China China Doesn’t Want to Be Like the WestBloomberg - Michael Schuman Theories abound for why the U.S.-China trade talks collapsed into stalemate, from misplaced overconfidence on the part of Beijing to President Donald …
Business Wobbly week for US stocks; 2nd weekly drop for S&P 500Associated Press - By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGAStocks fell broadly on Wall Street Friday as investor jitters over the heated trade war between the world’s two biggest economies overshadowed encouraging developments in conflicts between the U.S. and
USMCA Trump Lifts Metal Tariffs and Delays Auto Levies, Limiting Global Trade FightThe New York Times - By ANA SWANSONWASHINGTON — President Trump agreed on Friday to lift tariffs on metal imports from Mexico and Canada, removing a major irritant for two important allies that in exchange agreed to stop punishing American
Investing Is Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF a Buy?The Motley Fool - Matthew Frankel, CFP Growing dividends can make you rich over time, and here’s an easy way to invest in them Dividend stocks can be a great way to generate excellent total …
Western UnionMoney transfers in seconds. A start-up that is trying to usurp Western Union and shake up the $689 billion money transferCNBC - Joel Dreyfuss Like a lot of start-ups, TransferWise started with a simple idea, inspired by the frustrating personal experience of one of its founders. Kristo …
Ottawa, ON Richardson: From the essential to the trivial, everyone's strugglingottawacitizen.com - Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen For once, I feel a certain degree of empathy for President Donald Trump. Read More
French Polynesia Disappointment Islands: One of the World's Last Paradises Unspoiled by Tourists Because of Their Unfortunate Nameneatorama.com - Despoina Moustaka Located nearly 1,000km from Tahiti’s capital, Papeete, Napuka is one of the most isolated islands in French Polynesia. The name Disappointment Islands …
Bill Gates Want your kid to be like Bill Gates? Here's what the billionaire's parents didn't do—and it clearly paid offCNBC - Tom Popomaronis Want to raise the next Bill Gates? Join the club. Bringing up a multibillionaire tech legend is really just a pipe dream, but it goes without saying …
North America Rare "blue flower moon" blooms tonight in North AmericaQuartz - Ephrat LivniSky gazing may not be as entertaining as tomorrow’s Game of Thrones finale, but the heavens do offer spectacles now and then. Tonight (May 18) is one of those occasions in North America. A rare blue flower
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Employment 27 high-paying jobs perfect for people who don't want to sit at a deskCNBC - Kerri Anne Renzulli If your worst fear involves fluorescent lights, a cubicle, and a stack of documents to be filled out — don't worry. You don't have to sacrifice a …
Investing This Oil Stock Is About to Turn a Forgotten Field Into a $1 Billion Cash Flow MachineThe Motley Fool - Matthew DiLallo Hess is getting close to turning the Bakken shale into a money-printing press. The Bakken shale fueled an economic boom in North Dakota in the early …
Investing Now's the Time to Buy These StocksThe Motley Fool - John Ballard A fast-growing online retailer, a toy company, and a real estate developer could outperform from here. Stocks are 10 years into a bull market, which …
Linksys Over 21,000 Linksys routers leaked their device connection historiesEngadget - Jon FingasCertain Linksys WiFi routers might be sharing far more data than their users would like. Security researcher Troy Mursch has reported that 33 models, including some Max-Stream and Velop routers, are exposing
News Scientists start to unravel how the brain forgetsAxios - Alison Snyder We are desperate to fight forgetting — it scares us, it annoys us, and it can cost us. Yet there are also memories we want to forget. Why it matters: …
Play buttonDinosaurs World’s Best Preserved ‘Dinosaur Mummy’ Was 3000lbs When Alive, Weighs 2500lbs After Agestheepochtimes.com - Daksha Devnani Scientists are hailing this prehistoric dinosaur as the “best-preserved dinosaur on Earth.” In fact, it is so well preserved that it cannot be …
Retirement Planning How Does Homeowners Insurance Actually Protect You?The Motley Fool - Christy Bieber Find out how your homeowners policy works so you can make sure you have the right coverage. If you own a home, you need to have homeowners insurance. …
Science Bodybuilding Researchers Uncover a Baffling Paradox in Men Who Use SteroidsInverse - By Sarah Sloat "Yet this does not stop them taking them.” In the United States alone, between 3 to 4 million people use anabolic-androgenic steroids to increase …
Microbiome Here's Everything You Need to Know About Gut HealthTIME - Amanda MacMillanIt’s hardly news that the gastrointestinal tract is important to human health: It transports food from the mouth to the stomach, converts it into absorbable nutrients and stored energy, and shuttles waste
Pesticides Kale Is One of the Most Contaminated Vegetables You Can Buy. Here's WhyTIME - Alice ParkEach year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes its Dirty Dozen list, which ranks the 12 pieces of produce that contain the highest amounts of pesticide residues. This year, one of the dirtiest
Fried Food May Be Killing You, a New Study Says. Here Are the Worst OffendersTIME - Jamie DucharmeIt’s no secret that fried food isn’t good for you. But a new study published in The BMJ details exactly how eating these foods may affect your health over time — and spells out which kinds may be the for
CEOs CEOs Share Their Most Helpful (and Unconventional) Career AdviceThe Wall Street Journal. - Wall Street JournalFrom encouraging job-hopping to avoiding ‘clunker’ bosses, executives in a variety of industries give their best tips for new grads—and anyone hoping for a long career Career wisdom can often induce eye-rolls.
Tesla Elon Musk reportedly says Tesla has 10 months to break even, outlines 'hardcore' cost-cutting changesTechSpot - Cohen Coberly After burning cash at an alarming rate and struggling to return to profitability, electric carmaker Tesla recently decided to take on $2 billion in …
Google Maps Google has been tracking nearly everything you buy online — see for yourself with this toolThe Verge - Nick StattGoogle has been quietly keeping track of nearly every single online purchase you’ve ever made, thanks to purchase receipts sent to your personal Gmail account, according to a new report today from CNBC.
Latino News U.S. Will Lift Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum From Canada And MexicoNPR - Bill ChappellThe Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico, in a move that could put the three nations a step closer to ratifying the USMCA trade that
Exxon Mobil ExxonMobil evacuates foreign staff from Iraqi oilfieldThe Guardian - Jamie Grierson and agenciesThe US oil company ExxonMobil has reportedly evacuated all of its foreign staff from an oilfield west of Basra, in Iraq, and is flying them to Dubai. The move came after the US pulled non-emergency staff
Employment These 8 high-paying work-from-home jobs all pay as much as $90,000 a year or moreCNBC - Courtney Connley If you're looking for a job that offers both flexibility and healthy pay, now is the perfect time to put yourself in the job market. Several …
Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders unveils plan to overhaul public education that pulls away from new charter schoolsMarketWatch - By Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Saturday released his plan for reforming public education, including halting …
Science Fiction A Memory Called Empire is a brilliant blend of cyberpunk, space opera, and political thrillerThe Verge - Andrew LiptakIn Arkady Martine’s debut novel, A Memory Called Empire, Ambassador Mahit Dzmare, an emissary from the distant Lsel Station, is called to the center of the vast Teixcalaanli Empire after her predecessor
Smart Homes Traeger's wood pellet grill is so good it hurtsCNET - by Brian Bennett Commentary: I love barbecue from Traeger pellet smokers, and they're so expensive I hate them for it.
