Betsie Van der Meer | Getty If you’re a last-minute holiday shopper still checking off the remaining gifts on your list, beware: You could be putting yourself at risk for fraud. “Procrastination is, quite frankly, one of the keys to success for crooks,” Paul Fabara, chief risk officer at Visa, recently told CNBC. “They assume that … Read more
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in sea foam green, bad lighting and chunky control switches, including a critical one that says “launch.” Those underground capsules are about to be demolished and the missile … Read more
The Ronald McDonald balloon floats down Central Park West during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023, in New York City. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images McDonald’s executives painted a rosy portrait of the fast-food giant’s strength and ability to achieve long-term goals at its investor day, but the company … Read more
Chinese yuan cash bills and chinese flag (money, economy, finance, inflation, crisis) Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded its outlook on China’s government credit ratings to negative from stable, expecting Beijing’s support and possible bailouts for distressed local governments and state-owned enterprises to diminish China’s fiscal, economic and institutional strength. … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Filling in for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the Middle East to tackle a pair of challenges that have flummoxed White Houses for decades: climate change and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each carries the risk of political blowback going into next year’s presidential elections. She spent barely … Read more
Markets may be failing to fully price in risks from geopolitics and the economic outlook — and the European Central Bank is monitoring this as a potential threat to financial stability, the group’s vice-president said Wednesday. “Markets have a very good perception, or illusion, of the macro economy. They believe that we are going to … Read more
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 will end next year only about 3% higher than its current level, with a possible U.S. economic slowdown or recession among the biggest risks for the market in 2024, according to strategists in a Reuters poll released Tuesday. The benchmark index will finish next year … Read more
Prince William risks enraging King Charles with bold declaration Prince William risked enraging King Charles with his bold declaration during his visit to Singapore, where he hosted the prestigious Earthshot Prize Awards. During the event, Prince William expressed his desire to outshine the royal family by taking his commitment to charitable causes a “step further” … Read more
Craig Douglas Contributor Craig Douglas is a partner at World Fund and an adviser to the EU Commission on Energy policy. World Fund invests in climate technologies with significant climate performance potential (CPP). Today, deep tech companies — companies creating cutting-edge, transformative technologies based on scientific breakthroughs and R&D, and bringing them to market — … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave OKAFIM, southern Israel — Israeli forces set on crushing Hamas pushed toward urban centers in northern Gaza on Thursday, as limited raids give way to a full-fledged ground invasion, bringing new perils for petrified civilians who remain in their homes. “We are at the height of war,” … Read more