Furious Migrant Mob "Forcefully Prevents" German Police From Deporting Asylum Seeker It appears that nationalists were on to something when they warned about “no go” zones in Germany, Sweden and other European countries that have taken in millions of migrants from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea and elsewhere since 2015. While progressive Europeans scoffed, a report by …
Category: Economy
May 03
Today’s News 3rd May 2018
Germans Pay The Highest Income Tax Last week, the OECD released the latest edition of its “Taxing Wages” report which focuses on the net personal average tax rate in different nations. As Statista’s Niall McCarthy points out, it takes into account income tax and social security contributions paid by employees without family benefits as a share of …
May 02
Today’s News 2nd May 2018
German Foreign Minister Demands IAEA Analyze Israel's Evidence Against Iran Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to review Israeli accusations against Iran “as soon as possible,” in order to “clarify whether it actually provides evidence of a violation,” reports Bild. After the Israeli revelations about a secret continuation …
May 01
Today’s News 1st May 2018
Millennial Homeownership Rate Collapses In Britain Theresa May could be entirely correct. Britain’s real estate market is severely dysfunctional and needs to be reformed. Homeownership for millennials has collapsed over the past three decades; the investigation reveals that millennials are facing a housing crisis from London to Manchester. The homeownership rate for millennials aged 25- …
Apr 30
Today’s News 30th April 2018
UK's "Generation Rent" Faces Ever-More Unaffordable Homes For the so-called ‘Generation Rent’, the dream of buying a house is usually a distant and unrealistic one. And, as Statista’s Martin Armstrong notes, figures from the Office for National Statistics show the dream is only moving further away, too. You will find more infographics at Statista Furthermore, when comparing the …
Apr 29
Today’s News 29th April 2018
Yemen War Great For US Jobs: Watch CNN's Wolf Blitzer Proclaim Civilian Deaths Are Worth It With the still largely ignored Saudi slaughter in Yemen now in its fourth year, RT’s In The Now has resurrected a forgotten clip from a 2016 CNN interview with Senator Rand Paul, which is currently going viral. In a piece of …
Apr 28
Today’s News 28th April 2018
Bill Gates Warns "Millions Could Die" If US Doesn't Prepare For Coming Pandemic Should a deadly pandemic comparable to the 1918 influenza outbreak reach the US in the relatively near future, the US government would be powerless to stop it. And in all likelihood, hundreds of thousands – if not, millions – of Americans will …
Apr 27
Today’s News 27th April 2018
These Countries Have The Highest Density Of Robot Workers The rise of the machines has well and truly started. Data from the International Federation of Roboticsreveals that the pace of industrial automation is accelerating across much of the developed world with 66 installed industrial robots per 10,000 employees globally in 2015. A year later, Statista’s Niall McCarthy says …
Apr 26
Today’s News 26th April 2018
ECB Preview: Don't Expect Fireworks Submitted by RanSquawk Ahead of the ECB’s Monetary Policy Decision due Thursday at 07:45 EDT/13:45 CET with a Press Conference due at 08:30 EDT/14:30 CET, here are the key highlights: Unanimous expectations look for the ECB to leave its three key rates unchanged Ultimately, this week’s press conference is set …
Apr 25
Today’s News 25th April 2018
Top Secret: DoD Building $110 Million Drone Base In Niger If you thought America’s overseas wars had reached their limit – think again. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is building a new $110 million drone base in Niger, adding to its existing footprint of more than 800 military bases in more than 70 countries, …