Month: June 2022
Op-ed: The EU’s rewiring due to the war in Ukraine is game-changing, if it doesn’t short-circuit before the job is done
Europe has been rewiring itself in impressive ways in the five months since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine. The coming weeks will show whether that work of building a more resolute European Union for a future of new security challenges will continue. Or, instead, will the rewiring short-circuit before the job […]
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British PM Boris Johnson warns Russian takeover of Ukraine would be ‘absolutely catastrophic’ for the world
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a picture before a meeting, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 17, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | via Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that if Russia succeeds in its takeover of Ukraine, the global results […]
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Meet the architect helping tech companies like Intuit redesign offices for hybrid work
The pandemic changed how we work. And while some companies are reverting to a pre-pandemic workweek, 81% of executives said they are adopting a more flexible workplace, according to LinkedIn’s 2022 Global Talent Trends report. But getting employees back in the office hasn’t been easy and companies are having to rethink the role the office […]
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Fierce local battles over power lines are a bottleneck for clean energy deployment
A section of the NECEC corridor in Johnson Mountain Township is covered with straw on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Crews put down the straw for erosion control. Portland Press Herald | Portland Press Herald | Getty Images For the past six years, energy companies and Maine residents have been in a fierce stand-off over the […]
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Goldman analysts love these stocks, but the rest of Wall Street not so much
The stock market has fallen more than many Wall Street experts expected this year, so some investors are looking for less conventional, more contrarian ideas. Goldman Sachs’ Deep Mehta compiled a list of stocks that Goldman analysts rate a buy while more than half of all other Wall Street analysts do not. “These names appear […]
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Banking body BIS urges decisive wave of global rate hikes to stem inflation
The world’s central bank umbrella body, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has called for interest rates to be raised “quickly and decisively” to prevent the surge in inflation turning into something even more problematic. The Swiss-based BIS has held its annual meeting in recent days, where top central bankers met to discuss their current […]
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Paul McCartney joined by Springsteen, Grohl in epic Glastonbury show
Paul McCartney performs with Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl. Samir Hussein | Wireimage | Getty Images Paul McCartney was joined by special guests Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl in an epic performance at Glastonbury on Saturday night that spanned the first Beatles demo to some of his latest recordings. The singer-songwriter, who turned 80 a […]
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UK PM Boris Johnson seeks to stay in power until the mid-2030s
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Joe Giddens | Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he aims to remain in power until the middle of the next decade, despite calls for him to quit, which would make him the country’s longest continuously serving leader in 200 years. Earlier this month, Johnson survived a […]
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G-7 nations to announce import ban on Russian gold as Moscow sanctions widen
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrives for a joint news conference with Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdymukhamedov in Moscow, Russia June 10, 2022. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters The leaders of the G-7 nations will announce a ban on Russian gold imports for Moscow’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed on Sunday morning. As the leaders […]
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This couple left the U.S. to travel full-time—and cut expenses by 50%: ‘We’ve lived in London, Rome and Lisbon’
My wife and I love to travel. In the five years that we’ve been together, we’ve made many unforgettable memories during our trips abroad. But in July 2021, we took a Greek Isles cruise for my wife’s 49th birthday that truly changed our lives. As we sat in our ocean view cabin, we talked about […]
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