Bloomberg Markets
Spain will continue to outperform the euro area’s largest economies, with the conflict in Iran expected to have only a limited impact, according to new government forecasts.
Bloomberg Markets
Kongsberg has seen a "positive movement forward" in European defense spending throughout last year, even though it’s still not yet at the level needed, its CEO Eirik Lie tells Bloomberg TV. Lie spoke to Bloomberg TV's Francine Lacqua ahead of July's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, where European NATO states will be expected to prove they are progressing towards spending 5% of GDP on defense. (Source: Bloomberg)
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US national parks are surging in popularity, between America’s 250th celebrations and the increasing demand for domestic travel. Our guide for 16 popular national parks from across the US is here to help you find ways around the crowds. (Source: Bloomberg)
MarketWatch
A viral social-media post this weekend took Jeremy Grantham bashing a step further by looking at the investing legend’s own investments.
The Guardian
At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to riseThe president of Venezuela’s National Assembly has warned time is running out to rescue survivors trapped under the rubble.The death toll from the earthquakes has risen to at least 1,450 people, with 3,150 injured and 12,721 others displaced, Jorge Rodríguez said yesterday in a televised address. Continue reading...
MarketWatch
Actress Elisha Cuthbert is again trying to sell her luxurious L.A. pad for nearly $2.1 million— weeks after making a sudden return to acting following a long hiatus.
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Just weeks into his job as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin M. Warsh has embraced some of the central bank’s conventions while signaling seismic shifts ahead.
NY Times Business
A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.
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As Ukraine brings the war home to Russia, officials hesitate to designate shelters and blast sirens, downplaying the conflict’s consequences with euphemisms.
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NY Times Business
Scholars say the “unknown unknowns” of using artificial intelligence in the workplace may be undermining the technology’s advertised benefits.
The Guardian Culture
The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their favourite comfort films is a pick for a comedy that demands countless rewatchingThere’s a moment in Groundhog Day that genuinely changed my life: the bit where, noticing that Andie MacDowell has walked into the party that he’s rocking with an up-tempo boogie-woogie solo, weatherman Phil Connors cuts the band with a gesture, takes off his shades, and pivots straight into a soulful rendition of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagani
The Guardian Politics
Labour came to power promising to tackle Silicon Valley. But from workers’ rights to online privacy it has failed at almost every turnDuring a recent conversation in the House of Lords, a former senior US government official told me that “democracy was broken”. When I asked why, they pointed to research that showed that governments – regardless of party – represent the interests of the wealthy and not the people who vote for them.Nowhere is this more visible than with the tech lobby, which has e
NY Times World
In Celaya, Mexico, local cartels have turned soccer fields into bloody battlefields as they have co-opted a local league for teenagers as their latest business endeavor.
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In Salamanca, Mexico, soccer matches are being plagued by violence and deaths in multiple shootings. Our investigative correspondent Maria Abi-Habib reports from the town.
NY Times Business
Traditional bed-and-breakfast inns are doubling down on unique décor, personalized service and flexible policies, as they seek to distinguish themselves from vacation rentals.