| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. XVII - Issue #246 | Mar. 09, 2018 |
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Global Financial Markets Reckoning
Ever since it bottomed out at the end of March 2009, the overall market capitalization has been reaching out to its March 31, 2000, peak. How will markets react when the debt-stressed consumers decide to bank their gains from the tax cut, instead of spending the money? ... Read more
A Fractured World: Nationalist Insurgency & Trade Wars
Is the global liberal order in danger? After decades when the world has been dominated by the United States as their influence remained unrivaled in so many segments (economy, U.S. Dollar, trade and defense) over the rest of the globe, are there strategic alliances or emerging global trends that could potentially shake the world order as we know it? ... Read more
A Glance At World's Insightful News
In Focus: ECB, EUROPEAN UNION, CHINA, INDIA, ITALY, JAPAN, USA - OPEC & non-OPEC
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Onetime math major seen as more measured than Francis; ‘an olive branch to the more conservative wing’
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Markets cheer as the U.S. strikes a deal with the United Kingdom.
By WSJ Editorial Board
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By Mitch Smith and Susan C. Beachy
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized the need for “immediate de-escalation” as he spoke with leaders from both countries.
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There’s a deep sweetness to how the Catholics choose their leader, inviting the world.
By Peggy Noonan
The Wall Street Journal, May. 09, 2025
With the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the College of Cardinals sent a clear message of continuity with the reformist agenda of his predecessor, Pope Francis.
By David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University
The New York Times, May. 09, 2025
The private Catholic university in the suburbs of Philadelphia has a new most famous alumnus.
By Sarah Mervosh
The New York Times, May. 09, 2025
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By Richard Fausset and Robert Chiarito
The New York Times, May. 09, 2025
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The New York Times, May. 09, 2025
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