For the past two years, finances have taken a front seat in many of our lives. Under-preparedness, a lackadaisical attitude towards managing money, and carelessly swiping credit cards all came down hard when over 40 million people lost their jobs during the pandemic. Many resorted to freelancing while others got deeper into debt or broke […] More
and pellet guns switched the protesters from a national monument in the center of the capital, manama, before dawn an thursday. at least three protesters were killed and hundreds more were injured. cnn can t confirm this video s authenticity because it came from social media but we can confirm the events did, indeed, occur. the mostly shiite protesters are demanding democratic reforms and economic opportunities from the nation s ruling sunni family. let s put bahrain on pause and have a quick look at european markets which are now just about 89 minutes into their trading day. slightly up at the start, slightly down half an hour ago and a split decision at the moment. but the london ftse, up slightly as is the xetra and a fifth of a percent to have zurich. and indeed, here in asia, the nikkei up at a nine-month high