Does China and the US Have a New Farm Trade Accord?
President Trump’s office memoed reporters last week that he has broken the ‘tariff wars’ blockade with China by implementing a ‘phase one’ trading deal with Beijing, which will guarantee massive agricultural purchases of American products by the Chinese in the coming year. The reason this statement has not received more notice is that the Chinese …
China to Allow Foreign Investment in Insurance Industry.
The Chinese government announced yesterday in Beijing that they have reversed a half century policy of excluding foreigners and foreign companies from investing in the lucrative insurance industry in China. The latest statistics show that on average a Chinese male in his mid-30’s holds nearly a quarter of a million dollars in various life insurance …
Stress During Pregnancy Can Affect Fetus Gender.
A new study from the Columbia University Medical Research Department has given rise to confirmation about stress during pregnancy, and how it can affect everything from the baby’s gender to its ability to adapt to external influences immediately after birth. The study, under the auspices of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, took several …
Non-Profit Hospitals Are Not As Consumer Friendly as Most Think.
There’s a hidden side to non-profit hospitals that they don’t want their patients to see. It’s the seamy side populated by state and federal lobbyists that continually press local legislatures to rescind pricing guides for medical care on the local level, and that pay fat salaries to lobbyists in Washington DC to insure that inconvenient …
Vaping Casualties Continue to Grow.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are taking a long, hard look at the many vaping products currently allowed on the market by the federal FDC. As reported in the media during the past few months, deaths from vaping and lung disease from vaping are on a disturbing upswing throughout the United States, where …
Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Says Colonizing Outer Space Will Never Happen.
Forget about living on another planet someday, says Michel Mayor. The co-winner of the Nobel Prize is Physics this year told reporters that the idea of moving people into deep outer space to colonize an exoplanet is both ludicrous and impractical. She knows whereof she speaks. Mayor received the Nobel Prize for her work in …
Agio — Industry Leader in IT Outsourcing for Hedge Funds
Agio is an information technology (IT) outsourcing company with their corporate headquarters located in New York, New York. Within the overall domain of IT outsourcing, the firm has a particular strength in assisting hedge fund companies in this process. The need for a better means of managing the IT infrastructures in this particular business sector …
Everyone is Seeing Red About Red Meat.
So the big question in health this past week has been: Is red meat healthy for you or not? The answer, it seems, is — “It Depends. A recent study by international researchers and dieticians rattled the cages of carnivores and vegans alike when they released a study seemingly implying that there is no real …
Apparently Profits Mean More Than Morals in NBA
The NBA rushed to the defense of Colin Kaepernick’s right to protest injustice, but then again it didn’t cost the NBA anything to do so. Put more than $1 billion in contracts into the mix, and suddenly the NBA isn’t as supportive of protests, reform, and freedom. It’s tough when you are a big fan …
How The NBA Censored This Fan
For the second time ON AMERICAN SOIL, in Washington DC, security guards took signs from Americans who were life-long NBA fans because the signs mentioned China. They were told that if they resisted, they would be escorted out. No refund was offered. When fans asked why the NBA was confiscating their signs they were told: …
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