China stopped issuing visas for visitors from Japan and South Korea on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-testing measures imposed on travelers from China, the Associated Press reported. China had warned Read more
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With Qatar World Cup looming, Amnesty again urges FIFA to compensate migrant workers
Less than two weeks before the controversial Qatar World Cup kicks off, Amnesty International has made a last-gasp plea to world soccer’s governing body FIFA to compensate migrant workers who Read more
Latinos are crucial to the economy — but banks don’t always meet their needs
When it comes to banking, Mireya Olvera knows that Latino consumers want to feel understood — or, at the very least, like the person on the other end of the interaction Read more
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh warns of this looming economic ‘catastrophe’
““I think we’re going to have a bigger catastrophe if we don’t get more workers into our society, and we do that by immigration.”” That’s U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Read more
China tops U.S. for first time in this ranking of world’s ‘best’ universities
China has surpassed the U.S. on a major ranking of the world’s best universities. Among the 2,000 schools from more than 90 countries ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Read more
Opinion: The Republicans’ disappointing midterm elections
A few months ago. Republicans were confident about big gains in the midterm elections. However, Biden’s recent winning streak in Congress—the Chips Act and Inflation Reduction Act—has raised his approval ratings and rallied the troops. Read more
Opinion: Conservatives in the U.K. and the U.S. must turn away from the populist politics of grievance and return to pro-growth policies
WASHINGTON (Project Syndicate)—The United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, is turning the page on self-destructive populism. Meanwhile, the United States continues to wallow in it. If she can navigate Read more
Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts stocks lead S&P 500 winners after Macau’s surprise new COVID-recovery plan
Shares of casino operators got a big boost Monday, after Macau officials announced that an easing of the post-COVID travel restriction policy would begin in the coming weeks. News surfaced Read more
Opinion: Expecting the Fed to solve inflation on its own ignores important root causes that the Fed can’t touch
In response to continuing core inflation, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points during this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. This will Read more
The number of millionaires will nearly double around the world by 2026 and the U.S. economy loses billions of dollars a year due to the sharp decline in refugee admissions
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Mark Cuban says Gen Z is the ‘greatest generation,’ and calls baby boomers ‘disappointing’ ‘Boomers are gonna go down in history as the Read more
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