US strikes on several Iranian nuclear sites represent a meaningful escalation of the Middle East conflict that could lead Tehran to disrupt vital exports of oil and gas from the region, sparking a surge in energy prices. But history tells us that any disruption would likely be short-lived. Investors and
“The real genius of AI isn’t in thinking like us, but in showing us new ways to think.” – Yann LeCun, chief scientist of Meta AI IN primary school, I learnt that the Malaysian flag was not open to interpretation. “The crescent isn’t a banana,” my Art teacher said, gently
THE emails started coming in the morning after “Discipline outperforms prediction” ran on May 28. “When did you start investing?” one reader from Tabuan Jaya asked because we never teach asset allocation and risk management in schools. But knowing how to earn money and profit from putting your assets to
CHINA’S recent export controls on six rare earth elements (REEs) and rare earth magnets have sent the world in a tizzy. These products are used for several applications ranging from cleantech to weapons. The electric vehicle industry is hardest hit, giving out stress signals that many factories can even shut
“I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack.” – Simon Pegg, actor and comedian MY wife was sleeping peacefully beside me. Down the hall, the children dozed too – no stomach aches or weird nightmares that night. But
WHEN news came about Stanley Fischer (Stan) having passed away on May 31, I got a little emotional. I am penning these lines in the hope that people will learn about this unique human being. He was a three-dimensional Michael Phelps, a pinnacle reached by very few – indeed I
I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become. – Carl Jung (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Another life chapter has ended. The kids have had adventures, learnt new things, met new people, and even found new and improved ways to encourage their parents. They’ve
Book title: EducatedISBN: 9780399590528Author: Tara WestoverPublisher: Penguin Random House, New York “To admit uncertainty is to admit to weakness, to powerlessness, and to believe in yourself despite both. It is a frailty, but in this frailty, there is a strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not
“I can fight only for something that I love. I can love only what I respect. And in order to respect a thing, I must at least have some knowledge of it.” – Adolf Hitler, Volume 1, Chapter 2 (Years of Study and Suffering in Vienna) Mein Kampf ANOTHER strange
“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.“ – Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Nobel laureate in Literature 1969 AH, how could I not enjoy school sports? Little bundles of energy full of hope and potential bounce to and fro on the field, turning random Brownian motion into something shaped by the strange attractor
