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Rising inequality eroding trust in capitalism – survey
DAVOS, Switzerland — Rising income inequality is undermining confidence in capitalism around the world, according to a survey conducted by public relations firm Edelman ahead of the gathering of the elites in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Among those surveyed in the report published Monday, 56% thought that capitalism…
Read More »Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence
FILE – In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, a metal head made of motor parts symbolizes artificial intelligence, or AI, at the Essen Motor Show for tuning and motorsports in Essen, Germany. The Trump administration is proposing new rules guiding how the U.S. government regulates the use of artificial…
Read More »IMF: Low rates and reduced trade tension to aid world growth
In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 photo, shipping containers are stacked at a dockyard on the Yangtze River in Nantong in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province. China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a tariff war with Washington, but forecasters said a U.S.-Chinese trade…
Read More »Quebec investor group buying Canam Group’s Canadian operations and other assets
ST-GEORGES, Que. — A group of Quebec investors has signed a deal to buy the Canadian operations of the Canam Group architectural steel company, as well as certain assets in the United States and overseas, from the American Industrial Partners equity firm. The transaction, which is expected to close in…
Read More »BBC chief Tony Hall to step down amid mounting challenges
FILE – In this Thursday, March 28, 2013 file photo, BBC journalists and technical staff on strike form a picket line outside BBC’s New Broadcasting House in central London. BBC Director-General Tony Hall announced Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 that he will step down from the helm of the U.K. broadcaster…
Read More »US brokers prospective flights between Serbia, Kosovo
From left, Milun Trivunac, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Serbia, Richard Grenell, left, United States Ambassador to Germany, Robert C. O’Brien, United States National Security Advisor, Michael Knitter, Managing Director of Eurowings, and Eset Berisha, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Kosovo, pose for…
Read More »France’s Macron tells global CEOs: we’re open for business
FILE – In this Jan.10, 2020 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron attends the Citizens’ Convention for Climate held at the French ‘Conseil economique, social et environnemental’ in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron tried Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020 to calm nationwide tensions and salvage support for his overhaul of the…
Read More »James Dean revival spurs debate on raising the digital dead
In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, photo, the Hollywood hills are seen behind a bust of actor James Dean at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Travis Cloyd, who is leading the revival of Dean for his appearance in “Finding Jack,” says his company will eventually offer the late actor’s…
Read More »Materials sector helps lift stocks in Toronto, loonie edges up against U.S.
A man works in the TMX broadcast centre in Toronto, May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese TORONTO — The materials sector helped Canada’s main stock index march higher into record territory in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 39.42 points at 17,598.44 U.S. stock markets are closed…
Read More »Bosnian protesters hold anti-pollution protest in Sarajevo
A TV tower is surrounded by fog in Sarajevo, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. The local government in Sarajevo issued a warning to residents to avoid spending time outdoors as extremely high pollution levels are being recorded in the air of Bosnian capital in last two days. (AP Photo/Eldar Emric) SARAJEVO,…
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2 Former GOP congressmen announce they support Biden, calling Trump ‘an ill-formed man who lacks basic self-control’
2 Former Republican congressmen announce their support for Joe Biden – Business Insider Business …
