Employment Development Department headquarters at the State Capitol complex in Sacramento. EDD headquarters. Google Maps The action most emblematic of Governor Gavin Newsoms’ nearly five-year term in office is the descent into chaos of the California Department of Employment Development as a result of the Covid-19 virus outbreak in the spring of 2020. Beginning with …
Australian venture capital firm Flying Fox Ventures is focusing on decidedly unsexy startups, its partners say, as local investors modify their strategies in the wake of the tech downturn over the past 18 months. Flying Fox led a $1.4 million ($750,000) investment round in British accounting startup Mayday, which founder Rachael Neumann says is part …
Leon Cooperman. Rick Wilking/Reuters Leon Cooperman warned of persistent inflation, higher interest rates and a potential recession. In an interview with Insider, the billionaire investor blamed senseless fiscal and monetary policy. Cooperman called on the US authorities to sort out their actions before they plunge the country into crisis. Short-sighted officials paved the way for …
Australians rob shops, gas stations and cafes maintenance costs is growing – new data show. Comparison website Finder reported that in a survey of more than 1,000 respondents, 12 percent admitted to stealing in the last 12 months due to financial stress. That would mean 2.4 million people nationwide. Australians have admitted to stealing from …
Workers load ballot boxes and voting materials into a truck ahead of the presidential election, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Argentines will go to the polls on Sunday to vote in a general election in the shadow of the South American country’s …
ATHENS Greece’s credit rating has been upgraded to investment grade by Standard & Poors in the first such move by one of the three main rating agencies since the country’s sovereign debt crisis rocked the country more than a decade ago. Late Friday, S&P Global upgraded Greece’s rating to BBB- from BB+, citing the country’s …