https://www.reuters.com/technology/paypal-halt-uk-crypto-sales-until-2024-2023-08-16/
Payments giant PayPal (PYPL.O) will stop allowing UK customers to buy cryptocurrencies through its platform
Consumer spending maintained its robust momentum in July, as indicated by the latest retail sales data.
Total sales grew by 0.7% month-on-month, the highest since January 2023, advancing from an upwardly revised 0.3% growth in June and sharply beating forecasts of 0.4%.
In annual terms, retail sales soared 3.2%, smashing expectations of 1.5%.
https://healthquill.com/mpox-virus-continues-to-spread-driven-by-chinas-community-transmission/
August 15, 2023: Three people have died and 1,020 newly confirmed cases of mpox were reported globally to the WHO during
Taipei, Aug. 15 (CNA) The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday raised a travel notice relating to mpox (monkeypox) for China and Thailand following surges in cases of the disease there, advising people to practice precaution when traveling to the two countries.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/treasury-secretary-yellen-says-magic-mushrooms-she-ate-in-china-were-delicious-but-didnt-make-her-trip/
The U.S. treasury secretary said that the magic mushrooms she ate at a restaurant
After an unexpected lending rate cut from the People's Bank of China Thursday, Goldman Sachs economists are forecasting further rate reductions this month and into the fourth quarter.