Edward Burtynsky travels the world trying to capture striking images of humanity’s impact on the planet, from the fossil-like shapes left behind by drills in a Potash mine to the luminescent colours of lithium ponds. The Canadian photographic artist has spent 40 years focusing on large-scale human activities such as mining, quarrying, agriculture and deforestation
Month: September 2019
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown puts on his shoes on the field during New England Patriots practice at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Sep. 18, 2019. Tom Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images The New England Patriots released Antonio Brown on Friday following sexual assault accusations against the wide receiver. The
Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on August 19, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Developments in U.S.-Chinese trade talks and the comments from a host of Fed speakers could be important for markets in the week ahead,
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law, AB5, that would force more companies to treat more workers as employees, not contractors. What’s the big deal? Whether it’s ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, or delivery companies like Postmates, Doordash and Instacart, a slew of companies have grown up in the smartphone era with
Traders work after the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 12, 2019 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images For investors taking a breather from the chaos in August, buckle up as the market is about to go crazy again, Goldman Sachs warned.
Before you start counting all the ways you’d use the $211 million Mega Millions jackpot if you’re lucky enough to win, remember that a hefty chunk of the bonanza goes to Uncle Sam. The game’s top prize has been climbing since late July, when a single ticket sold in New Hampshire matched all six numbers
null Getty It’s entirely possible that you could live for 25 to 30 years after you retire. Planning to be financially secure for the rest of a potentially long life requires making a series of complex decisions, each with high stakes. And you often won’t have a “do-over.” If you can avoid making these seven
Getty It just got easier to take money out of your 401(k) or 403(b) retirement plan. The Internal Revenue Service has issued final rules on hardship withdrawals that spell out a host of changes meant to cut down on red tape. Some are mandatory—employers must make the changes as of Jan. 1, 2020, and other
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is willing to subsidize the housing sector in Dublin. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Google is willing to build homes in order to ease Dublin’s housing crisis, the company’s CEO said. Sundar Pichai told The Independent newspaper in Ireland that the technology giant, which employs over
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hundreds of workers from Google, Amazon and other technology companies on Friday joined climate-change marches in San Francisco and Seattle, saying their employers had been too slow to tackle global warming and needed to take more drastic action. Young people protest outside of the San Francisco Federal Building during a Climate
Senior Sales Staff Mark Warner shows a bump stock installed on an AR-15 rifle at Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly, Virgina. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Colt will suspend production of AR-15 rifles for civilian sales, saying there’s an “adequate supply” of the high-powered weapons already in the market, the famed gun manufacturer
The Federal Reserve is taking a meeting-by-meeting approach to setting interest rates and for now is not committed to a set course of action ahead, Vice Chairman Richard Clarida told CNBC. “We’re gonna take this meeting by meeting. We’re not on a preset course,” Clarida told Sara Eisen during an interview Friday on “Squawk on the Street.”
Cans of Molson Coors Brewing Co. Miller Lite and Coors Light brand beer Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: MKM initiated Constellation Brands as ‘buy’ MKM said in its initiation note that it likes the “strength” of Constellation’s Modelo brand. “The unrelenting strength, and
When it comes to healthy financial habits, tapping your income ahead of payday is an old-school red flag. However, a growing number of companies, including Walmart, are giving advances by offering what’s now called “accelerated pay.” As a perk, roughly 12% of companies include accelerated pay as another way of luring job candidates as wages
Don’t wait until late in the year to take actions in your IRA or 401(k). You might be too late. It can take a while to analyze your choices and determine the best action to take, especially for actions with a lot of variables such as converting part of a traditional IRA to a Roth
Lafayette, California, March 28, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images A sprawling and controversial new labor law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom this week could have major tax consequences for gig workers in the state and eventually, perhaps, throughout the country. The measure, called Assembly Bill (AB) 5, makes it much harder
Not too long ago, there was a company reviewing an investment of a shopping center. The company was performing its due diligence on the property and mining through the numerous pages of the complex lease documents, but somehow missed an early termination clause in the anchor tenant’s lease. As the deal moved forward, the anchor
A global climate strike is under way, with millions of people protesting for “an end to the age of fossil fuels and climate justice for everyone”. The event was sparked by teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg, who is attending the New York protest, where 1.1m children have been allowed to miss school to join the march.
Lookiero, the online personal shopping service for clothes and accessories, has closed a $19 million funding round led by London-based VC MMC Ventures, with support from existing investor All Iron Ventures, and new investors Bonsai Partners, 10x and Santander Smart. The company will use the backing to expand in its main markets of Spain, France
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