The Dow Jones fell on Tuesday, even as the wider stock market rallied.Consumer confidence missed expectations by a significant margin, though the U.S. housing market remains strong.Exxon Mobil, Pfizer, and Raytheon Technologies are all being booted out of the Dow.The Dow Jones tumbled on Tuesday after U.S. consumer confidence plunged to its lowest level since…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will speak about inflation on Thursday, strategists predict.Higher inflation rates could lead gold prices higher, but the markets are not expecting significant changes.Analysts suggest unless the Fed significantly alters its policies, the precious metal might remain stagnant.On August 27, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will speak about “average inflation” during…
Jennifer Garner finished watching “The Office.”She posted a video of herself crying like a baby when her binge-session ended.Of all the shows on television, “The Office” is probably the least deserving of Garner’s tears.You know something? I like Jennifer Garner. Ever since she divorced Ben Affleck, she’s led a quiet, normal life filled with children,…
Virtual reality might be the most promising enterprise technology your organization can adopt today—and the most misunderstood. In business, VR’s emerging reputation is now overcoming the outdated misconceptions about it: that it’s futuristic, cumbersome, and aimed primarily at gaming or entertainment consumers. In reality, VR is growing rapidly as businesses recognize its potential to help them grow. And the pace…
August 25, 2020 Shasta Nelson, relationship expert and author, says that work friendships are critical to individual and organizational success but acknowledges that it’s not always easy to build these personal — but still professional – connections, especially when work is virtual. She explains why consistency, vulnerability, and positivity are fundamental to friendship and offers…
Illustration by Ana Yael / Owl Illustration Agency It’s never pleasant to lag behind others that we consider similar. The conventional wisdom says to “stop competing with others, only with yourself.” But that’s easier said than done. With the rise of social media, it’s hard to avoid evidence of your colleagues’ accomplishments if you want…
Mike Kemp/Getty Images The endless string of demanding tasks at work can leave us running on empty — deadlines, meetings, projects, and ongoing training modules all demanding our effort and limiting our time to refuel. As an energy-saving measure, we may cut corners. One task that commonly falls down on the priority list is mentoring.…
Yagi Studio/Getty Images When Covid-19 was recognized as an emerging public health crisis earlier this year, tens of thousands of employees were sent home from offices around the world to start working from home for the foreseeable future. It may take years before we understand the full impact of this abrupt shift to virtual work…
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee thinks the United States will soon become one of the world’s safest countries for Covid-19.Declining infections feed the ‘keep buying stocks’ narrative following the Fed’s unprecedented liquidity operation.Peter Schiff warns that Main Street’s misery is Wall Street’s gain.The stock market’s return to record highs is only just getting started, according to one…
Jerry Seinfeld slammed a recent obituary for New York City by hedge fund manager James Altucher.But the superstar comedian can’t possibly relate to most New Yorkers, or how they weigh the pros and cons of staying in the city.High taxes and regulations have strangled it for decades. Now with pandemics and shutdowns, people aren’t getting…