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Business Highlights: Rising oil prices, the robust US job market
[ad_1] ___ Oil prices have risen. That’s making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia’s war Should you keep investing in Big Tech? FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil…
Yes, you should be poaching talent in your company. Here’s how to do it right
[ad_1] My eyes couldn’t have rolled harder. “You just need to get the right people in the right seats on the bus,” said the consultant. We’d already been meeting for…
There’s a new country claiming sole ownership of the North Pole
[ad_1] The race for ownership of the North Pole is hotting up. After 12 years and $50 million of research, Denmark has surveyed the 2,000-kilometer-long underwater mountain range that runs…
It only took a few centuries, but Denmark has finally repaid all its foreign debts
[ad_1] Today marks a milestone for Denmark, centuries in the making. The Danish government will repay a $1.5 billion loan (pdf), freeing it from foreign-currency debt for the first time in at least 183…
The world’s happiest people have a beautifully simple way to tackle loneliness
[ad_1] Toad, a 20-year-old Danish woman living in Copenhagen, has been lonely her whole life. She is autistic, and as a child, did not have any friends. When she moved…
Getting rid of degree requirements means changing a lot more than job-posting language
[ad_1] The tight labor market of the last few years has spurred employers to rethink the way they screen job applicants, and some, like Kellogg’s, General Motors, and Bank of…
Business Highlights: Victoria’s Secret aims for more inclusive catwalk; Maui beckons back tourists
[ad_1] ___ Victoria’s Secret overhauls its racy fashion catwalk in its latest moves to be more inclusive How long can consumer spending prop up stocks? NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria’s…
Is Cyprus ready for change?
[ad_1] In late November, the presidential campaign in the Republic of Cyprus hadn’t officially started—but at the headquarters of the fintech startup ecommbx, in central Nicosia, the battle for voters…
France’s red wine sales are half of what they were in the 1990s
[ad_1] Photo: David Silverman/Getty Images (Getty Images) Red wine sales within France have declined by half since the 1990s, according to the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE). Why Pfizer…