Jamie Dimon might be right about the cockroaches. The JPMorgan boss recently warned markets that trouble could be brewing in the credit market. His reasoning? There’s always more than one cockroach if you see one, he said. Dimon was commenting on the recent high-profile failures of auto parts company First Brands and subprime auto lender…
Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of videogames. Next we’ll ask: “The White House recently urged nine top universities to pledge support for Trump’s agenda via a 10-page ‘compact.’ Many have rejected the proposal, but what aspects from it would you support or oppose, and should the president use…
A man in eastern China who lavished chunks of a 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) lottery win on a woman live-streamer but gave his wife nothing has captivated mainland social media. The man’s wife, surnamed Yuan, exposed his scandal to Henan TV in mid-October after filing for divorce. The couple, who live in Dezhou, Shandong…
An estranged couple from southwestern China became embroiled in a dispute over 29 chickens during their divorce proceedings. After telling them to split the batch of birds evenly, a judge advised them to eat the extra one as a “farewell meal” before finalising their divorce. The idea was not only practical but also reflected traditional…
A 90-year-old Hong Kong woman has fallen to her death while hanging laundry from a building in North Point. Police said on Sunday that the elderly woman was trying to retrieve clothes pegs from a rack outside a window of her 11th-floor flat on Chun Yeung Street when she lost her balance at around 4.20pm….
A 90-year-old Hong Kong woman has fallen to her death while hanging laundry from a building in North Point. Police said on Sunday that the elderly woman was trying to retrieve clothes pegs from a rack outside a window of her 11th-floor flat on Chun Yeung Street when she lost her balance at around 4.20pm….