12-29-20 Host Richard Harris speaks to Ben Quinlan, Stewart Aldrcroft and Barry D. Wood about 2020 and the outlook for 2021. Will equity prices continue to soar despite an uneven economic recovery? What about the explosion of debt and the digital transformation? Listen here. Continue reading RTHK Money Talk With Richard Harris
Rob Robinson has been pounding the pavement delivering mail for 30 years. Residents are sad to see him leave and came up with a unique way to say good-bye.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIFPMfXaY78 Continue reading Farewell to Rob, Our Neighborhood Mail Carrier
Few travellers visit the Russian province of Kaliningrad, which until 1945 was German East Prussia. The Baltic Sea province is an exclave separated from Russia proper by Lithuania and Belarus. Several years ago, preparing my book Exploring New Europe, I cycled across Kaliningrad. To my pleasant surprise I felt safe and found the Russian people friendly and welcoming. This one minute video is an introduction … Continue reading Cycling Kaliningrad
Host Peter Lewis, Cititrust’s Stewart Aldcroft, Ping An’s Le Xia, and Barry D. Wood discuss the corona vaccine rollout, the British-EU negotiations and Hong Kong’s future as a financial center. Listen Continue reading Money Talk, RTHK-Hong Kong, December 9, 2020
Back in 2000 it took five weeks until the winner of the tied presidential election was known. George W. Bush triumphed over Democrat Al Gore only after the Supreme Court ruled that Bush won a disputed recount in Florida and thus achieved a bare one vote majority in the electoral college. Gore narrowly won the popular vote. When it was determined that Bush would be president, … Continue reading 2020: Looking Past the Gloom
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