor turned “digital nutr
David Stockman On Why And How To Fire 42,000 IRS Agents...
David Stockman关于为什么以及如何解雇42,000名IRS代理商...由David Stockman通过Internationalman.com撰写，这是美国当前财政治理的真正丑闻。或者，更好的是，对善和努力进行锤击。机智的是，美国选民显然并没有对失控的政府支出付出任何痛苦，因为实际上，绝大部分选民的份额不缴纳税款来资助它。除了社会保险税（大多数薪资纳税人）仍然认为是政府赞助的退休年金的保费外，最低的90％的家庭资助仅占联邦支出的一小部分。目前，最低的1.45亿美国所得税申报人（在1.61亿申报者中）仅支付5000亿美元的联邦所得税。这仅是每回报的3,500美元，即使到那时，其中约
US Homeowners Must Earn $50,000 More Than Renters To Cover Shelter Payments: Report
美国房主必须比租房者赚取50,000美元的收入来支付住房付款：由Naveen Athrappully通过《时报》报告，美国的房主需要比典型的租户赚取约50,000美元，才能获得每月的付款，根据房地产经纪人的销售额，每年有81美元的价格。 Redfin在4月10日的声明中说，在2024年，希望购买典型的美国房屋的人可能会这样做，而收入约为110,808美元，比今年低5,825美元。 The amount needed to rent remained about the same.According to the brokerage, a home is considered affordabl
Sudan war: UHCHR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad
As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee into neighbouring countries, including Chad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday.Read the full story, “Sudan war: UHCHR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad”, on globalissues.or
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Actions Needed to Improve HHS Oversight
What GAO FoundAdministered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant annually provides $16.5 billion to states. Nationwide, state spending on TANF “non-assistance” services—such as job training and child welfare services—incr
Bank ‘should cut UK interest rates to at least 4% in May amid tariff turmoil’
Ex-Bank of England deputy governor Charlie Bean says cut of 0.5 points needed because of ‘crazy situation’ in USThe Bank of England should use its meeting next month to cut interest rates by at least half a percentage point to 4% in response to the financial turmoil created by Donald Trump’s trade t
Robert Lucas On Recessions As Workers Choosing To Take Long Vacations
Why, under capitalism, do periods of persistent unemployment arise?Robert Lucas says the problem is to explain why workers do not to want to work:"A theory that does deal successfully with unemployment needs to address twoquite distinct problems. One is the fact that job separations tend to takethe
Stay one step ahead of cyberthreats with Dr.Web Katana 2.0
2025年4月7日，Version 2.0是Web Katana博士的最新版本。该软件产品充当辅助防病毒“ SHIELD”，并结合了医生Web最先进的预防保护技术，以增强其他供应商解决方案提供的安全性。 Web Katana博士保护用户文件免受加密勒索软件的影响，并阻止主动威胁，包括零日漏洞利用和恶意程序，以逃避基于签名的检测。 To address all of today’s cybersecurity challenges, version 2.0 offers users the most effective threat detection technologies, optimis
'Record-setting': DOGE layoffs fueling worst unemployment surge since first Trump admin
包括自由经济学家保罗·克鲁格曼（Paul Krugman）和罗伯特·赖希（Robert Reich）在内的唐纳德·特朗普总统的批评者警告说，在陡峭的新关税，大规模驱逐出境和联邦政府雇员的大规模裁员之间，美国可能会遭受痛苦的经济低迷。 Krugman argues that the layoffs, which the Trump Administration is carrying out with the help of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are problematic not only
Prez Ruto to address IATA’s ground handling confab in Nairobi
prez ruto解决内罗毕的IATA地面处理confab | Kenya’s President William Ruto will address IATA’s air transport ground handling conference slated for Nairobi, Kenya, from 13 to 15 May 2025. The 37th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) will focus on the need to modernize operations, invest in workforce developme
Can you solve it? The pals that broke the internet, ten years on
Albert，Bernard和Cheryl ReTurnten几年前，我在Guardian网站上发表了来自新加坡的数学奥林匹克问题，这改变了我的生活。“ Cheryl的生日问题”风靡一时。它的意外成功导致了这一专栏的诞生。2015年5月15日，5月16日，5月16日，6月18日，6月18日，7月16日，7月16日，8月14日，8月15日，8月17日，8月17日，我们在这里，几乎是250个难题。 Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has re
Whitehall has left generation of teenagers with no hope, says Andy Burnham
Albert，Bernard和Cheryl ReTurnten几年前，我在Guardian网站上发表了来自新加坡的数学奥林匹克问题，这改变了我的生活。“ Cheryl的生日问题”风靡一时。它的意外成功导致了这一专栏的诞生。2015年5月15日，5月16日，5月16日，6月18日，6月18日，7月16日，7月16日，8月14日，8月15日，8月17日，8月17日，我们在这里，几乎是250个难题。Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reac
News Wrap: Overnight airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital
In our news wrap Saturday, suspected U.S. airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen, southern Texas is getting a much-needed break from torrential downpours that caused flooding, a judge ruled against the dismantling of Voice of America, Elon Musk is shifting ownership of the social media platform X, an
Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):IT infrastructure needs to be reworked to optimise AI performance: https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/breaking-through-the-ai-bottlenecksAI chatbots continue
