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☆ Chevron Australia finds nearly half its workers have suffered workplace bullying
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) on Tuesday said nearly half its workers in Australia had been bullied in the past five years and nearly a third had experienced sexual harassment, with women suffering higher instances of workplace abuse. The global energy giant reviewed its business after the state of Western Australia, where Chevron's local operations are based, ran an investigation into sexual harassment of women in the mining industry. The Chevron survey, run by a consulting firm called Intersection, found 47% of employees had experienced bullying in the past five years. "What is clear is that bullying, harassment and discrimination occurs in our workplaces, and not everyone feels confident in reporting these incidents through the various channels available," Chevron Australia Managing Director Mark Hatfield said in a statement. "It was very distressing," the employee was cited in the Chevron survey as saying.

☆ Hatfield: The resilient U.S. economy will benefit both stocks and bonds next year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHatfield: The resilient U.S. economy will benefit both stocks and bonds next yearJay Hatfield, Founder and CIO of Infracap, joins Worldwide Exchange to discuss his investment thesis ahead of the shortened trading day.

☆ Walmart fired Black hourly employees twice as often as their white coworkers at the pandemic's start, congressional report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Congressional report finds Walmart laid off double the amount of Black workers during the pandemic. As of July 29 this year, Black workers comprised roughly 21% of Walmart's 1.6 million US workforce. "Walmart had some of the largest racial inequities of the surveyed companies when it came to employment outcomes," the report says. As of July 29 this year, Black workers comprised roughly 21% of Walmart's 1.6 million US workforce, according to the Walmart's culture, equity, diversity, and inclusion 2022 mid-year report. The congressional report found that while Black salaried workers were promoted at a higher rate than white salaried workers (36.2% to 28.0%), Black hourly workers were promoted at a lower rate than white hourly workers (8.7% to 11.1%).

☆ Crypto markets in turmoil over FTX bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Crypto exchange FTX filed for U.S. bankruptcy on Friday and Sam Bankman-Fried stepped down as CEO, after a liquidity crisis that has prompted intervention from regulators around the world. FTX, its affiliated crypto trading fund Alameda Research and about 130 other companies have commenced voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware, FTX said. MARKET REACTION:Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related firms dropped on Friday after FTX, one of the biggest crypto exchanges, said it would initiate bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, triggering a potentially massive meltdown in the industry. "The shock was that this guy was the face of the crypto industry and it turned out that the emperor had no clothes. Ultimately, the lesson here is that the crypto industry needs to stop trusting cults of personality, no matter how well-intentioned they might seem."

☆ Elon Musk's net worth slips below $200 billion as Tesla shares waver
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File PhotoNov 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's net worth dropped below $200 billion on Tuesday as investors dumped Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares on fears the top executive and largest shareholder of the world's most valuable electric-vehicle maker is more preoccupied with Twitter. Musk now has a net worth of $194.8 billion, according to Forbes, with a big share of that coming from his nearly 15% stake in Tesla, which has a market value of $622 billion. The company has lost nearly half its market value and his net worth has dropped by $70 billion since he bid for Twitter in April. Since buying Twitter, Musk has made very few tweets on Tesla, a practice that helped him gain traction on the platform. The net worth of the world's richest person, who also owns rocket company SpaceX, is roughly $40 billion more than the second richest person, LVMH-owner Bernard Arnault.

Anyone on his team who agreed to a debate should be fired, or never work again, because that debate may have tanked his campaign,” said Chris Kofinis, a veteran Democratic campaign strategist. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, debates Republican challenger Mehmet Oz on Tuesday. And Fetterman’s campaign, eager to project strength, said Wednesday that it had raised $2 million since the debate ended“There’s always second-guessing,” Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said on MSNBC Wednesday. Fetterman’s debate performance took some Republicans by surprise, too. But another top Pennsylvania Democrat, who believes Fetterman’s debate performance was devastating and requested anonymity to offer candid thoughts on the party’s nominee, fears the race is over.

The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) is up nearly 6% from its Oct. 12 closing low for the year. The reaction function to the actual earnings will likely be positive," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth in New York. Of the 99 companies in the S&P 500 that reported third-quarter earnings through Friday, 74.7% had beat analysts' expectations, according to Refinitiv estimates. Shares of 3M (MMM.N) and Coca-Cola (KO.N) and Boeing (BA.N), which are also reporting earnings this week rose between 0.5% and 3%. Among S&P 500 sectors, healthcare (.SPXHC) was up 2.1% and in the lead, followed by industrials (.SPLRCI) and consumer staples (.SPLRCS).

read moreOther megacap shares, including those of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), also dropped ahead of their earnings later this week. read moreThe benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) is up about 5% from its Oct. 12 closing low for the year. The indexes notched their biggest weekly percentage gains in four months on Friday, also supported by better-than-expected earnings reports. The earnings reports from the four biggest U.S. companies by market capitalization could test a nascent rally on Wall Street as stocks claw their way back from the latest lows. The S&P index recorded 20 new 52-week highs and 4 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 42 new highs and 204 new lows.

☆ Angela Lansbury, beloved star of ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Lansbury also amassed 11 Emmy nominations for her role as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote,” but never won. Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Lansbury, seen here in 1945, moved to United States from England in 1940. Ron Frehm/AP Lansbury celebrates the 100th episode of the TV series "Murder, She Wrote" in 1989. Mychal Watts/WireImage/Getty Images Lansbury, with various Broadway cast members, performs at the Light the Lights Broadway Is Back! Jonathan Brady/Getty Images Lansbury attends the 25th anniversary screening of "Beauty and the Beast" in 2016.

☆ Democrats are focus-grouping Fetterman’s health. Swing voters think he’s getting sharper.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan-Allen-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Jonathan Allen | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

The consensus, according to two people familiar with the responses given to Democratic operatives, was that persuadable voters believe Fetterman is fit to serve and getting sharper. Four months after the stroke, Fetterman has not released his medical records. But Oz has made sure that Fetterman’s health problems remain a top topic of political conversation. Michelle Gustafson / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEarlier this summer, Pennsylvania Democrats privately expressed concerns about Fetterman’s health and lack of transparency, but Fetterman seems to have eased their fears. That helps explain why Republicans have been split on how much to focus on Fetterman’s health.

☆ Jobs will be harder to find at Walmart this holiday season. Here's why, and here's how you can get one.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Áine Cain | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

That number marks a decrease from the 150,000 workers Walmart sought to hire for holiday 2021. This year, the company has slashed its holiday hiring goal – to a little over a quarter of the workforce that it's aimed to bring on in past years. In its announcements, Walmart directed prospective workers to its jobs portal, which lists roles by type and location. For prospective workers looking to stand out from the crowd, a customer-centric attitude is one thing that can bolster an applicant's chances. "We are looking for associates who are passionate about serving customers and helping our customers create special moments this holiday season," Walmart spokesperson Anne Hatfield told Insider.

☆ The GOP's American psychosis didn't start with Trump. It won't end with him, either.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( David Corn | David Corn Is A Veteran Washington Journalist | Political Commentator. He Is The Washington Bureau Chief For Mother Jones Magazine | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

This piece has been adapted from "American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy,” by David Corn. Some reporters feared Goldwater supporters were about to storm the stage and physically attack the governor. The Republican Party — those then in control of it — thought otherwise. They were guided by what Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway once called “alternative facts.” For many of the Capitol Hill assailants, Trump and his paranoia had become a theology. Excerpted from "American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy."

☆ La unele universități ai nevoie de ea, iar la altele – nu. Cât de importantă este diploma de BAC în țară și peste hotare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +12 min

Cât de importantă este diploma de BAC în țară și peste hotareLa momentul dat, elevii care au absolvit clasa a XII-a se află în perioada susținerii examenului de bacalaureat. Poți să te înscrii și cu diploma de studii profesionale, fie un act de studii echivalent al studiilor efectuate în străinătate, recunoscute de către structura abilitată pentru recunoașterea și echivalarea actelor de studii și a calificărilor din cadrul Ministerului Educației, Culturii și Cercetării. Universitatea operează două perioade de admitere: septembrie și ianuarie. Examenele din acest an vor avea loc în 93 de centre de bacalaureat. Dacă ești absolvent(ă) de liceu în acest an și ești interesat(ă) de toate noutățile legate de BAC, îți sugerăm să urmărești tag-ul de pe #diez „BAC-2021”.

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