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Britain First leader Paul Golding leads an anti-Islam march on April 1, 2017 in London, England. Wiktor Szymanowicz | Future Publishing | Getty Images Twitter labeled the British far-right political party Britain First an “official organization,” raising questions about the direction in which Elon Musk has taken the platform after …

Calls to move away from relying on the U.S. dollar for trade are growing. More and more countries — from Brazil to Southeast Asian nations — are calling for trade to be carried out in other currencies besides the U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar has been king in global trade …

Signs explaining Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and other banking policies on the counter of a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009.  Rick Wilking | Reuters If there wasn’t enough banking jargon to blind you, it’s time to learn a new piece of it: Welcome to the industry’s era …

Pedestrians carry McDonald’s bags in New York, US, on Wednesday, April 6, 2023.  Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images As restaurants prepare to present their first-quarter earnings, investors are anticipating strong results. But the rest of the year may prove bumpier for the sector. related investing news McDonald’s, …

While some companies are pulling back on flexibility, others, like Airbnb and Pinterest, are celebrating one year since permanently switching to remote or hybrid work. Even as the number of remote job opportunities dwindles, demand for flexible work remains high: Nearly half of employees want more flexibility in where and …

A decade ago, then-Netflix chief content officer — and now co-CEO — Ted Sarandos told GQ, “The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.” But, to quote HBO’s “The Wire,” “The thing about the old days: they the old days.” Today, the apparent goal for both …

Barbara Corcoran experienced every professional’s worst nightmare: She landed her dream job, only to have the offer rescinded. Before the first season of ABC’s “Shark Tank” aired in 2009, a producer’s secretary reached out to Corcoran and asked the real estate tycoon to be an investor on the show. She …

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 27: Student loan borrowers gather at Supreme Court the evening before the court hears two cases on student loan relief to state the relief is legal and needs to happen immediately on February 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for We The …

Siemens wind turbines operate on a wind farm in Marshalltown, Iowa, where many of Berkshire’s first big renewable investments were made over the past decade as the former MidAmerican Energy under now-Berkshire Energy was well situated in one of the nation’s top wind corridors. Timothy Fadek | Corbis News | …

In the endless pursuit of better sleep, many people have turned to unconventional methods like mouth taping, which trended for months on social media, and even hotel rooms designed for the ideal sleep experience. Now, TikTok users have moved on to the “sleepy girl mocktail” and they insist it’s the …