If you want to make money pretty soon after college, consider studying engineering. Within five years of graduation, eight of the top 10 majors with graduates earning the most money are subsets of engineering, according to a recent New York Federal Reserve study. Chemical engineering majors take the top spot, […]
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Covid’s ‘legacy of weirdness’: Layoffs spread, but some employers can’t hire fast enough
A sign for hire is posted on the window of a Chipotle restaurant in New York, April 29, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Job cuts are rising at some of the biggest U.S. companies, but others are still scrambling to hire workers, the result of wild swings in consumer priorities […]
The curious history of the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation targeting, explained
The 2% inflation target is key to the Federal Reserve’s vision for stable prices in the U.S. economy, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Canada, Australia, Japan and Israel are among the many economies that include 2% in their inflation rate targets, according to the International Monetary […]
Artificial Intelligence is booming – but how will it impact your career?
A young Asian business woman wearing glowing smart glasses uses a tablet in a city street at night. Concepts such as augmented reality, artificial intelligence, smart cities, metaverse, post-humanism are expressed. Wang Yukun | Moment | Getty Images Artificial Intelligence is the latest technology buzz topic thanks to the boom […]
President Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv just days before one-year anniversary of Ukraine war
U.S. President Joe Biden on Feb. 16, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine Monday in a show of solidarity, nearly a year after Russia began its full-scale invasion of the country. “Joseph Biden, welcome to Kyiv! Your visit is an […]
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace hires EY to review financial processes after damning short seller report
Darktrace, one of the U.K.’s largest cybersecurity companies, was founded in 2013 by a group of former intelligence experts and mathematicians. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Darktrace on Monday said it has appointed auditing firm EY to review its “key financial […]
One year on, Russia’s war in Ukraine ramps up fears over Europe’s next security ‘soft spot’
NATO, which counts Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia among its members, says it has observed cyberattacks, disinformation, intimidation and other destabilizing activities in the Western Balkans in the past 12 months. Ferdi Limani | Getty Images News | Getty Images As Russia’s onslaught in Ukraine approaches its one-year milestone, fears […]
Ukraine can still lose the war — but Russia can’t win, Ian Bremmer says
“Ukraine can still lose the war — but Russia can’t win,” Ian Bremmer told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the Munich Leigh Vogel / Contributor / Getty Images Ukraine can lose the war, but Russia cannot win at a geopolitical level, Ian Bremmer, political scientist and president of Eurasia Group, told […]
India hits back after George Soros says Adani troubles will greatly weaken Modi’s grip on power
NDIA – JANUARY 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Gautam Adani, chairman and founder of the Adani Group, and other delegates at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, at Mahatma Mandir Exhibition cum Convention Centre, on January 18, 2019 in Gandhinagar, India. Hindustan Times | | Getty Images India slammed billionaire investor […]
Reopening to recovery: Goldman Sachs sees China stocks surging as much as 24% by end of 2023
BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 09: Citizens walk at Wangfujing Pedestrian Street in the snow on February 9, 2023 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Goldman Sachs strategists see an economic shift from “reopening to recovery” driving Chinese stocks as much as 24% higher by the […]