Thunberg was released by police earlier this week after being detained along with other climate activists for protesting the expansion of a coal mine in the small village of Luetzerath in western Germany. Bernd Lauter Getty Images News | Getty…
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp says employees who don’t like the company’s mission—or its dealings with Western governments and militaries—should leave. “We want people who want to be part of the West, make the West a better society,” Karp said…
France’s transport and school networks were disrupted by a nationwide strike on Thursday as unions mounted opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. In Paris, metro and commuter trains have reduced…
Klaas Knot, president of De Nederlandsche Bank spoke to CNBC in Davos. Bloomberg Bloomberg Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland – The European Central Bank will not stop short of a single 50 basis point hike at its next rate-setting meeting, one…
Jamaican Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt was shocked to discover $12 million missing from an account he had with Kingston’s stock investment firm, Stocks and Securities, according to his lawyer. Bolt was recently told there was only about $12,000 left in…
BHP, the world’s largest mining company, said China will act as a “stabilizing force” for commodity demand this year as Beijing’s pro-growth policies offset weak economic performance in other developed markets. The Australian resource company said on Thursday that China’s…
Zoom In IconThe arrow points outward Donald Trump, E. Jean Carroll, John Johnson and Ivana Trump at an NBC party, late 1980s. US District Court in Manhattan Former President Donald Trump recently mistakenly identified rape accuser E. Jean Carroll as…
So-called “hybrid immunity” – from vaccination and infection – offers better protection against severe illness and hospitalization from COVID than immunity from infection alone, according to a new study published in Lancet. The study provides recommendations to public health officials…
Progress towards the government’s 25-year plan to improve Britain’s natural environment has fallen “far short”, with “chronic decline” in certain species continuing unchecked, a post-Brexit environmental watchdog has warned. In a report on Thursday, the Environment Protection Office said none…
Dollar bills. Simple image | moment | Getty Images Investor cash holdings are near record highs, and that could be good news for stocks as a wall of money is poised to return to the market. But here’s the question:…