Jeff Bezos just issued a financial warning, says you might want to rethink buying a ‘new automobile, refrigerator, or whatever’ — 3 better recession-proof buys

‘Hold onto your money’: Jeff Bezos just issued a financial warning, says you might want to rethink buying a ‘new automobile, refrigerator, or whatever’ — 3 better recession-proof buys Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos is sounding the alarm. In an interview with CNN, Bezos says that the economy “does not look good right … Read more

Colombia signals rethink on pledge to curb oil and gas exploration

Colombia’s leftist government has signalled it could row back on its pledge to halt new oil and gas exploration projects, saying it would first examine existing contracts as part of an overhaul of its fossil fuel industry. Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter who took office as president in August, made the promise during his … Read more

Hollywood Might Need To Re-Think Its Agenda Amid Political Ambiguity – Deadline

The “what if?” game has always fascinated me: What if Donald Trump had been cast in Shark Tank rather than The Apprentice (it was Mark Burnett’s call)? He likely would have been broke rather than president. I cite this to remind readers that Hollywood plays a role in our politics as well as in our … Read more

Pension funds after the gilts crisis: the big asset allocation rethink

When UK pension funds started to buckle under the turbulence caused by the Truss government’s “mini” Budget in September, senior executives at J Sainsbury were taking no chances. The supermarket group’s pension fund, which has more than 70,000 members, had weathered the initial market volatility. But the company, fearful of more ructions once the Bank … Read more

National study suggests it’s time to rethink how we treat atrial fibrillation

This section is Partnership Content supplied The content in this section is supplied by GlobeNewswire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire Breadcrumb Trail Links GlobeNewswire Author of the article: Montreal Heart Institute GNW Article content Montreal, Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) … Read more

As investors rethink, strategists propose ‘macro-resilient’ approach

As a synchronized rout in stocks and bonds this year sours the outlook for 60-40 portfolios, some strategists see an opportunity for a new-and-improved investing framework. MSCI, in conjunction with GIC – a sovereign wealth fund of the Government of Singapore – this week proposed an alternative to the mainstay equities and fixed income mix … Read more

Stellantis CEO calls for rethink of EU’s aggressive carbon reduction goals (NYSE:STLA)

Sean Gallup/Getty Images News Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) CEO Carlos Tavares urged EU policymakers to reconsider plans to ban internal combustion vehicles by 2035. In the summer of 2022, the European Parliament agreed upon a pathway to reach “zero-emission road mobility by 2035”, a goal that sets out to effectively eliminate production of new passenger and light … Read more

EU urges US to rethink tax breaks in landmark green legislation

Brussels is pushing for Washington to rethink “discriminatory” provisions in its new flagship green legislation, as alarm mounts among EU officials that the rules could prompt European companies to move production to the US.  Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s competition enforcer, said Brussels wants to use a meeting of the transatlantic Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in … Read more

CNN’s John Harwood announces departure amid programming rethink at news network

CNN White House correspondent John Harwood announced on Friday that he was leaving the news network, which is in the midst of a rethink of its programming strategy under a new Warner Bros Discovery leadership team. Harwood, whose career included stints at CNBC, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, is the second … Read more