Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD weakens against US Dollar with UK employment in focus
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Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD weakens against US Dollar with UK employment in focus

Top Stories Tamfitronics Top Stories Tamfitronics Pound Sterling weakens against US Dollar with UK Employment in focusThe Pound Sterling (GBP) drops to near 1.2900 against the US Dollar (USD) in London trading hours on Monday. The GBP/USD pair declines as the US Dollar extends Friday’s recovery and aims to revisit a four-month high. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges Greenback’s value against six major currencies, climbs above 105.30.The Greenback strengthens on expectations of higher investment and spending in the United States (US) as Republicans look set to take control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, a scenario that would allow the Trump administration to implement fiscal policies quickly. Read more...Top Stories...
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Bad News: Legacy media vs choose-your-own-adventure reality…
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Bad News: Legacy media vs choose-your-own-adventure reality…

Top Stories Tamfitronics Bad NewsLegacy media must compete against a choose-your-own-adventure reality.Illustration by Katie Martin“You are the media now.” That’s the message that began to cohere among right-wing influencers shortly after Donald Trump won the election this week. Elon Musk first posted the phrase, and others followed. “The legacy media is dead. Hollywood is done. Truth telling is in. No more complaining about the media,” the right-wing activist James O’Keefe posted shortly after. “You are the media.”It’s a particularly effective message for Musk, who spent $44 billion to purchase a communications platform that he has harnessed to undermine existing media institutions and directly support Trump’s campaign. QAnon devotees also know the phrase as a rallying cry, an invitation to participate in a particular kind of citizen “journalism” that involves just asking questions and making stuff...
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Get ready for Donald Trump’s economy
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Get ready for Donald Trump’s economy

Top Stories Tamfitronics A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter. Quartz members get access to exclusive newsletters and more. Sign up here.It’s the question everyone is asking: What happens now? Donald Trump is on his way to the White House, and by January, he’ll have a team in place to begin implementing the economic policy he’s been touting for months: tariffs on all imports, lower corporate tax rates, extending his 2017 tax cuts, reducing regulation of cryptocurrencies and banks, ending taxes on tips and Social Security, and possibly eliminating income and payroll taxes.Trump says all this would end inflation, boost manufacturing and employment, and lower the cost of food and housing. But that has been analyzed and dismissed by almost every economist and trade group in the country to...
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Preserving Pompeii: The archaeological site sets limit on daily visitors to combat over tourism
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Preserving Pompeii: The archaeological site sets limit on daily visitors to combat over tourism

Top Stories Tamfitronics As per the latest news reports, starting November 15, Pompeii Archaeological Park is all set to put a limit into the footfall of visitors, with a daily cap of 20,000 tickets to control crowd sizes. It will start to schedule tickets to control the number of visitors during the peak time.Mysterious ancient monuments from across the worldFacebookTwitterPintrestTickets will also be available in timed slots to help manage the crowd. The park is taking this action in an effort to safeguard the historical integrity of the UNESCO World Heritage site and prevent overtourism. With over 4 million visitors this summer exploring the ancient ruins of the Roman city famously buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., Pompeii saw record-breaking numbers of visitors. Park director Gabriel Zuchtriegel stressed that restricting visitors will help prevent...
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