The US global image has been deeply damaged by Trump and decades of skimping on diplomacy. In order to rebuild America’s image, the government needs to be willing to spend tens of billions of dollars.  Brett Bruen was the director of global engagement in the Obama White House and a career American diplomat. He runs the crisis-communications agency Global Situation […]

In “Millionaire Teacher,” author Andrew Hallam offers advice on finding a financial advisor. He recommends asking if your advisor will invest your money in index funds. If they won’t, drop them. If your advisor only recommends actively-managed mutual funds, they’re looking out for their bottom line. SmartAsset’s free tool can find a financial planner to help you take control of […]

The robots are coming. Not to kill you with lasers, or beat you in chess, or even to ferry you around town in a driverless Uber. These robots are here to merge purchase orders into columns J and K of next quarter’s revenue forecast, and transfer customer data from the invoicing software to the Oracle database. They are unassuming software […]

‘While intensification of fuel prices and broad-based domestic cost pass-through pressures is a downside risk, core inflation is expected to strengthen further as demand recovers to pre-Covid levels,’ the ministry said on Friday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. The finance ministry on Friday flagged global and domestic inflation as a “downside risk” to India’s growth momentum. “While global and domestic inflation pose […]

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Okta shares are down 10% since it announced Wednesday that it is paying a premium for rival identity management firm Auth0. CEO Todd McKinnon defended his company's move, saying Auth0 was on a path to go public. "If you look at how we're valuing it, it's growth accretive to us," he said. Okta CEO Todd McKinnon on Friday defended his […]

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(Reuters) – Wall Street ended sharply higher after a volatile session on Friday, with the Nasdaq rebounding at the end of a week that saw it extend losses to about 10% from its previous record high. All three main indexes bounced back from losses earlier in the day, with investors in recent sessions spooked by rising interest rates that offset […]

New more contagious variants of the coronavirus are being investigated in the United States, raising questions about whether the Covid vaccines currently in use will provide protection against mutations. There are multiple more contagious variants emerging around the globe, in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil. In the U.S., variants from New York City and California have been identified. […]