Category Economics

Birthright Citizenship

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“US is joining a growing list of countries, including Ireland, India, Australia, the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, and the Dominican Republic, in taking a hard look at birth tourism and the principles of birthright citizenship. With a controversial executive…

Fed delivers rate cut

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“The Fed lowered its overnight lending rate to a range of 4.75%-5% from 5.25%-5.5%. The magnitude of the rate cut came in-line with traders’ expectations, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool. Wednesday’s policy shift marks the first rate cut…

Private-Equity and Healthcare

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“The California state senate has passed legislation to hinder healthcare acquisitions by private-equity firms and hedge funds, as states seek new powers to slow the corporate consolidation of medicine. The law, called Assembly Bill 3129, passed the senate by a…