Notizie di inglese commerciale 42 – Guerre commerciali

Notizie di inglese commerciale 42 Lezione - Guerre commerciali

According to Donald Trump, “trade wars are easy to win.” Tuttavia, as usual, reality appears to contradict Trump’s claims. In the current dispute between the U.S. and China, it doesn’t look like a winner will emerge any time soon. As CNN notes:

The Trump administration made good on its threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese exports from 10% per 25%, marking a sharp rise in tensions between the world’s two largest economies. After months of talks aimed at ending a year-long dispute that has already hurt global growth and rattled stock markets around the world, the latest US salvo risks triggering a new wave of tit-for-tat responses.

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Notizie di inglese commerciale 41 – Privacy dei dati

Notizie di inglese commerciale 41 - Privacy dei dati

The digital age has brought unprecedented access to information and new online services. And in exchange, people have proven very willing to provide personal information and to have their online activities monitored. But is it worth it? As Wired reports, more and more people are questioning this trade-off:

The US has found itself in the middle of a data privacy awakening, and you can credit the recent spate of headline-grabbing scandals as the kick-starter. Cambridge Analytica illicitly took the personal information of up to 87 million Facebook users and turned it into targeted political ads. And Equifax let slip the sensitive details of 148 million Americans because it couldn’t be bothered to patch a known vulnerability.

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Notizie di inglese commerciale 40 – Energia rinnovabile

Lezione di notizie di inglese commerciale 40 - Energia rinnovabile

Le prime fonti di energia erano semplici; si scoprì che il fuoco riscaldava le cose, e poi è arrivata la conversione – come il fuoco sotto un bollitore che produce vapore. Ma i tempi sono cambiati, e l’impatto dell’utilizzo di fonti di energia non rinnovabili, o combustibili fossili, è un aspetto che non possiamo più permetterci di ignorare. Mettere da parte il dibattito sul cambiamento climatico, ci sono reali opportunità commerciali che le imprese e i governi possono offrire, e dovrebbe, prendere in considerazione.

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Notizie di inglese commerciale 39 – India Economic Outlook

Notizie di inglese commerciale 39 - India Economic Outlook

Emerging markets have been through a lot over the past few years: The oil-price drop in 2014; China’s botched devaluation of its currency in 2015; and India’s bungled “demonetization” in late 2016. Quest'anno, però, seems to be putting all that in the past, particularly for India. The BRIC nation has made strides in all areas which has led to a boom in business

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BEN 38 – Automazione e ascesa dell'IA

Throughout the course of history, society has often been hesitant to accept widespread change. A day doesn’t pass without a new technological advance being reported. This has led many to worry about the effects of artificial intelligence, o AI, on our daily lives.

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