Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) arrive to begin work at the scene of the nerve agent attack on former Russian agent Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, Britain March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls March 22, 2018 By Gabriela Baczynska and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain […]
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Wired editor on his conversation with Mark Zuckerberg
Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson has covered Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg extensively. For its March issue, the magazine featured a bloodied and bruised Zuckerberg on its cover along with a lengthy piece that goes inside the social media giant’s effort to fix everything that’s gone wrong over the last two […]
Senator weighs in on “creepy” Facebook data mining scandal
Senator John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, is calling for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to sit down with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to provide insight into just what he knew about Cambridge Analytica’s alleged misuse of data from Facebook’s users. Kennedy told “CBS This Morning” that the harvesting of user data is “getting […]
Conagra gets profit boost from frozen foods sales, fewer discounts
FILE PHOTO: ConAgra Foods production facility is seen in Oakdale, California, December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo March 22, 2018 (Reuters) – Conagra Brands Inc <CAG.N> reported third-quarter profit above market estimates and raised its full-year profit forecast as the maker of Reddi-Wip whipped cream cut back on its deep […]
Recent college grads are lining up for a $12,000-a-year job in Chicago, and it’s a good thing
As a CEO and native Chicagoan, I love my city and would live nowhere else. Yet it bothers me when I see Chicago in national headlines for troubling reasons — failing public schools in low-income areas with high dropout rates, and (as everyone knows) an epidemic of gun violence in […]
Bank of England holds rates — but split vote sets the stage for May hike
The Bank of England (BOE) kept its main interest rate unchanged Thursday but two policymakers unexpectedly voted in favor of an immediate rate hike, boosting the prospect of rising borrowing costs in May. In the second Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) review of the year, the U.K.’s central bank held rates […]
Smoke detectors recalled as they may not detect smoke
Nearly 500,000 smoke detectors that might not be able to detect smoke are being recalled by a company based in North Carolina. The News & Observer reports the company Kidde (KIH’-duh) has issued a recall for models PI2010 and PI9010 due to a manufacturer defect. These models were sold nationwide […]
Euro zone integration must combine ambition with pragmatism: Centeno
FILE PHOTO – President of the Eurogroup Mario Centeno rings a bell at the start of an eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman March 22, 2018 By Jan Strupczewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Plans for deeper euro zone integration need to marry ambition with […]
Columbia Threadneedle urges Unilever to engage with investors over move
Traffic and people pass by the front of the Unilever building in central London, Britain, March 15, 2018. REUTERS/ Hannah McKay March 22, 2018 LONDON (Reuters) – Unilever <ULVR.L> shareholder Columbia Threadneedle has raised concerns about the consumer goods group’s decision to overhaul its structure by picking Rotterdam for its […]
Worried that stock earnings growth has already peaked? Watch the Fed’s GDP tracker
Weighing the good news versus the bad news issuing from the economy is one of the most critical things investors do, but human biases get in the way. That’s a simple way of saying that people believe what they believe, even in the face of contradictions. We have a massive […]