To counteract bias, some staff are getting courses to learn how to talk with American or British accents. CNBC takes a appear at some of the execs and downsides.
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Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these 3 stocks for the long term
The Snowflake Inc logo, the American cloud computing-based data company that offers cloud-based storage and analytics services, is on their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2025. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Investors are looking beyond the prolonged U.S. government shutdown and remain optimistic about growth […]
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Risk-averse parents are fueling Britain’s ambition crisis, VCs say
Mother and daughter using the laptop at home Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images Concerns of an entrepreneurial ambition deficit in the U.K. have led some venture capitalists to question the role of risk-averse parents and a costly education system in disenfranchising young British people from becoming founders. Last month, U.K. Business Secretary Peter […]
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Philippines accuses China of ramming vessel near disputed island as tensions soar
A Philippine marine uses binoculars to monitor a Chinese Coast Guard ship, at a pier on the Philippine-occupied island of Thitu in the disputed South China Sea. Ted Aljibe | Afp | Getty Images The Philippines accused Chinese maritime forces of using water cannon and ramming a Filipino vessel near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, calling […]
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