Christopher Rigby

US powerhouses have dominated the wholesale banking industry for the past decade. Now, the landscape is changing. Global and regional banks based outside the US are poised to benefit, closing the returns gap. However, all banks will need to respond to dramatic shifts in economics and the increasing pressure from non-bank competitors.

by Annie Kapur 4 days ago in literature 5/5 - History, politics, biography and more - wrapped in a brilliant piece of nonfiction... I spent a very long time reading Machiavelli back when I was in university. I wrote a number of papers on him (only one of which I was able to release in part - but not the whole thing). If you would like to read the only released partial paper, then you can do so by clicking here.

by Pouria Nazemi about an hour ago in movie How the tragedy in Afghanistan added a layer to the meaning of a superhero movie? "The suicide squad" movie originated in the chaos. When the Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gun, was fired from the Marvel studios by the decision of the Disney company executives (Parent company of Marvel Studios), the chaos began. The reason for the firing of James Gun was a series of dark and insensitive tweets which he posted about a decade ago.