US Tech Stocks stumble after AI sell-off

US Tech groups aligned with artificial intelligence boom have lost $1.2 trillion in market value since last Friday, setting Wall Street for their worst week since Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025. The higher they are deeper they fall. Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, down 4 per cent with a market capitalisation loss of nearly $500bn, a week after its $5tn valuation, Meta who owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads, Palantir, and Oracle has fallen $1.2tn since the end of last week. Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Broadcom all lost considerable ground. The tech stock stumbled less … Continue reading US Tech Stocks stumble after AI sell-off

Misrepresented women’s role in global economics

Female entrepreneurs, economic revolutionaries who defied the women’s roles as producers and reproducers and the sense that things might have different if homo economicus, had been joined by femina ecobomics. In ancient Athens, did you know about Phryne, the richest woman who offered to pay to rebuild the walls of Thebes after the city was razed by Alexander the Great, or in Georgian England, Priscilla Wakefield, the writer and entrepreneur, set up the first English “penny bank” to help women on low incomes to save money and children to save from an early age ? What about the everyday woman … Continue reading Misrepresented women’s role in global economics

Recipe for success of culinary hotspots

In 1990, Great Britain was mocked for its bland food and over-boiled vegetable but by 2000 all that has changed, as the country was on its way to being one of the world’s most exciting culinary hotspots. From White Heat to Wagamama, Blood, Sweat and Asparagus Spears,  is the inside story of the explosive decade that eating out in Britain forever. Former Good Food Guide editor Andrew Turvil’s in-depth delving into our world of food, hospitality, tasting Marco Pierre White’s three Michelin starred food, clocking Jamie Oliver’s first TV take, Sally Clarke, chef and restaurateur, and fielding volcanic phone calls from … Continue reading Recipe for success of culinary hotspots

Debates in Congress and the Supreme Court about executive power

In The Pursuit of Liberty, bestselling author, Jeffrey Rosen, president of the National Constitution Centre, explores how the opposing constitutional visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton have defined America for 250 years, influenced presidents from Washington to Trump, how to balance liberty and power, and continue to drive the debate over the power of government. While Hamilton pushed for a strong Federal Government and a powerful executive. This ongoing tug-of-war has shaped all the pivotal moments in American history, including Abraham Lincoln’s fight against slavery and southern secession, the expansion of federal power under Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, and … Continue reading Debates in Congress and the Supreme Court about executive power

World Travel Market 2025

Day Two of World Travel Market, London 2025. Colombia which is surrounded by the Atlantic  Sea in the North West with white-sand Caribbean beaches and a rockier pacific coastline, in South East, on one side and shares Amazon River with Brasil. Its cobbled colonial cities and valleys clad in coffee bushes. Bogata is the capital of Colombia, with over 400-year-old churches and walled city of Cartagena in the north. You could also visit the ruins of San Agustin whose 5,000-year-old culture remain an enigma to this date.  El Calafate Patagonia, Argentina, has Los Glaciares National Park, the Upsala Glacier on lake … Continue reading World Travel Market 2025

Travel in a changing world

World Travel Market, London 2025, the world’s most influential travel and tourism event, brought together 45, 000 travel professionals opened from 4-6 November  at the ExCel, London, making it one of the world’s most exciting travel community, driven by surging global demand in travel. The Northern Pantanal, 3 hours south of Cuiaba, capital of Mato Grosso State, Brasil, is one of the most fascinating destinations in the world. Pantanal, the largest contiguous wetland on the planet, declared as a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, is undoubtedly South America’s primary wildlife sanctuary, spanning over 58, 000mi2 with elements of the … Continue reading Travel in a changing world

India woman surprise winners of Women’s cricket World Cup

Women’s One-day Internationals- Final India Women Vs South African Women India Women 298-7 (50ov) Verma 87 off 78, 7 fours, 2 sixes, Deepti 58 not out, off 58, 3 fours, 1 six, Mandhana 45 off 58, 8 fours, Gosh 34 off 24, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Khaka 3-58,  Mlaba 1-47, de Klerk 1-52, Tryon 1-46. South African Women 246 ao (45.3ov) Wolvaardt 101 off 98, 11 fours, 1 six, Dercksen 35 off 37, 1 four, 2 sixes, Luus 25 off 31, 4 fours,  Deepti 5-39, Verma 2-36, Sree Charani 1-48 India Women won by 52 runs. India held their nerve under the … Continue reading India woman surprise winners of Women’s cricket World Cup

Moving towards a prize? Well let’s wait and see!

KESHAV SHREE:- FILMMAKER AND QUALIFIED LONDONDOCTOR EDUCATED IN LONDON ITSELF.Aside from doing a degree in Medicine in London, Keshav has also done a one year film course and now he is a mover and a shaker in the fringe genre of making shorts (short films) for competitions! His appealing countenance is evident as he has acted in some of his films. Film is a passion and a hobby.Read on……Of his latest two shorts Keshav told me “They’re both realistic comedies and I like making films on things that affect me as a first generation immigrant.” He has been in England since he … Continue reading Moving towards a prize? Well let’s wait and see!

Instruments of Wealth extraction which aids the spread of autocracy

“The magic of Tim Wu’s The Age of Extraction is its simplicity, and breaks down one of the greatest challenges of our age- the unaccountable power of tech platforms, explaining your online life is draining your wallet. Our world is dominated by a handful of tech platforms, who provide great conveniences and entertainment, but also stand as some of the most effective instruments of wealth extraction ever invented, seizing immense amount of money, data, and attention from all of us. An economy driven by digital platforms and AI influence offers the potential to enrich us, and also threatens to marginalize … Continue reading Instruments of Wealth extraction which aids the spread of autocracy

Good writing evokes sensations

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, an English literature professor at the University of Oxford, reveals his love of reading with his students, and collating twenty years of teaching, his book Look Closer explores the iconic works of literature that have formed, sustained and entertained him, from timesless classics like Wuthering Heights and Dracula to modern masterpieces like Normal People and The Handmaid’s Tale, as well as children’s books, poetry, plays, short stories, and even comics. Douglas-Fairhurst explains how to slow down, take note and bring a text to life, Look Closer makes clear how literature works and why in these turbulent times, reading … Continue reading Good writing evokes sensations