Most developed countries today offer some amount of support for new parents to take time off work just before and after childbirth or adoption. Australia’s Senate just passed legislation on Monday to extend its total paid leave offered to new parents to 26 weeks, instead of the current 20 weeks, beginning in 2026. For parents … Read more
Despite being a self-professed car enthusiast, financial guru Dave Ramsey declares cars as a significant financial drain. Through a series of TikTok videos, he underlines the pivotal decision to purchase vehicles with cash and the financial drain posed by car payments. Ramsey compares homes, which generally appreciate, and cars, which depreciate, stating, “I guarantee you’ll … Read more
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at press conference during the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, April 30, 2022. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett said his sprawling conglomerate may only slightly outperform the average American company due to its sheer size and the lack of buying opportunities that could make an impact. The Omaha-based … Read more
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks with CNBC’s Jon Fortt. CNBC Amazon will replace Walgreens Boots Alliance in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to a Tuesday announcement from S&P Dow Jones Indices, which manages the price-weighted measurement of 30 stocks. Amazon shares moved up 1% in extended trading, and Walgreens stock moved 3% lower. The … Read more
Skyscrapers in the Canary Wharf financial, business and shopping district in London, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The average FTSE 100 CEO will have earned more this year than the median full-time worker’s annual salary by 1 p.m. London time on Thursday, according to estimates from the High Pay Centre think tank. The … Read more
Out of The Holdovers’ premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Alexander Payne’s latest film won praise from critics for the triple-hander’s lead performances from Academy Award-nominee Paul Giamatti, Only Murders in the Building star Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and newcomer Dominic Sessa. However, at the movie’s second public screening, it was an unknown actor with … Read more
Last week, I posed this challenge: You and nine of your coworkers are sitting in a conference room when somebody wonders aloud about the group’s average salary. Everyone is curious, but nobody feels comfortable sharing their own pay with the group. How can you all learn your average salary without anybody learning any more information … Read more
Hussain Elius is best known as the co-founder of Pathao, one of Bangladesh’s top ride-sharing apps. For his latest startup, however, Elius is exploring the world of DeFi with Wind.app, a self-custodial, smart contract wallet with three main features. The first is enabling businesses to send payments to remote employees around the world. The second … Read more
Somewhere in a quiet corner of Urbanista’s Stockholm HQ, there’s a list of emergency place-names. Since its inception in 2010, the company has been on a kind of virtual world tour, naming each of its products after a location of lesser or greater resonance. But there’s a finite list of evocative toponyms on this planet, … Read more
12-year-old Shanya Gill won a national science competition for her fire detection device. The device works quicker than the average smoke detector by using a thermal camera. Gill said she hopes to use the $25,000 prize to take her device to market. Last year, sixth grader Shanya Gill and her family were shocked to hear … Read more