Game on! The 2024 Paris Olympics are set to commence today with the opening ceremony under stringent security measures. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers have been deployed for the waterborne event along the Seine, where a flotilla of boats will carry athletes representing 206 countries and territories. For me, gymnastics and taekwondo are…

Everyone is feeling stressed these days. Concerns range from financial issues and raging inflation to local politics and family-related tensions. We all need ways to calm down that do not involve abusing alcohol or medical prescription. Work is another major source of stress. The American Institute of Stress reports that 86% of US workers experience…

Pranayama, an ancient practice rooted in the Vedas and detailed in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, a foundational Hindu scripture from around 200 B.C., involves breathing exercises designed to clear physical and emotional blockages, freeing the breath and allowing the flow of prana, or life energy. Typically, Pranayama is practiced before meditation to prepare the mind and…

China is one of the key markets that we monitor closely. China takes the lead over the US with an interest rate cut. The latest rate cut will be one of the topics that will be discussed with a team based in Hong Kong later today. I do not see any reasons to be bearish…

Without exaggeration, it has been another extraordinary week for American politics in living memory. Joe Biden dropped his reelection and quickly endorsed Kamala Harris. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president,” Biden said. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best…