Venezuela — rife with double-digit inflation, civil strife and signs of imminent economic collapse everywhere — has seen the future, and it’s in cryptocurrency. Now, it just has to convince elements of its own citizenry, as well as the rest of the world. Earlier this month, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro […]
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‘We’re not going anywhere’: The 2018 women’s marches show the movement’s endurance
“Follow the pussygates!” The shouts came up from a crowd trying to make its way from Broadway to the official route of the 2018 women’s march along Central Park West in New York City on Saturday. The pussygates in question were cutout gates decorated with images of cats, held aloft […]
Got a Raise? Make the Most of It With These 4 Tips
Expecting a bump in your pay soon? You’re not alone. Continue Reading Below Companies, on average, expect to provide employees with an average raise of 3% in 2018, according to a survey by the human capital advisory firm Willis Towers Watson. If you’re among the employees due for a raise, […]
2 Reasons to Buy Zoe’s Kitchen, 1 Reason to Wait
For investors in Mediterranean restaurant chain Zoe’s Kitchen (NYSE: ZOES), 2017 was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. The company’s comparable restaurant sales (comps) — which measure sales growth (or declines) from a restaurant’s existing stores — have been falling for the last three quarters, marking Zoe’s first […]
Mick Mulvaney: Shutdown not “good for the administration”
Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, says that the government shutdown isn’t “good for the administration,” as Eric Trump, the president’s son, suggested on Saturday. But Mulvaney said the president is correct in considering it a political “present” from Democrats on the anniversary of […]
Mulvaney: Shutdown not “good for the administration”
Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, says that the government shutdown isn’t “good for the administration,” as Eric Trump, the president’s son, suggested on Saturday. But Mulvaney said the president is correct in considering it a political “present” from Democrats on the anniversary of […]
At a three-year high, euro faces ECB scrutiny
FILE PHOTO: An employee shows fifty-euro notes in a bank in Sarajevo, March 19, 2012. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo January 21, 2018 By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – After hitting a three-year high against the dollar, the strong euro is likely to preoccupy global markets and European Central Bank policymakers in […]
Vice President Pence arrives in Israel
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen wave upon their arrival at Ben Gurion international Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad January 21, 2018 By Jeff Mason BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence began a visit to Israel […]
Trump willing to support legal status for ‘Dreamers’ in exchange for wall: WH sources
Federal lawmakers are now in a shutdown standoff: Democrats are refusing to support a bill funding the government unless they have a deal on immigration. Republicans are refusing to negotiate on immigration until Democrats support a bill to fund the government. But amid the noise and recriminations, President Donald Trump […]
Flawless Norway retain ski jumping team world title
Ski Jumping – Ski Flying World Championships – team final round – Oberstdorf, Germany – January 21, 2018. Gold medalists Daniel Andre Tande, Johann Andre Forfang, Andreas Stjernen and Robert Johansson of team Norway celebrate on the podium. REUTERS/Michael Dalder January 21, 2018 OBERSDORF, GERMANY (Reuters) – World ski jumping […]