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Which businesses are benefitting from COVID-19 pandemic?

The pandemic is battering global markets. The global crisis is hurting businesses – but not all companies are losing money. With more people working from home, demand for technology that enables online group meetings has grown rapidly over the last two months. Shares in video conferencing company Zoom have risen by 50 percent since February. Similarly, demand for TV shows and movies to watch at home has soared. Supermarkets say they are busier than ever. So which other businesses are benefitting from the coronavirus pandemic – who is making money? Craig Erlam, a senior market analyst at OANDA, a trading platform, talks to Al Jazeera. – Subscribe to our channel: […]

What’s the flip side to Chile’s economic success? | Start Here

Many people see Chile as Latin America’s most successful economy. People keep going there to find work. But Chileans have been protesting against the rising cost of living and income inequality. Some say they don’t even have enough money to see out the month. So how did Chile earn its shining reputation? Is there a dark side to Chile’s success story? And will a proposed new constitution resolve Chile’s problems? Start Here explains.

US economy doesn’t need any rate cuts, says billionaire investor Howard Marks | Squawk Box Asia

The U.S. economy doesn’t need any rate cuts, billionaire investor and Oaktree Capital’s co-chairman Howard Marks told CNBC, predicting there won’t be a recession for another two years. • CNBC Transcript: Howard Marks, Co-founder and Co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management https://cnb.cx/2AzzMwW • US economy doesn’t need any rate cuts, says billionaire investor Howard Marks https://cnb.cx/2AweRuH Subscribe to CNBC International TV: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Follow us on Twitter Tweets by CNBCi #CNBC #USeconomy #OaktreeCapital #HowardMarks

What is the human cost to China’s economic miracle? | Head to Head

In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Charles Liu, Senior Fellow at Peking University, seasoned Chinese entrepreneur and informal adviser to the Chinese government, on Xi Jinping’s record in power so far, the government’s crackdown on the Uighur Muslim minority, and what role for China if it becomes the 21st century’s military and economic superpower. With the presidential term limit abolished in 2018, critics say that Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to be paving the way to being able to stay in power for life, but Charles Liu, founder of Hao Capital, disputes this. Separately, despite lower-than-predicted growth, China is still growing substantially and is set to […]

How A Trade War Could Affect You

In this video we will discuss how a trade war could affect your investment portfolio. Here’s some links to some articles you may be interested in: Pros and cons of a trade deficit: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trade_deficit.asp https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/23/trumps-tariffs-trade-war-will-be-bad-for-us-and-china-cnbc-survey.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/nils-pratley-on-finance/2018/mar/22/a-trade-war-would-be-bad-but-trump-does-have-a-point Listen to two audio books for FREE by signing up for an Amazon Audible 30 day free trial!!➤➤➤http://amzn.to/2DAuty0 My top 5 investing books: 1. A Random Walk Down Wall Street – http://amzn.to/2FUmrRl 2. One Up On Wall Street – http://amzn.to/2DqgqgW 3. Technical Analysis For Dummies – http://amzn.to/2FQyHlV 4. The Intelligent Investor – http://amzn.to/2FRBbAA 5. Security Analysis – http://amzn.to/2Dq68hP Don’t forget to join the Young Investors Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theyounginvestors/ Subscribe for more videos like this: […]

Economic Calendar | Trading Terms

The Economic Calendar is the list of events that influence the largest global economies and their currencies. When new traders enter the financial world they quickly understand that this calendar exists and that the direction of currency pairs is very often influenced by it. But what exactly does this calendar consist of? Is it the same every week, month or year? Does it change or is it fixed in time? Here to answer all these questions is trading expert David Jones. In a step by step guide he shows us the different types of economic data that impacts economies – inflation reports, unemployment numbers, interest rates, etc. He also discusses […]