It may not be yet obvious to the naked eye but Wall Street is apparently trying its darndest to attract more women and ethnic minorities into its predominantly white, male ranks. This was news to me when I first heard about the so-called “diversity fellowship” programs that are popping up […]
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Taco Bell’s Nacho Fries are the most successful launch in the chain’s history
Move over Doritos Locos Tacos, there’s a new Taco Bell menu darling. The innovative fast food Mexican chain owned by Yum Brands said Tuesday that its newest limited-time menu item, Nacho Fries, has become the most successful product launch in the restaurant’s history. Since its debut in January, fast food […]
New GOP poll shows Trump’s base wants the wall, but they’ll take Dreamers, too
President Donald Trump‘s visit to prototypes of his border wall in California on Tuesday is a down payment on a key campaign promise to his base. New polling suggests Trump voters would also back another controversial pledge the president has yet to fulfill: protecting the so-called Dreamers. A survey slated […]
Billionaire Richard Branson: 3 reasons you should let your employees work remotely
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson has a message for fellow business leaders: Your employees want flexible work arrangements. Branson was introduced to flexible work in 2005 after the birth of his first child. “I found myself out of a job,” he writes in a recent blog post.” Not because I […]
Trump names Gina Haspel as first female CIA director. She is known for running a CIA ‘black site’
President Donald Trump intends to nominate Gina Haspel, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency to be the agency’s next director, the White House announced on Tuesday. If confirmed, Haspel would be the first woman to lead the CIA, replacing current director Mike Pompeo, whom Trump picked to replace Rex […]
Cramer: Picking Pompeo as top US diplomat sends a message to China — ‘You are our enemy’
President Donald Trump‘s plan to appoint CIA Director Mike Pompeo as secretary of State sends a startling message to China, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. “It says to China you are our enemy,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “This is about China being our intellectual and economic enemy,” […]
Why new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is bad news for Iran
The appointment of CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the new secretary of state following President Donald Trump‘s shock firing of Rex Tillerson could spell more bad news for Iran. Pompeo, named secretary of state by Trump on Tuesday shortly after he announced Tillerson’s departure on Twitter, has taken a notoriously […]
Blizzard bears down on New England, snarling travel
The third winter storm in two weeks roared into coastal New England on Tuesday, with up to 20 inches (51 cm) of forecast snow causing school closures, flight cancellations and raising the risk of power outages. The nor’easter follows two storms that rumbled up the East Coast this month, killing […]
Inflation fears cool off as consumer prices rise in line with expectations
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in February, in line with expectations and likely alleviating concerns that inflation is about to accelerate, according to the Labor Department. On a year-over-year basis, the consumer price index rose 2.2 percent, a bit ahead of the 2.1 percent increase reported in January. Excluding volatile […]
This popular 401(k) investment may have more risk than you want
If volatility in your retirement plan investments is giving you motion sickness, then maybe it’s time to share your grievances with your boss. Young investors in target-date funds white-knuckled their way through February because those funds are heavily invested in stocks for that age group and subject to short-term market […]