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Sri Lanka and IMF reach preliminary deal on $2.9 billion loan

Protestors here seen gathering outside the presidential secretariat in Colombo a week ago, have achieved their aim, with legislators soon to elect a new president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned as president. Arun Sankar | Afp | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund has preliminarily …

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India 5G race will be between Reliance and Bharti Airtel: Sanjay Kapoor

The push for India’s first 5G spectrum may be heating up, but rollout plans in the country are still “a big maze,” according to a former CEO of Indian telco Bharti Airtel. Speaking to CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia” on Wednesday, Sanjay Kapoor, who is now an independent analyst, said Indian …

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How introverts thrive in extroverted workplaces

The workplace is built for extroverts, says Deb Liu: Your success is often tied to your ability to share, speak up, connect and lead others. She’d know — Liu, the CEO of $4.7 billion consumer genealogy business Ancestry.com, describes herself as distinctly introverted. She graduated from engineering school with honors …

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‘Avoid these 2 resume words at all costs,’ says career expert—here are 35 power verbs to use instead

You only get less than 7.5 seconds to grab a hiring manager’s attention when they read your resume for the first time. As a career coach who has helped hundreds of people polish their resumes and land jobs, I’ve seen too many candidates focus mostly on formatting, such as the …

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FDA authorizes Covid booster shots that target omicron BA.5 variant

A medical staff prepares a booster dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at a vaccination centre in Brussels, Belgium, January 5, 2022. Yves Herman | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid booster shots Wednesday that target the omicron BA.5 subvariant as the U.S. prepares for …

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Fed likely to keep hiking until there’s economic deterioration

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he expects the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates until there is clear evidence that the U.S. economy has slowed down. While some hoped the Fed may soon stop aggressively hiking rates in a pivot reminiscent to early 2019, the “Mad Money” host said …

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Sifting through the short-term drops

Following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s warning of another interest rate hike and more pain ahead for the U.S. economy, investors are facing further stumbling blocks in the months ahead as they weigh ongoing market uncertainty and the impact of inflation on corporate earnings.  But Wes Crill, head of investment strategists …

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Jim Cramer says he likes these 5 liquified natural gas stocks for the long haul

CNBC’s Jim Cramer highlighted Wednesday five companies involved in the liquified natural gas industry that he believes could be worthwhile long-term investments. When the market gets challenging, investors should look to capitalize by building positions “in companies with exposure to powerful long-term themes, like the rise of LNG,” the “Mad …

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Nvidia stock falls after U.S. government restricts chip sales to China

Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia shares fell 4% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company said the U.S. government is restricting sales in China. In a filing with the SEC, Nvidia said the U.S. …

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NASA awards SpaceX $1.4 billion in contracts for 5 more astronaut missions

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Crew Dragon capsule, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first crewed launch of an orbital spaceflight from the U.S. in nearly a decade. Joe …

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