THE MBA is both revered and reviled. To boosters it has advanced the science of management and helped firms, and countries, to grow. Detractors say it offers little of practical value and instils in students a sense of infallibility that can sink companies, and knock economies sideways. The critics are currently the louder of the […]
Read moreEXCHANGE-TRADED funds (ETFs) were supposed to make investing easy. Instead of spending hours researching individual stocks and bonds or paying an expert fund manager, investors could simply buy a few ETFs. But now there are too many to choose from. BlackRock offers 346 in America alone. Some investors need help allocating their money between different […]
Read moreALL men are created equal, but they do not stay that way for long. That is one message of a report this month by the OECD, a club of 35 mostly rich democracies. Many studies show how income gaps have evolved over time or between countries. The OECD’s report looks instead at how inequality evolves […]
Read moreTHE president’s tax promise has always been clear: he will reduce the amount middle-earners, but not rich Americans, must pay. Yet every time Donald Trump releases a plan, analysts say it does almost the opposite. The Tax Policy Centre, a think-tank, recently filled in the blanks in the latest Republican tax proposals and concluded that […]
Read moreSWEDES discuss their incomes with a frankness that would horrify Britons or Americans. They have little reason to be coy; in Sweden you can learn a stranger’s salary simply by ringing the tax authorities and asking. Pay transparency can be a potent weapon against persistent inequities. When hackers published e-mails from executives at Sony Pictures, […]
Read moreFord will bring autonomous vehicles to a test market in 2018, said Ford CEO Jim Hackett on Thursday. Hackett did not specify where the test will take place or provide many more details during a conference call with analysts after the company reported strong third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. Ford plans to bring […]
Read moreIf you’re using the mobile app, you can choose your model, capacity, color and carrier all before pre-orders open early tomorrow morning. Once you’re finished, choose the share button at the top of the screen and text it to yourself. (Or tap the heart icon to save it as a favorite, either method works.) When […]
Read moreTwitter said on Thursday that it’s immediately removing all off-board advertising from two of Russia’s largest media outlets, Russia Today and Sputnik. In late September, Twitter said that three accounts tied to Russia Today, including @RT_Com, @RT_America and @ActualidadRT, were specifically targeting “the U.S. market in 2016” ahead of the Presidential election. Twitter said at […]
Read moreTwitter has finally cleaned up its act, and it is now a “legitimate” platform for companies to place advertisements, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. “They got disciplined. We’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street” after Twitter reported revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations. “It was a takeover story […]
Read moreTwitter said during its latest earnings that if it hits its high estimate for adjusted EBITDA next quarter it will finally b. The company aims to get there by cutting costs, looking a new ways to get advertisers involved and diversifying its revenue stream. The lion’s share of Twitter’s revenue comes from advertising. It earned […]
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