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With South Africa's unemployment rate of nearly 33 percent -- significantly higher when discouraged job seekers are included -- there is particular resentment towards working migrants.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
According to the American Enterprise Institute, SpaceX “conducted 52 percent of all launches, launched 84 percent of all satellites, and delivered 84 percent of total satellite mass to orbit” during 2024.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
That means four out of 14 total social connections are with minority applicants, which comes out to less than 29 percent and thus a smaller total than actual population of minority applicants.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
For example, the EU will limit imports of Mexican beef, with a quota of 5,000 tonnes of the meat allowed in with a preferential tariff rate of 7.5 percent.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“It was like everyone had agreed in advance that five percent was the number,” said Eisman.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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