Kamala Harris’s 2024 bid for the White House was met with high expectations but ultimately resulted in a resounding defeat. Her campaign strategies, media approach, and messaging choices are seen as pivotal in alienating core constituencies while also failing to resonate with the broader American electorate. A major blunder was her campaign’s inability to connect with white men and key segments of her base, such as white women and Hispanic voters. Her focus on social...

Switzerland’s pension system has three elements. The first is a state pension linked to the number of years worked. This is funded by a tax. The second is a salary based scheme funded by salary deductions, and the third is an optional element known as the third pillar. Contributions to all of these are tax deductible, providing an economic incentive to pay into them. This week, the Federal Council announced a change to third pillar contributions, reported SRF. © Gfadel | Dreamstime.comThe...

Data published this week by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) shows that residential housing has risen in price by 18% since 2019. In the most recent quarter (Q3 2024) it rose 0.7%. Photo by maxxup on Pexels.comWith prices rising by 19%, stand alone houses have risen by more than apartments (+17.4%) over the same period. With the exception of Q1 2020, Q1 2021, Q1 2022, Q1 2023 and Q1 2024, the price of individual homes has risen every quarter since Q4 2019. The greatest price...

• Nachfrageboom in Südkorea <br> • Solana-Blockchain als technische Basis<br> • Meme-Investmenttrend<br> <!-- sh_cad_1 --><h2> Warum MEW aktuell boomt</h2> Der rasante Anstieg des Katzen-Memecoins <a href="/devisen/cat_in_a_dogs_world-united_states_dollar-kurs" target="_blank">MEW</a> ist eng mit der neuesten Listung auf der... [embedded content]...

At the beginning of the Covid pandemic there was talk of closing Switzerland’s borders. However, it was clear that Swiss hospitals and businesses near Switzerland’s borders would not function without the workers who cross the border daily to work for them, and the notion was dropped. Statistics published this week by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) show the number of cross-border workers at record levels. © Krasnevsky | Dreamstime.comAt the end of September 2024, around 403,000...

So bewegten sich die einzelnen Kryptowährungen in der Kalenderwoche 45: [embedded content] Tags: Featured,newsletter

• "Kryptowährungen sind extrem volatil, hochriskant und leicht manipulierbar" <br> • Michael Sincere gibt wichtige Tipps für Kryptotrader <br> • "Geschicklichkeit, Disziplin und Sorgfaltspflicht" <!-- sh_cad_1 --> Kryptowährungen unterliegen extremen Schwankungen, sie sind riskant und leicht manipulierbar, sagt Michael Sincere, Autor von... [embedded content]...

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....

Seemingly defying logic and common sense, many fashionistas vie to pay $12,000 (and even up to as much as $100,000 for versions made of exotic skins such as snake or alligator), for a women’s leather purse known as the “Birkin bag.” Handmade by the French firm Hermes, and named after British pop star Jane Birkin, who popularized the bag several decades ago, these bags today grace the arms of celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian.Anna Shnaidman nicely...

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....