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After undergraduates cemented their new course schedules by the end of add/drop period on Friday, the Economics Department yetagain leads the list of most popular courses — unusually accompanied by a one-time-only history course.Excluding laboratory courses that accompany other classes, Yale College’s three most popular courses are “Introductory Microeconomics,” “America at 250” and “Game Theory,” with enrollments of 529, 380 and 375 students, respectively.“It’s fun to teach these big classes. I get students from a wide variety of backgrounds and majors and schools, and these students are just great,” professor Benjamin Polak, who teaches “Game Theory,” wrote to the News.…

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Virtus expands its ETF lineup with an actively managed small- and mid-cap growth strategy focused on disruptive growth Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) has expanded its offerings of distinctive, actively managed exchange-traded funds with the introduction of the Virtus Silvant Small/Mid Growth ETF (NYSE Arca: SSMG), managed by Silvant Capital Management LLC (“Silvant”). The newly launched fund is the 26th ETF offered through Virtus’ multi-manager ETF platform, Virtus ETF Solutions. The strategy of the Virtus Silvant Small/Mid Growth ETF is to generate capital appreciation by investing in approximately 70 to 90 equity securities of U.S. small- and mid-cap companies…

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In brief A top U.S. military official said the government runs a Bitcoin node to test cybersecurity uses of the network. Admiral Samuel Paparo said the military sees Bitcoin mainly as a tool to help secure networks. He also praised stablecoin legislation for helping ensure the global dominance of the U.S. dollar. A top military official told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. government currently runs a node on the Bitcoin network, to conduct tests related to network security.“We have a node on the Bitcoin network right now,” Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, told the House…

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The central government is exploring ways to mobilise funds from insurance companies and pension funds for infrastructure financing, with a dedicated panel constituted to examine mechanisms for deploying such long-term capital into large-scale projects, according to developments reported earlier this week. The initiative is aimed at increasing the participation of domestic institutional investors—particularly insurers and pension funds—in infrastructure financing, where projects typically require long-tenure funding aligned with asset lifecycles. A senior finance ministry official indicated that the focus is on strengthening the availability and deployment of “patient capital” to support infrastructure growth.The move comes at a time when India’s…

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“The scarcest resource is not oil, metals, clean air, capital, labor or technology. It is our willingness to listen to each other and learn from each other and to seek the truth rather than seek to be right. Because we have not done that, another resource has become critically scarce: Time.” —Donella Meadows (1993)What is the vision of Ecological Economics For All?Ecological Economics for All (EE4ALL) was launched on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020, amid the despair of the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea was to uplift and fulfill the vision expressed in Meadows’ quote. This date was chosen…

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Shutterstock, Wirestock Creators An ICSID tribunal has barred Miranda & Amado partner Cristina Ferraro from representing US real estate investors in a claim against Panama while the panel’s chair Alfredo Bullard provides expert testimony for her client in separate case. To read more Subscribe to Global Arbitration Review Register for limited access Register for free to receive GAR’s daily briefing and access to GAR 100. Register now Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert analysis and essential resources from the Global Arbitration Review experts. Subscribe now Already have access? Login below Source link

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Americas Gold & Silver Corp. has completed a full operational restructuring at its flagship Galena silver mine in Idaho, issuing its first production guidance under new management and transitioning from a diagnostic phase into active execution of its growth strategy in 2026.The company’s first in-house resource re-estimation at Galena delivered a 190 million ounce silver resource at 500 g/t representing a 19% increase in M&I ounces and a 21% improvement in average grade under the new team.The introduction of long-hole stoping across nine completed panels is already producing the highest silver grades at Galena in 20 years at 473 g/t,…

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