In California, less than 40 percent of our students are proficient in math. To fix this, our state leaders have proposed a new math curriculum. My guest today is Dr. Williamson Evers, Director of the Center on Educational Excellence at Independent Institute. Today he will explain why the changes to the curriculum have become controversial…
The Untold Truth of California’s New Math Curriculum | Williamson Evers
Broadly Optimistic Outlook for Investors in 2022: ANZ
Investors can maintain a broadly optimistic outlook for 2022, but in its Market Outlook report, ANZ warns that further double-digit returns in equity, as was seen in 2021, would be unlikely. “Rather, 2022 commences with a mild overweight to risk assets based on cautious optimism and a belief that, despite more moderate returns, equities should…
With Racial Rationing of COVID Treatments, What Can’t States Dictate on the Basis of Race?
Commentary The Chinese coronavirus has been manipulated and exploited to the detriment of liberty and justice in myriad ways, from the erosion of vote integrity, to the usurpation of our natural rights via lockdowns, pervasive censorship by Big Tech, and the advent of a biomedical security state mandating vaccines and demanding total submission to its…
Private Equity Behemoth TPG Aims for Over $9 Billion Valuation in US IPO
TPG is aiming for a valuation of as much as $9.3 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as the private equity powerhouse finally moves closer to a stock market flotation after toying with the idea of going public for several years. The firm, an investor in Airbnb Inc., Uber Technologies Inc., and Spotify Technology…
Global Equity Funds Lure Big Inflows as Omicron Fears Ease: Lipper
Global equity funds drew massive inflows for a second week in the seven days to Dec. 29 as investors welcomed signs that the economic impact from the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant would not be as significant as feared. The funds pulled in $30.08 billion in net buying, compared with purchases of $35.83 billion…
California Education ‘Equity’ Official Living in Texas Resigns
A high-ranking California education official has resigned after it was revealed that she lives in Texas. Pamela Kadakia served as the equity project manager for the California Department of Education while residing in her Dallas-area home, reported Politico, citing public records it obtained and her LinkedIn profile. Under California law, state employees must live in-state…
Global Equity Funds See Big Inflows as Risk Appetite Rebounds
Global equity funds saw massive inflows as risk sentiment returned with investors believing that the Omicron variant won’t bring a big setback to the world economy next year. According to Refinitiv data, investors purchased $33 billion worth of global equity funds in the week ending Dec. 22, compared with an outflow of $13.1 billion in…
AgileThought Raises $25 Million via Equity Offering at 24 Percent Discount
AgileThought Inc. priced 3.6 million shares at $7 per share to raise $24.9 million in a secondary public offering. The offer price implies a 24 percent discount to AgileThought’s December 21 closing price of $9.21. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase additional shares up to 0.53 million. AgileThought looks to use 60 percent of…
Inflows Into US Bond Funds Dwarf Equity Purchases in 2021: Lipper
U.S. bond funds have attracted record inflows this year, despite worries about inflation and expectations the Federal Reserve could roll back its pandemic-era stimulus measures earlier. According to Refinitiv Lipper data, U.S. bond funds attracted a net $612 billion in the first eleven months of this year, already surpassing the record inflow of $486.18 billion…
Narrowing Equity Market Breadth May Signal a ‘Market Top’: BofA
LONDON—Narrowing equity market breadth, rising volatility, and the prospects of rate hikes are the classic signs of a market top, BofA said in a weekly report on Thursday. Just five of the biggest U.S. technology stocks accounted for 71 percent of the nearly 20 percent gains in U.S stocks, BofA analysts noted of the performance…
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