University early decision applications mostly benefit rich kids
A college admissions program popular among the country's most selective universities may actually be skewed against lower-income applicants, college consultants and experts say.
2023-10-23 05:49
Vote Counting Begins in Pivotal Argentina Presidential Election
Polls in Argentina have closed as voters choose the country’s next president amid spiraling inflation, a plunging currency
2023-10-23 05:46
US, China Visits Put Australian PM’s Diplomatic Skills to Test
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touches down in Washington on Monday to kick off a month of critical
2023-10-23 03:29
Africa Can Figure Out Their Climate Policy, Tshabalala Says
African nations have the “right and urgent duty” to develop their natural resources and economies to improve the
2023-10-23 00:50
US Push for Release of Hostages Delays Israeli Ground War, But Won’t Stop It
Israel supports diplomatic efforts to get Hamas to release hostages from Gaza quickly and in large numbers, a
2023-10-23 00:27
Will AI Take My Job? Bosses Shouldn’t Only Consider Bottom Line, Says Expert
The meteoric rise of AI has catapulted the world into uncharted territory. That’s good news for futurists like
2023-10-22 23:29
Deals Rebound Crashes Into a New World of Risk to End the Year
Just when it looked like Wall Street was seeing a rebound in equity fundraising, bankers and would-be issuers
2023-10-22 22:59
Central Banks Search for Lessons From the Great Inflation Outbreak
After the most aggressive monetary-tightening campaign in four decades, academics and economic practitioners are running autopsies on what
2023-10-22 21:48
Elections Give Investors a New Reason to Buy in Emerging Markets
Elections are shining a spotlight on struggling emerging markets, with the prospect of fresh leadership unlocking opportunities in
2023-10-22 21:18
Asset Managers Are Updating Bond Models to Capture a New Risk
A growing number of asset managers is reassessing bond values tied to real assets, as a spike in
2023-10-22 21:18
South Africa’s Eskom to Extend Daily Power Suspension to Tuesday
South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom will continue to suspend load-shedding until Tuesday 4 p.m. local time due to
2023-10-22 20:27
After a robust third quarter, US economic growth will likely slow. That bodes well for rate cuts next year.
The Commerce Department is set to report third-quarter gross domestic product Thursday. It's the broadest measure of economic output, and it'll likely show that the US economy expanded at a staggeringly rapid pace from July through September, despite higher interest rates, depleted pandemic savings and high inflation.
2023-10-22 20:16