If you’re experiencing problems with Slack not working for you this morning, you’re not alone. The online collaboration tool has been down for many users across the world, affecting people as they tried to log in for work. The issue began around 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT, mainly affecting users in the UK and Europe, who…
Jim Rogers. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Jim Rogers is bracing for an epic stock-market crash and a painful recession. George Soros’ former partner sees the US dollar, energy, and agriculture as solid short-term bets. Rogers ruled out buying bitcoin, arguing governments won’t allow crypto to usurp fiat currencies. Jim Rogers warned a historic stock-market crash is on…
President Joe Biden. Susan Walsh/AP Photo The White House recently laid out why two quarters of negative growth doesn’t always signal a recession. Yet a growing number of voices has accused the administration of changing the definition of a downturn. The economy is currently adding too many jobs to officially be in a slump. There’s…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., March 3, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters Odds of an economic recession in the US are on the rise as recent PMI data shows a drop in business activity, according to JPMorgan.But investors shouldn’t fret because the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his interview with the Russia-1 TV channel in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, June 3, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press A new study looked into the severe hit being absorbed by Russian GDP amid wartime sanctions from the…
Our second annual Banking Digital Trust survey polled digital banking users of the 10 largest US banks on which factors across six key dimensions—Security, Privacy, Reputation, Reliability, Ease of Use, and Feature Breadth—most influence their level of trust in their banks’ digital channels. We then asked respondents to rate their banks across each dimension to…
Then-White House legislative affairs director Marc Short (left) and then-Vice President Mike Pence arrive for a signing ceremony for the Veterans Affairs Mission Act in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Marc Short says there would’ve been a “massacre” if rioters had gotten closer…
Then-President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, October 27, 2020 and then-US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 5, 2020. Saul Loeb/Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images Trump jabbed at Mitch McConnell in a Truth Social post, suggesting he caused a drop in his polling. “See what I…
Lead defense attorney Benjamin Brafman walks with former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli after the jury issued a verdict at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, August 4, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Martin Shkreli has launched a drug-discovery company called Druglike which is centered on free blockchain-based software. Shkreli was barred…
The author, Olivia Christensen, with her children. Olivia Christensen I bought a house in 2021 when the real estate market was at its most bonkers. I lost out on many houses until I waived my home inspection, but I only did it because I had a loophole. I was able to see the previous owner’s…