The phone rings, pauses, and then a recording on the line says: “Hello! This is Rachel at cardholder services,” or “This is an important notice about your automobile.” If you’re like many Americans, you have probably received a robocall just like these, which have become a scourge for consumers despite increasing efforts to stop them. […]
Read moreApple chief executive Tim Cook made a lofty proposition this month: That Apple was working on “the mother of all A.I. [artificial intelligence] projects.” Cook tipped his hand in an interview with Bloomberg, when he confirmed the company is working on self-driving cars, something that had been reported by a variety of media outlets since […]
Read morePeople in more than 100 Italian towns and cities voted on Sunday to pick municipal mayors in a run-off ballot that could bolster centre-right parties ahead of a national election due in less than a year. The vote could be a test of the current political mood in Italy, where a gradual economic recovery has […]
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BIS warns of geopolitical events and four other risks that could undermine global upswing
A shift in attention to geopolitical events this year could undermine the sustainability of the global upswing, warned Basel-based Bank of International Standards. The organization commonly known as the central bank of central banks said financial markets were confronted by a changing political environment as the economic background brightened. “Political events surprised market participants, who […]
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THERE are few things that airlines will not now put a price on. Even so, Etihad Airways has come up with an intriguing idea. The Adu Dhabi-based carrier is offering flyers the chance to bid to keep adjacent seats on a flight empty. Passengers can suggest the price they are willing to pay to block […]
Read moreGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives widened their lead over the Social Democrats (SPD) to 15 points in a weekly opinion poll by the Emnid institute published on Sunday, three months before the Sept. 24 election. The Christian Democrats (CDU) and its CSU Bavarian sister party were steady at 39 percentage points in the Emnid poll […]
Read moreBritain’s Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday he was “pretty sure” he could negotiate a good deal to leave the European Union, something that would require a transitional arrangement for around one or two years. Asked whether he was sure there would be a Brexit deal, Davis told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: “I […]
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Brexit commission needed to draw poison from debate, says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, called on Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday to set up a cross-party commission to “draw much of the poison” from the debate over Britain’s decision to exit the European Union. In an article written for the Mail on Sunday newspaper, Welby, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion of […]
Read moreIf the man often hailed as the original “Dr. Doom” is right, the stock market could see another “lurch” higher — at which point investors may want to cash out quickly and run for cover. Marc Faber, the editor of “The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report’ and a perennial bear, isn’t backing down from his […]
Read moreThis week, America witnessed the successful hunting down and bagging of a major company’s CEO. Too many of us seem to be just fine with it. But we shouldn’t be. That leader was Uber’s chief, Travis Kalanick, who announced on Tuesday that he was stepping down from the company he founded. Let’s get something out […]
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