What happens to stock markets when social unrest—such as mass protests and riots—occurs? Are investors scared-off by the disorder? Or are they buoyed by the prospect of positive, popular change in response to unrest? Our chart of the week, drawn from our recent IMF staff working paper, uses a new dataset of 156 social unrest events during 2011–20 to shed some Read More

  If this is just the warm up, then we expect huge things for actual Cyber Weekend, which starts on 26th November 2021. If you want more discounts, check out our other round-ups: Zara Black Friday, Gucci Black Friday and Missoma Black Friday.     ASOS deals – quick links: ASOS dresses: Up to 60% off party dresses, LBDs, day dresses etc ASOS jeans: Up to Read More

When you’re as well-known as Amazon Web Services (AWS), the event starts long before the users get on site. As a result, there are already road to re:Invent video sessions being shown to prelude AWS re:Invent 2021, with the event proper being staged in Las Vegas from November 29 to December 3 this year. But before we get to any of that, let’s address health — AWS has Read More

The Income Tax Department detected undisclosed income of ₹ 75 crore after raiding three different real estate business groups based in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the CBDT said on Tuesday. The searches were carried out on November 10 at 30 premises in Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam. “The search operation has resulted in the detection of undisclosed income to the tune of Read More

Your bank transactions, your family’s medical history or an organization’s financial records—all of these exist in the form of data that are electronically stored somewhere outside of most people’s consideration. And this data is in desperate need of protection. “The bargain we strike is that being so open and connected makes us vulnerable,” says Peter Nguyen of Palo Alto Networks. In Read More

Buying a home is, often, one of the biggest investments in one’s life. Being capital-intensive, it also works as a security blanket for our future. Thus, the transaction should be wise and backed by expert insights. If you are looking to buy a home anytime soon, here are some tips that will help.   Choose the right lender Choosing a Read More

Publishing an ebook has never been easier for any company or entrepreneur. Anyone can turn their long years of experience into a long content piece at no cost…. then enjoy the fruits of their work for many years to come. But: If it’s easy and cheap, then everyone else is probably already doing it. Which makes it impossible for most Read More

Classroom challenges are one of the adequate problems faced by teachers and a good teacher has the courage to overcome all these challenges bravely. Some of the common classroom challenges faced by teachers include lack of teamwork, minimal personal time, working towards long term goals, arguments and student excuses, etc. Addressing these common classroom challenges can not only help to improve teacher retention rate but Read More

Almost nine in ten children in sub-Saharan Africa are learning poor, in that they are unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10. The pandemic is worsening this “learning crisis”, especially for poor and vulnerable households that lack access to online resources. The potential for leveraging smartphones in development has so far remained largely untapped, but recent trends Read More