Emmanuel Macron is paying a high price for his push on pension reform as a survey on Sunday showed the French president is facing a new low in popularity — as low as during the protests of the so-called Yellow Jackets. As the French take to the streets to protest against Macron’s pension reform, 70 … Read more
The French Senate voted in favor of the controversial pension reform overnight, paving the way for a potential final adoption of the law on Thursday, as thousands of people continue to demonstrate across the country. The widespread opposition to the retirement overhaul is a political test to French President Emmanuel Macron, whose liberal party has … Read more
For years, Wall Street groused about Silicon Valley’s refusal to pay dividends and buy back stock as tech companies grew into cash-generating machines. That is no longer a problem, even though those tech companies are generating fewer profits than they were in previous years. In fact, some tech companies are basically paying off Wall Street … Read more
Watch Live: Federal Reserve News Conference | WSJ Wall Street Journal Fed’s Powell: will need substantially more evidence to be confident inflation on downward path Reuters LIVE: Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds news conference following FOMC meeting Yahoo Finance Stocks Rise to Session Highs as Powell Speaks The Wall Street Journal LIVE: Chair Powell speaks after Federal Reserve raises … Read more
A company run by Chinese businesswoman Sally Zou donated almost $450,000 to the South Australian branch of the Liberal Party last financial year, the latest electoral disclosures have revealed. Key points: AEC documents show the SA Liberals received $8.9 million, while SA Labor got $10.6 million A company run by Chinese businesswoman Sally Zou was … Read more
Global growth is slowing down less than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday in its updated World Economic Outlook. World output is set to grow by 2.9 percent this year, down from 3.4 percent in 2022, weighed down by tightening monetary policy and the war in Ukraine. That’s an increase of 0.2 percentage … Read more
At first, Jeremy Joslin thought the email announcing his layoff was a phishing attempt. It was 5:30 a.m. in California when he saw it, and with so many technology job cuts afoot, the Google software engineer thought a scammer was trying to capitalize on the news. The message, sent to his personal inbox, directed him … Read more
South Australian students will begin returning to school tomorrow, but for many the first day of school will also be the first without their mobile phone. Key points: Mobile phones are banned in SA public high schools, starting from tomorrow Schools have until the beginning of term three to implement the ban But unlike in … Read more
DOJ Seeks to Ban Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees The Wall Street Journal SBF’s mom, Caroline Ellison aren’t cooperating in bankruptcy probe: lawyers Markets Insider FTX founder Bankman-Fried objects to tighter bail, says prosecutors ‘sandbagged’ him Yahoo Finance Sam Bankman-Fried tried to influence witness through Signal, DOJ alleges CNBC Do you have money tied up in FTX? Share … Read more
An independent evaluation of The National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP) has found there are benefits of having chaplains in schools, but has endorsed plans to broaden the scheme to include secular support staff. Key points: The report calls for clearer guidelines around what constituted proselytising It supports the government’s decision to gives schools a choice of … Read more