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5 Jul 2024

The Economist in October 2020 (left) vs. today (right)

This week in The Economist: "Why Biden must withdraw - The president and his party portray themselves as the saviours of democracy. Their actions say otherwise"

4 Jul 2024

UK election

Source: No Context Brits on X

4 Jul 2024

Bets of a Kamala Harris nomination are exploding

Source: Bloomberg

4 Jul 2024

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden's odds of securing the Democratic presidential nomination have converged...

Source: Bloomberg, Michael McDonough

3 Jul 2024

Odds of Biden winning democratic 2024 presidential nominee are collapsing as NYT said Biden told ally he is weighing whether to continue in race

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3 Jul 2024

As of this morning, betting markets are giving VP Harris higher odds of being President after the 2024 Election than current President Biden.

The cross has happened. Source: Bespoke

3 Jul 2024

Biden betting odds in free fall as support within the Democrats crumbles.

Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

2 Jul 2024

Greece has controversially introduced a six-day working week for some businesses in a bid to boost productivity and employment in the southern European country.

The regulation, which came into force on July 1, bucks a global trend of companies exploring a shorter working week. Under the new legislation, which was passed as part of a broader set of labor laws last year, employees of private businesses that provide round-the-clock services will reportedly have the option of working an additional two hours per day or an extra eight-hour shift. The change means a traditional 40-hour workweek could be extended to 48 hours per week for some businesses. Food service and tourism workers are not included in the six-day working week initiative. The pro-business government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said the measure is both “worker-friendly” and “deeply growth-orientated.” It is designed to support employees not being sufficiently compensated for overtime work and to help crack down on the problem of undeclared labor. https://lnkd.in/esrbB_4R

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