A Second Weak Jobs Report Challenges Trump’s Claim the Economy Is Booming
After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.
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History is full of failed attempts to establish new currencies. So what makes crypto different?
Bukhta Yurii/ShutterstockThe confusion and commotion over cryptocurrency often reminds me of the 19th-century German drama Faust. In Goethe’s masterpiece, the devil Mephistopheles offers an emperor the tantalising vision of limitless wealth through the printing of paper money.
How Angela Rayner managed to underpay stamp duty – family trusts and tax avoidance explained
The debate over former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner’s tax arrangements demonstrated that there are few topics more complex than the law of trusts. It was politically awkward, to say the least, when a deputy PM and housing secretary had to admit getting it wrong, and underpaying £40,000 in stamp duty.
Google avoids being dismantled after US court battle – and it’s down to the rise of AI
Tada ImagesA year ago, Google faced the prospect of being dismantled. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) and a new court judgment has helped it avoid this fate. Part of the reason is that AI poses a grave threat to Google’s advertising revenues.
U.S. Imports Rose in July Following Months of Trade Turmoil
Trade rebounded slightly after President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs discouraged foreign countries from doing business with the United States, data released Thursday showed.
A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career
People often say that a single spark can light a fire.
In careers, that spark is often a person. It might be someone early in life who cracks open a door, offers encouragement, or quietly shows what success can look like. What’s less obvious is how profoundly that very first connection can shape everything that comes afterward.
OpenAI looks to online advertising deal – AI-driven ads will be hard for consumers to spot
AI says buy. SWKStock/ShutterstockMaking AI quicker, smarter and better is proving to be a very expensive business.
No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data works as a proxy for creditworthiness
No credit history? That need not be a problem for first-time borrowing. AP Photo/Mark HumphreyIf you didn’t know much about someone, would you lend them a whole lot of money? Probably not – and banks are the same way. That’s why people with no credit history often have trouble getting loans. Banks and credit bureaus look at people’s past borrowing to predict how likely they are to repay. And when there’s no history, they tend to assume the worst.
From intention to impact: 3 ways men in leadership can build equitable workplaces that work for everyone
Many top-performing companies say they are committed to supporting women in the workplace, and there’s reason to believe most men want to be better allies to women as well. They just don’t know how.
Trump Signals Imminent Supreme Court Appeal to Protect Tariffs
The president said he would seek expedited review of a federal appeals court’s ruling that found many of his administration’s tariffs to be illegal.
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