People wearing face masks walk past a bank, where the Chinese national flag flies at half-mast in Beijing

China April New Bank Loans Tumble As COVID Jolts Economy

New bank lending in China hit the lowest in nearly four and half years in April as the COVID-19 pandemic jolted the economy and weakened credit demand, central bank data showed on Friday, after it pledged to step up support to ward off a sharper slowdown.
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Will Smith resigned form the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over his assault of Chris Rock

Will Smith And How Success Is Blinding

As most of our leaders who are comfortably embedded in their roles at the top of their fields and become disconnected from the rank-and-file, Smith enacts a code of living that most of us cannot even fathom.
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