We are not makers of history. We are made by history - Martin Luther King,
JR.
Naissance - A birth, origination, or a growth, as that of a person, an organisation, an idea or a movement
North Korea holds a military parade.Pyongyang only recently decided to hold a celebration of the founding of its army on the day before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Some see the move as an act of defiance amid a thaw in relations between the two countries.
Japanese companies meet Theresa May. Representatives from companies including Nomura and Nissan will meet the British prime minister to seek updates on how Brexit will affect their businesses. Japanese car makers have major manufacturing operations in the UK, while many Japanese drug companies have set up European bases there.
The UK’s central bank meets. The Bank of England is expected to hold rates steady and signal it will raise them up to three times over the next several years. But the future of UK monetary policy ultimately depends on the path of Brexit (paywall).
Twitter reports earnings. Investors will be focusing on Twitter’s user metrics following recent attempts to clamp down on the spread of fake information on the platform, and a New York Times investigation exposing the widespread buying of fake accounts to boost influence.
The US Senate passed a sweeping budget deal. It adds some $400 billion in federal spending over the next two years, with another $160 billion going to defense programs, and $80 billion to disaster relief. But the bipartisan measure may still not pass in the Republican-led House of Representatives, despite the risk of another government shutdown.
The death toll from an earthquake in Taiwan rose to 9. Rescue workers in the eastern city of Hualien searched for survivors in an apartment block in serious danger of collapsing, where dozens remain missing. Aftershocks also continued to rattle the city, following Tuesday’s magnitude-6.4 quake.
Unicef is recruiting gamers to mine cryptocurrencies. Proceeds from newly generated Ethereum will aid Syrian children displaced by civil war.
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http://watchdocumentaries.com/inside-job/Peace Out, See You Tomorrow
