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Anant Agarwal is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the CEO of edX, the online learning destination founded by Harvard and MIT. The ways in which the nature of work is changing beyond our control necessitate a more flexible education system, with “students” no longer being defined just as 18-to-22-year-olds on college […]
The head of the Canadian AIDS Society fears HIV rates will continue to rise because of a shift in federal funding towards prevention instead of treatment and support.
Croatia holidaymakers will be charged a higher tourist tax on all accommodation from next year. The decision, announced by the Croatian government today, sees the tax – paid per person per night – raised by approximately 25 per cent. The only type of tourist accommodation exempt from the change is campsites. The higher tourist tax […]
Thomson Reuters Stocks were mostly higher Monday as Wall Street shifted focus from ongoing tensions surrounding the Trump administration to a wave of tech earnings out this week. Financial stocks rallied, with JPMorgan gaining 1.9%. The dollar rose, and the 10-year Treasury yield jumped to its highest level in more than a month. Here’s the scoreboard:See […]
OXYGEN therapy could help combat dementia in people with lung disease, suggests new research. Breathing in additional oxygen improves the function of blood vessels in the brain of people with breathing difficulties caused by lung conditions, according to the study.
Over the last few years, Netflix has slowly rolled out a series of price increases for its streaming service. After the debacle of 2011 that occurred when it announced a split between its streaming and disc service to create “Qwikster” the company has been more sensitive to potential backlash. The company’s next move could be […]
CENTRAL bankers and economists have spilled much ink in recent years on the question of why wages have not grown more. The average unemployment rate in advanced economies is 5.3%, lower than before the financial crisis. Yet even in America, the hottest rich-world economy, pay is growing by less than 3% annually. This month the […]
CENTRAL bankers and economists have spilled much ink in recent years on the question of why wages have not grown more. The average unemployment rate in advanced economies is 5.3%, lower than before the financial crisis. Yet even in America, the hottest rich-world economy, pay is growing by less than 3% annually. This month the […]
A new estimate suggests that 4,645 people died between Sept. 20 and Dec. 31, 2017 as a direct or indirect result of the Category 4 storm in Puerto Rico.
Reuters/Paulo Santos The S&P 500 has formed a bullish triangle pattern that’s setting it up for a break higher, according to David Sneddon, Credit Suisse’s global head of technical analysis. The index’s recent sideways trading is a result of the overbought conditions that prevailed earlier this year. Market breadth and volume gauges are also improving, […]
