Markets

Markets Quick hits: August 2021 Worldwide 38% of women have been abused online. The percentage rises to 45% for Generation Z and Millennials, the youngest and most connected. For women of color and those in the LGBTQ + community, abuse is often worse. Issue 26 5 min read Markets Are events doomed? How we risk going backwards with the pandemic anxiety There is an increase in reports throughout the European continent of delta variant cases, in particular among fans and tourists on vacation. The reports coming from Spain, Finland and Portugal are particularly worrying. Issue 26 4 min read Markets Post-pandemic rebound: why inflation is shaking the markets At the table of the COVID 19 crisis there is a new guest: inflation. Issue 26 4 min read Markets The Old Hand: truth is stranger than fiction When I was informed that the general subject of this month’s Handelot Times was Open Markets and towards a world without Pandemic Anxiety I really struggled to get to grips with the topic. Issue 26 5 min read Markets Kazi Najib Ashraf: have we acheived post pandemic yet Moving freely in the evening brings a rush of guilt nowadays: a year with reclusion and locks down has created a certain normalcy, and now with the relaxations comes the pangs of change. Issue 26 4 min read Markets PS4 and PS5: Sony encourages developers to integrate cross-play into their game Sweeney accused Sony of not wanting to support cross-play, defining it as the only company to have requested money to enable the aforementioned feature on Fortnite. Issue 26 3 min read Markets Covid QR code: freedom or slavery? From 1 July, the Green pass became fully operational. Issue 26 8 min read Markets Twitter Blue: paid version in Canada and Australia After the rumors, the officialdom arrives: Twitter is currently launching its paid service Blue in Canada and Australia. Issue 26 4 min read Markets EU: the tax on web giants is to expand consensus to G20 The Council of the European Union, which brings together the heads of state of the member countries and is therefore the European institution with the greatest decision-making powers, has adopted new rules to strengthen administrative and tax cooperation in relation to the earnings of digital platforms. Issue 26 3 min read Markets Facebook no more special treatment for politicians Facebook intends to end its practice of exempting politicians from content moderation rules, a special treatment that has raised quite a few controversies. Issue 26 2 min read Markets Quick hits: June 2021 Apple and Facebook fly, profits and revenues are boom! Issue 25 5 min read Markets Back to a new future: the three possible economic scenarios World economists never agree, but on one thing they are on the same wavelength: there are 3 probable post-pandemic scenarios. Issue 25 4 min read