South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to exert stronger pressure through sanctions on North Korea following its nuclear and missile tests, South Korea’s presidential office said following a telephone call between the two leaders on Sunday. “The two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation, and exert stronger and practical sanctions on […]
Read moreWith bond yields spending years barely hovering above zero in most developed markets, big money investors are having to get creative to find returns. For many, that means taking their money to riskier assets. Here’s what some of the biggest names in fixed-income investing had to say this week at Milken Institute events in Singapore: […]
Read moreThere’s a war for talent in Pittsburgh’s booming autonomous car market. It started with Uber and now includes Argo AI, which is majority owned by Ford, and a start-up called Aurora Innovation. With so much hiring, it’s a good time to be at the city’s prized academic institution, Carnegie Mellon University. Andrew Moore, the dean […]
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Europe suggests Trump won't back out of Paris climate accord, but the White House quickly denies it
The White House immediately disavowed on Saturday a Wall Street Journal report suggesting the Trump administration is reversing its stated intention of abandoning the Paris climate accord. According to the publication, the European Union’s Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete said that President Donald Trump would abide by the landmark agreement, which […]
Read moreCalling the case for U.S. foreign aid “increasingly obvious” in a turbulent world, Bill and Melinda Gates issued a call to the world’s largest economy to redouble its financial commitment to needy countries. In a lengthy Wall Street Journal opinion piece published on Saturday, the philanthropist founder of Microsoft and his wife stated that “the […]
Read moreA mysterious illness has been striking people associated with the US Embassy in Cuba — and a secret sonic weapon is rumored to be the source. Over the past year, diplomats in Cuba have experienced an unusual collection of symptoms that range from hearing loss, vertigo, and nausea to concussions, CBS News reported. Yesterday, the […]
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The iPhone X looks to have a killer camera, with new upgrades for excellent “bokeh,” or blurring in the background of photos. Samsung has this feature too, but it doesn’t appear to be as advanced as Apple’s. Year after year, though, Apple and Samsung typically offer some of the best smartphone cameras on the market. […]
Read moreJackson Palmer no longer thinks it’s funny to imitate Doge, the internet meme about a Shiba Inu dog whose awe-struck expressions and garbled syntax (e.g. “Wow. So pizza. Much delicious.”) made him a viral sensation several years ago. But if he did, he might channel Doge to offer a few cautionary words for investors who […]
Read moreTwitter alums are taking over the health-technology sector. A LinkedIn search revealed that more than 20 former Twitter employees are now at health, fitness and bio-tech start-ups. The vast majority of them joined or founded these companies in the past two years, in the midst of Twitter’s well-documented executive shakeup. This list includes but is […]
Read moreDo you know if a criminal stole your card information when you swiped at the ATM, or even a gas pump? ATM skimming, or using a device to steal debit information, is on the rise and getting more sophisticated. Authorities discovered three ATM skimmers in gas stations in Ohio and one in a bank in […]
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