RELATED STORIES Mark and Amy’s fight is far from over on All Rise. In TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek from Monday’s episode (CBS, 9/8c), Amy still hasn’t returned home after storming out during an argument with her boyfriend. For those in need of a refresher: Shocking evidence about an old case recently surfaced on Mark’s doorstep, […]
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Stocks Decline on Growth Worries
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 300 points, for its first decline in five sessions, as concerns over trade and global growth resurfaced.
No worries, you can still get a passport during the government shutdown
Flickr/sean hobson The government shutdown is ongoing, with no end in sight. The State Department does not have funding during the shutdown. But despite the lapse in funding, the State Department’s passport functions are still operational. Americans can still apply for and renew passports during the shutdown. The timeframe for receiving a new passport will […]
MSF president worries world could lose its humanity over treatment of migrants
Millions of migrants are fleeing violence around the world, but some countries don’t want them coming to their borders. On International Migrants Day, the international president of Médecins Sans Frontières reflects on whether the world is losing its humanity.
Global Stocks Drop on Political Tensions, China Worries
Stocks sold off worldwide with technology shares plunging amid resurgent fears about the health of China’s economy and a slew of geopolitical concerns.
A bail-out for IL&FS raises wider worries about non-bank lenders
The giant infrastructure lender has had to be propped up by India’s government
Worries about the rise of the gig economy are mostly overblown
But it poses a challenge for tax and benefit systems
Worries about the rise of the gig economy are mostly overblown
IT IS a warm morning on Bondi Beach. Simon and Sophia are drinking coffee on a terrace while athleisure-clad millennials stroll by. The young American couple, both management consultants, came to Sydney from New York for a working holiday. Both found work through Expert360, a platform that connects professionals with firms needing help with tasks. […]
A bail-out for IL&FS raises wider worries about non-bank lenders
CAN a big financial firm’s credit rating fall from AAA one month—good enough for pension funds and life insurers—to junk the next without causing a crash? India’s government decided it did not want to find out. Last week it granted Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), one of India’s biggest shadow banks, a parachute. Plenty […]
New 3D ‘human replica’ technology could take worries about fake news to new heights
New technology which will be able to generate real-life replicas of any human being — alive or dead — could take the concept of ‘fake news’ into a whole new realm. Computer scientist Supasorn Suwajanakorn has been working on technology that needs nothing more than existing photos and videos to create 3D models of any […]