Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) refer to business transactions where companies combine or one acquires another. A company can either merge (two companies combine to form a new company) or be acquired (a larger company buys over a smaller company).

Under the "One Country, Two Systems" principle, Macau and Hong Kong do not presently use the Chinese Yuan. Macau uses the Macanese Pataca which is pegged to the Hong Kong Dollar at a fixed exchange rate of $1HKD = $1.03MOP, while Hong Kong uses the Hong Kong Dollar which is pegged to the US Dollar at a fixed exchange rate of $1USD = $7.80HKD. The Chinese Yuan, used in Mainland China, is pegged to an unspecified basket of currencies, and is used as a reserve currency by the IMF.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was killed in a helicopter crash last month. The elections for the next President have been scheduled for the end of this month.

Paid college admissions coaching refers to the industry of hiring paid professionals outside those already offered by the school to guide students through the college application process, offering services such as essay editing, interview preparation, and strategy development.