The rise of populism across Europe, 1 in 4 votes cast in the most recent elections across 31 countries were for populist parties

via tobefrankj: The full article is here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2018/nov/20/revealed-one-in-four-europeans-vote-populist ​ Graphics are made in d3 and animated with css. ​ To conduct the research, the Guardian enlisted the help of more than 30 political scientists to assess which European parties could be considered …

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Uber Is in Early Talks to Buy Europe’s Deliveroo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-20/uber-is-said-to-be-in-early-talks-to-buy-europe-s-deliveroo Any offer would need to be considerably above its latest valuation, according to people with direct knowledge of Deliveroo plans. Deliveroo was valued at $2 billion in financing last year. The talks could fall apart, in part because Deliveroo …

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Sour Mood In Europe And Asia, The Financial Elite Are Dumping Stocks, Downward Impulse Cycle Is Appearing Likely

professionals continue getting blown out pic.twitter.com/7h1mJnzADm — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 11, 2018 ugly global equity futs pic.twitter.com/OTZfnTDHBd — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 11, 2018 https://twitter.com/FerroTV/status/1039457978171240448 the financial elite are dumping stocks pic.twitter.com/MFByZ2ACcO — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 11, 2018 Global Stocks declining …

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Europe… what could possibly go wrong?

by Simon Black http://traffic.libsyn.com/sovman/097__Europe_what_could_possibly_go_wrong_.mp3 It’s been a hell of a week here in the Italian countryside. I’ve been treating my team and some friends to a sort of mini-vacation at a 400-year old wine and olive estate that we’ve taken over. …

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EUROPE ON BROIL! HOTTEST DAY EVER?

Europe set for its hottest day EVER with temperatures set to soar above 48C record set in 1977 Thousands of Brit holidaymakers and expats in Spain and Portugal will pile on to packed beaches as the heatwave peaks EUROPE is …

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