Prayer in the Face of Evil
It is the sane spiritual response to an attack on innocent children. Source link
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America Didn’t Become Rich Through Government Ownership
America’s economic strength has never come from Washington’s ability to pick stocks. Source link
How to spot your management blind spots
Every human being, leaders included, has blind spots. These aren’t flaws in character or failures of competence, they’re simply the unseen gaps between intention and impact. Most of us…
How I took control of my email address with a custom domain
Over the past three years, I’ve changed email providers three times without ever changing email addresses. That’s because my address is entirely under my control. Instead of relying on an…
A Labor Day Lesson Plan: Teach High-Schoolers About Workplace Rights
And a word for teachers, who might fret about adding one more topic to an already-packed curriculum: This content is perfectly suited for the end of the school year. Even antsy seniors…
Happy Labor Day. Donald Trump and Elon Musk Are Screwing Workers.
If our notional employer still feels wronged after the NLRB board rules against him, he or she can file an appeal in federal court. I half expected the Fifth Circuit judges to further…
This is the one question leaders need to ask themselves
You’ve carried the weight of big decisions, the pressure to perform, to lead and deliver, all despite what’s happening behind the scenes. You’ve navigated through uncertainty and change,…
WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we look back at the week's biggest stories—from the researchers leaving Meta's new superintelligence lab, to the dark money group funding Democratic…
India's strong economic growth fails to impress equity investors
India’s world-beating economic growth is failing to translate into gains for equity markets as weakening pricing power and US tariffs weigh on corporate earnings, turning foreign investors…
‘Nikko’ cut from new name of US$260 billion Japanese asset manager
Nikko Asset Management is changing its name to Amova Asset Management, removing “Nikko” for the first time since it was founded in 1959 in a sign the company is willing to leave…
ICE raids are keeping workers from their jobs—and businesses are suffering
A San Diego restaurant owner who serves many immigrant customers has seen business plummet. A cleaning woman avoids bringing tools to work to avoid drawing attention to herself. Her…
How tribal instincts drive change
When Everett Rogers introduced the S-shaped diffusion curve in the first edition of his book, he was directly following the data. Researchers like Elihu Katz had already begun studying how…
China’s Baosteel in discussions on steel investments from Asia to Africa
Beijing is also facing anti-dumping duties from a number of countries as they seek to keep out cheaper Chinese supplies after domestic use declined due to a prolonged property slump …
How to use video games to drive customer engagement
To play is human. It’s how toddlers experience and learn about the world they just entered. It’s also how we as adults rewire our brains and learn new things most effectively. In a world…
Xpeng, smaller EV makers kick sales goals in China as BYD stalls
As BYD weathers a rough patch atop China’s market for new-energy vehicles, other, smaller players are surpassing their sales goals by leaning into demand for cheaper cars. Xpeng reported…
Asia: Alibaba soars but markets dip
ESE ecommerce giant Alibaba boosted the Hang Seng on Monday, but other Asian markets mostly fell back after Wall Street retreated from record highs. Alibaba rocketed 15 per…
China banks pressured by rising loan losses, low margins
China’s mega banks are under pressure from rising allowances for loan losses and a continued margin erosion in their mission to support the world’s second-largest economy. The lenders, led…
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding soars 6.5% on the back of new orders worth US$920 million
Shares of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding soared 6.5 per cent shortly after market open on Monday (Sep 1) on the back of its announcement that it has secured 22 new orders for its vessels. The…
Gorka accuses CNN anchor of 'distorting the facts' about transgender shooters
White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka accused a CNN anchor of pushing a political agenda after she sought to downplay the number of gender-divergent mass shooters following the…
Cathay Cineplexes to undergo voluntary liquidation
It is not feasible for the cinema chain to continue operating as a going concern, parent mm2 Asia says Entertainment company mm2 Asia on Monday (Sep 1) announced that Cathay Cineplexes…
Spirit Airlines bankruptcy tees up painful cuts in survival bid
Spirit Aviation Holdings’ second bankruptcy filing in a year signals that the low-cost carrier is finally facing up to the painful steps needed to ensure its survival. But its board faces…
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, GuocoLand, Oxley Holdings, mm2 Asia
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Sep 1): CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar): The manager of CapitaLand Ascendas Reit…
Oxley Holdings H2 loss narrows to S$8.3 million on higher revenue
Property developer Oxley Holdings on Friday (Aug 29) posted a narrower loss of S$8.3 million for its second half ended Jun 30, 2025, compared with S$94.9 million in the year-ago period.…
BYD profit drop may be worrying sign of things to come
The fallout is becoming impossible to ignore in the fierce battle among Chinese carmakers. With BYD reporting a staggering 30 per cent plunge in quarterly profit last Friday (Aug 29), its…