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Nov 06 2024BUSINESS

How Sharia Banks' Profits Change with Small Business Funding

Indonesia sees more small businesses every year, but Sharia banks aren't keeping up. They're financing fewer small businesses, even though total deposits are growing. This study looks into how much money comes from outsiders (third parties) affects how much Sharia banks lend to small businesses. It

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Nov 06 2024FINANCE

How Traders Fund Their Moves Without Borrowing

Ever thought about how traders keep their trades going without adding extra money? Welcome to the world of self-financing trading! This concept is a big deal in Quantitative Finance. It was first introduced by Harrison and Kreps in 1979 and expanded by Harrison and Pliska in 1981. In simple terms, s

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Nov 06 2024CRIME

Catching Financial Crooks Before They Pounce

Financial crimes, though hidden, are a big deal. But predictive policing tools often miss them. That's where the Early Warning System for White-Collar Crime (EWSWC) steps in. This clever tool uses smart tech to spot areas ripe for financial crime. It's like a super sleuth for money crooks. Predicti

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Nov 06 2024FINANCE

Blockchain's Impact on Supply Chain Finance: A Closer Look

Supply Chain Finance plays a key role in boosting competition within the supply chain and helps to move money around efficiently. It often involves services like financing accounts receivable, managing risks, and optimizing supply chain operations. Over the past decade, Blockchain technology has gai

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Nov 06 2024FINANCE

A Fresh Look at Pathwise Finance

Imagine you're exploring the world of finance, but this time, you're not dealing with probabilities. We're talking about a new approach called causal functional calculus. This method focuses on the paths taken by financial assets, not just their possible outcomes. One key idea here is something cal

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Nov 06 2024FINANCE

AI in Banking: A Journey Through Challenges and Innovations

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been transforming the finance world for years, using both classic and modern techniques. Let's dive into the challenges, methods, and opportunities that AI brings to finance. First, let's look at the landscape of finance and the data it deals with. Finance businesse

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Nov 06 2024FINANCE

Exploring Market Quirks: Rational Finance Takes on Behavioral Challenges

Behavioral finance, which studies how human psychology affects financial markets, has long pointed out three puzzles that seem to defy the theory of rational finance. These puzzles are the predictability of asset prices, the equity premium puzzle, and the volatility puzzle. In simple terms, these pu

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Nov 06 2024POLITICS

Oakland's New City Council: Who's Leading the Way?

As the first batch of votes rolled in, five candidates took an early lead in Oakland's City Council races. Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Carroll Fife, Noel Gallo, and Ken Houston were ahead, with Ryan Richardson leading the race for city attorney. The contests centered on crucial issues like crime, polic

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Nov 06 2024POLITICS

Crypto Money in Politics: A Behind-the-Scenes Look

Last week, a crypto-focused political action committee (PAC) rolled out a bus tour across five key states, starting in Phoenix and Las Vegas. This PAC, known as Stand With Crypto, has been spending big bucks in the political arena, but not all their spending is as transparent as it seems. In Nevada

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Nov 06 2024LIFESTYLE

Family Reunion Drama: Who Gets Invited?

Hey, let's talk about family reunions. A guy from Iowa is upset because his older brothers are inviting his ex-wife to their family reunion, but not his current wife of 20 years. He thinks that when you divorce, you're out of the family. But his brothers disagree and say his ex is still part of the

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