"From hungry migrant peasant to rock-star president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has played many roles over the years. Even so, taking the defendant's chair in Latin America's biggest political graft scandal will be a first"

"Things have changed. Oil prices have collapsed, and Venezuela faces triple-digit inflation and a third year of recession. Shortages of food, medicine and basic goods have immiserated its citizens and created a potential humanitarian crisis"

"The startup game can often feel like a game of chicken and egg. You need cash to create infrastructure, yet you need infrastructure to generate more cash.

The best way to get through this stage is to engage vendors in various categories that can serve as your company's team. Hiring, training, managing and retaining employees can be a full time job on its own."

"It has been a day of Friday afternoon surprises: just one hour after Ted Cruz pretended to endorse Donald Trump when he really meant don't vote for Hillary, president Obama denied what all American citizens demanded - and got - after both chambers unanimously passed the Sept 11 law several weeks ago, when he decided to veto the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act bill."

"Lunch has always enjoyed a reputation as the cheaper way to eat out. Now, however, there are some signs that eating out for lunch may be losing popularity.

Data from the NDP Group shows that lunchtime restaurant visits fell 4 percent between April and June, compared with year-ago levels."

"What is it that separates great companies from the ones that are just okay? According to Bill Taylor--cofounder of Fast Company magazine, and author of book Simply Brilliant--the answer is that some companies have learned how to do ordinary things in extraordinary ways."

"This hard hitting critique in the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s Annual Report, released this week, is suggesting that the ‘third leg of the world's intractable depression is yet to come.’

"EUR/GBP has captured the attention of market participants with its hourly ADX(14) hurdling above the 50 level.

Accordingly to the ADX indicator, EUR/GBP has surged above the key 50 level in a technical event that threatens the potential for its price action to remain constructive. Such a strong move encourages bulls to pile in, likely positioning stops close to the market to lock in profit. This may have the opposite effect of a squeeze, driving the prices lower to find less impulsive buyers."

"Who actually benefits from American-led wars across the globe? The aftermath of American-led conflicts shows it is not the common people, though the military and politicians vow they are liberating and protecting them.

The Sunday Mail, Zimbabwe’s “leading family newspaper,” has published accounts of a number of Libyans who expressed regret over Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow in 2011, despite the fact some of them even took up arms against him."

"Texas Sen. Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump on Friday, just a couple months after he reinforced their bitter rivalry by declining to back Trump in a speech at the Republican National Convention."

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"Mohammed's goals include the ability to locally design and build a satellite by 2018. By 2030, he hopes to launch a satellite from Nigerian territory. After that? He wants to put a man to the moon."

"The kingdom unveiled more details about its ambitious plan to transform the economy on Tuesday. It wants to increase non-oil revenues and cut down the proportion of its budget that is spent on government wages"

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"That’s ultimately the point of going offshore: it gives you more power, more freedom, more control, and more safety."

"Mr Johnson said the population growth was partly down to migration driven by the crisis in the eurozone and challenged the Remain side to spell out a plan for the pressure it was causing on housing and the NHS."