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'Vampire kangaroo': Macquarie boss defends management of debt-ridden Thames Water
The Guardian - 28 Jul 2023 07:01
Shemara Wikramanayake decries nickname given to investment bank by media as utility burdened by $26bn debt The Macquarie chief executive, Shemara Wikramanayake, has delivered a fervent defence of the company's former ste...
OCCU's four-day workweek test deemed promising but not conclusive
American Banker - 28 Jul 2023 22:04
Oregon Community Credit Union in Eugene is seeing employee productivity and satisfaction increase, but is still wary of declaring the program a success.
Two Goldman Sachs executives join exodus amid overhaul by CEO David Solomon
New York Post - 28 Jul 2023 23:06
Goldman Sachs faces a possible leadership crisis after two more top executives reportedly said they are leaving the Wall Street giant amid embattled CEO David Solomon’s push to overhaul its key asset management divisio...
Kim Jong Un just showed off two new North Korean aircraft that look shockingly similar to US military drones
Business Insider - 28 Jul 2023 19:31The Thrill on the Ground at the Women's World Cup
The New Yorker - 28 Jul 2023 20:32
Excitement about soccer is visible everywhere in Australia, even with the national team's chances now in doubt.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, July 28th
The New Yorker - 28 Jul 2023 15:45
"It's just another day here in the U.S., with more extreme heat and a chance of indictment."
Terra Luna Classic Price Prediction as LUNC Falls Below $500 Million Market Capitalization - Here are Key Levels to Watch
Crypto News - 28 Jul 2023 12:01
The Terra Luna Classic price has fallen by 0.5% in the past 24 hours, with its slip to $0.00008144 also representing a 6% loss in the last seven days. This marks a bad week for LUNC, yet the altcoin has been facing a dec...
Goldman Sachs Veteran Julian Salisbury to Join Sixth Street
Wall Street Journal - 28 Jul 2023 13:00
The asset-management veteran will become co-CIO at $70 billion investment firm.
Behind The Scenes: How Women's World Cup Players Created Soccer's Biggest Ever Climate Campaign
Forbes - 28 Jul 2023 14:30
She began offsetting her travel-related emissions and eventually proposed to her Danish and Juventus teammates that they compensate the carbon emissions from their fli...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Raises Concerns About Fraud in Crypto Market
Crypto News - 28 Jul 2023 20:00
Gary Gensler, Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has voiced concern regarding the prevalence of fraud in the crypto market. In a Thursday interview with Bloomberg, Gensler said that the crypto m...
Employees with agreeable personalities are more appreciated in the workplace since the pandemic, a study says
Business Insider - 28 Jul 2023 14:44
A University of London study examined the Big Five personality traits at work and found that agreeableness is more helpful than previously thought.
Today's Wordle #769 Hints, Clues And Answer For Friday, July 28th
Forbes - 28 Jul 2023 02:30
How to solve today's Wordle. Hints, clues and the daily Wordle answer. Also, play competitive Wordle and learn more about each day's word.
The Score: Mattel, PacWest, Meta and More Stocks That Defined the Week
Wall Street Journal - 28 Jul 2023 22:48
Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week's news.
The Moneyist: 'I can't sustain this pace': I'm 61, single and have an MBA. I'm draining my savings after losing my job. What's my next move?
Market Watch - 28 Jul 2023 17:11
'I was let go from my six-figure job. I was unable to find a similar job, even with an MBA.'
U.S. Senate Passes $886B Military Spending Bill With Crypto AML Provision
Coin Desk - 28 Jul 2023 04:48
The amendment takes aim at crypto mixers and "anonymity-enhancing" crypto assets.
Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Reaches Settlement Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
The New York Times - 28 Jul 2023 02:07
Mr. Wynn, who resigned from Wynn Resorts in 2018, agreed to pay Nevada $10 million and to step back from its gambling industry.
Are you a Facebook user? You have one month left to apply for a share of this $725M settlement.
Chicago Tribune - 28 Jul 2023 02:02
Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world's largest social media platform allowed millions of its users' personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump's 2016 presid...
OceanGate co-founder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050
New York Post - 28 Jul 2023 23:50
Guillermo Söhnlein, who co-founded OceanGate, is also heading up an effort that'll allow up to 1,000 people to live in a floating, space station-like structure in Venus' atmosphere by the year 2050.
Javice prosecutors seek delay to JPMorgan's civil case against Frank founder
American Banker - 28 Jul 2023 22:18
The U.S. government wants to intervene in JPMorgan Chase's fraud lawsuit against Frank founder Charlie Javice, asking a federal judge to halt pretrial information exchanges until she has been tried on criminal charges.
'Barbie' Parties Toward $1 Billion Worldwide At The Box Office
Forbes - 28 Jul 2023 20:11
Billion-dollar "Barbie" is Queen of 2023 box office.
A beach club dinner and Jamie Dimon's touch: how PacWest was rescued
American Banker - 28 Jul 2023 19:47
Dimon had taken a keen interest in PacWest since April, when the California lender became engulfed in the broader turmoil hitting regional banks.
: 'Unilever has descended into a vortex of immorality': Pressure mounts on consumer goods giant to exit Russia
Market Watch - 28 Jul 2023 19:36
Activist group B4Ukraine is among the voices calling for a boycott of Unilever's products over the company's Russian operations