Lebanon’s political circumstances, together with Iran’s strengthened regional position, make Hezbollah’s complete disarmament highly unlikely. By conditioning Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon on this outcome—but with no provisions about cutting Hezbollah’s Iranian lifeline—the new framework agreement is dead on arrival.
This paper examines the long-term effects of early-life exposure to county health departments (CHDs), a public health initiative aimed at providing affordable healthcare access to disadvantaged and underserved areas during the early decades of the 20th century, on later-life longevity. We employ Social Security Administration death records linked with the 1940 census and implement a…
Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) may be the most intriguing AI stock on the market. Unlike semiconductors, software companies, or hyperscalers, Reddit derives its value in AI from its “corpus,” or the body of content on its site, which may be the most valuable source material for generative AI training and inference. The vast majority of Reddit’s…
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB’s decision to leave key rates unchanged at the July policy meeting and responds to questions from the press. Key takeaways “Risks to inflation tilted to upside.” “Energy shock could intensify further.” “Longer energy prices stay high, the likely to have second round impacts.”…