Posts by Riah Marton
Foxconn chief defends hiring practices after report married women rejected in India
FOXCONN’S chairman on Saturday (Aug 17) defended its hiring practices after New Delhi ordered investigations following a Reuters report that the Apple supplier rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs. “Foxconn hires regardless of gender, but women make up a big part of our workforce here,” Young Liu said during the opening ceremony for a…
Read MoreTraders need Fed go sign in Jackson Hole to keep stocks rallying
WALL Street is betting that Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will confirm that interest-rate cuts are coming at the central bank’s annual confab in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. But as the debate shifts from “will they or won’t they”? to “how big will they go”? – stock traders may be left wanting. “If traders hear cuts…
Read MoreKirsten Dunst Reciting Iconic Bring It On Cheer at Screening Proves She’s Still Captain Material – E! Online
18. Most of the routines performed by the Toros and the Clovers featured stunts that aren’t actually allowed in high school competitions. “There are illegal moves,” Reed confirmed in an interview with HuffPost. “There are some collegiate moves in there that are not high school moves…that would probably be disqualified. At the time, when we were making the…
Read MoreGlobal bond traders are getting too complacent about inflation
JUST as bond traders grow more assured that inflation is finally under control, a camp of investors is quietly building up protection against the risk of a future spike in prices. These fund managers are amassing positions that would cushion fixed-income returns in the event of an inflation shock. Wall Street strategists are also recommending…
Read MoreChristina Hall and Taylor El Moussa Enjoy a Mother-Daughter Hair Day Amid Josh Hall Divorce – E! Online
Christina Hall and her daughter are twinning in style with fresh new looks as the HGTV personality continues to navigate her divorce from Josh Hall. The Christina on the Coast star and Taylor El Moussa, 13—her and former spouse Tarek El Moussa‘s eldest child—showcased similar sleek ‘dos on social media Aug. 17 after a visit…
Read MoreCEO change at DBS unfolding at an uncertain time
THE appointment of Piyush Gupta as chief executive of DBS in November 2009 marked the beginning of a golden age of sorts…
Read MoreDakota Johnson Confirms Chris Martin Relationship Status Amid Breakup Rumors – E! Online
However, she has occasionally spoken about her personal life and dreams for the future in interviews. Earlier this year, Dakota said she was “so open” to one day becoming a mother. “If that’s meant to happen for me, I’m totally down for it,” Dakota told Bustle in an interview published March 5. “I’ve been really…
Read MoreJohn Aprea, The Godfather Part II Star, Dead at 83 – E! Online
The acting community has lost one of its own. John Aprea, who played a younger version of Salvatore Tessio in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, has died. He was 83. His manager Will Levine said the actor passed away Aug. 5 of natural causes in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Reporter said Aug. 18. Aprea was…
Read MoreGreenback softens, yen set for weekly fall as US recession worries fade
THE US dollar fell against the yen on Friday (Aug 16), and was softer against other peers as traders took profits and investors sifted through economic data to gauge the Federal Reserve’s appetite for interest-rate cuts. Disappointing US housing figures also kept pressure on the dollar, helping it shed some of the lift it got…
Read MoreInside Mark Wahlberg’s Family World as a Father of 4 Frequently Embarrassed Kids – E! Online
However, now that his sons are getting into golf and he’s an avid player—and is friends with lots of professional golfers and other athletes—”they’re a little bit impressed with that,” Wahlberg said on the April 10, 2022, episode of the Sunday Sitdown podcast. “But I think they are secretly impressed with my work ethic and my discipline.…
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