Author: Daniel snow
Dollar steadies after Fed minutes-inspired gains Source link
Have we been selling her short? Is she paving the way to the after-Trump? Source link
Asia FX steady after falling on split Fed minutes; yen hits 10-mth low Source link
Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber gave CNBC’s Jim Cramer an update on how tariffs are affecting business, explaining why her company’s next quarter will see more of an impact. The home goods and furniture outfit beat the estimates when it reported on Wednesday. But management indicated tariffs are taking longer than anticipated to hit gross margins in part because the new duties’ efficacy dates were delayed. Shares closed down 3.39%.”In terms of where the tariffs are going, I think we’ll get stability at the end of the year, I hope, and more predictability, and I don’t imagine them going up. That…
Working with imperfect partners does not mean that the United States should cover up and lie about their misdeeds. Source link
All politics is global now — and that’s especially true around immigration. Source link
Readers react to the White House meeting between President Trump and the Saudi crown prince. Also: Skin care for little kids; when libraries close. Source link
We need to support working-class kids before the 21st century abandons them completely. Source link
U.K. Budget anticipation keeps pound under pressure, but stability emerges Source link
“Our brains are being melted by the algorithm.” [MUSIC PLAYING] “Attention is infrastructure.” “Those algorithms are designed ——” “So the algorithm ——” “Part of attention is sometimes conflict, provocation.” “We’re lonely and depressed, getting more polarized every day. We’re endlessly doomscrolling, bombarded by rage bait. And it’s because our experience on the internet is being overrun by these attention-based algorithms controlled by tech companies that don’t have our best interests at heart. I’m tired of what social media is doing to our brains. It has to be possible to have a better experience on the internet, grounded in creativity and…