The day of reckoning for Indonesia’s stock market is here. MSCI, the global benchmark provider, will determine whether to downgrade Southeast Asia’s largest economy to “frontier market” status, or keep it as an emerging market, on June 23. If MSCI…
Job-seekers complain about “ghost jobs,” five rounds of interviews, and tedious skills tests—but even major leaders are not exempt from the ordeal. Google CEO Sundar Pichai was put through nine interviews and a trick question before securing an SVP product…
Having a sick pet is emotionally a lot to handle. But now with the skyrocketing costs of emergency vet care, it can mean Americans are looking at their bank accounts first before making important decisions about their pet’s care. It’s…
VivaTech in Paris is ten years old. In 2016, 45,000 attended the first event. This year, at least 180,000 delegates will make the trip to the French capital. One highlight will be a “tech takeover” of the Champs-Élysées, where robots will walk amongst the plane…
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has caused the largest global energy-supply shock ever: Some 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows have been cut off at the Strait of Hormuz. From gas rationing in Bangladesh, to farmers…
In a bubblegum pink bouclé skirt suit, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser must have felt as if she was speaking into a void as she pitched Wall Street, via livestream, on the future she envisioned for one of the world’s largest…
U.S. stock futures fell and oil prices rose after peace talks between the U.S. and Iran got off to a rocky start on Sunday, with President Donald Trump wasting no time with threats to renew war. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…
Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider who aims to be Britain’s next prime minister. The 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time playing soccer or…
The male labor force participation rate in the U.S. has been falling for generations, perplexing economists who have struggled to come up with an explanation. According to the Labor Department’s latest data, the rate for men 20 years and older…
High-level U.S.-Iran talks on their interim deal to end the war had a tense start Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran took offense at comments by President Donald Trump, who threatened to attack and told Iran’s president to watch what he says. The comments…