Both Washington and the tech tycoon supported the opposition candidate in Venezuela’s presidential election Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday accused the US Government and South African tycoon Elon Musk of attempting to orchestrate a coup in the country. Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday declared Maduro the winner of the country’s presidential election,…
US unemployment ticks up
The rise to 4.3% from the 4.1% recorded in June marks the fourth straight monthly increase The US unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight month in July to 4.3%, up from 4.1% the previous month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The figure is the highest since the onset of the pandemic. The…
Iran releases details of Hamas chief‘s assassination
The deadly attack on Ismail Haniyeh involved a “short-range projectile with a warhead of about seven kilograms,” the IRGC has claimed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an explosion caused by a “short-range projectile,” the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed, blaming Israel and the US for the assassination. In a…
Russian software used to design British submarines – Telegraph
A Royal Navy contractor tried to save money by having communications software for nuclear engineers designed in Eastern Europe A firm hired to design software for a British submarine builder outsourced the job to programmers in Belarus and Russia, The Telegraph reported on Friday. According to British Defense Ministry documents seen by the newspaper, the…
Venezuela could hand energy rights to BRICS – Maduro
The energy-rich nation has threatened to transfer the development rights to its oil and gas fields to allies Venezuela could transfer the development rights to its vast oil and gas fields that are currently operated by American energy companies to entities from BRICS nations, President Nicolas Maduro warned on Friday during a press conference in…
EU tackles Hungary over new visa rules for Russians
The move gives potential spies and saboteurs easy access to the EU, the bloc’s Home Affairs commissioner has warned The EU has asked Hungary to explain its decision to ease visa requirements for certain Russian and Belarusian nationals. The bloc’s Home Affairs commissioner, Ylva Johansson, has warned the move could undermine security. Budapest has a…
Trump agrees to debate Harris on Fox
The event will take place in Pennsylvania on September 4 and will have a full audience Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has agreed to face his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a public debate moderated by Fox News. A previous debate between former President Trump and US President Joe Biden ended in a catastrophic debacle…
US deploys forces to defend Israel
The Pentagon will send additional military resources amid the escalation between West Jerusalem and Tehran Washington has ordered more destroyers, cruisers, and an additional fighter squadron to the Middle East to defend Israel amid rising tensions with Iran, the US Defense Department said on Friday. In addition, the US has ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln…
Acing Management Consulting Interviews With Goldbrain
Management consulting firms may tell you case interview training won’t work, but Gabriel Goldbrain thinks it’s the opposite. In today’s competitive job market, freshly graduated students face numerous challenges when seeking to enter the elite world of management consulting. Firms like McKinsey, Bain & Company, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) set a high bar for…
Essential Tips for Stock Trading Beginners
Investing in stocks requires more than luck. Beginners keen on emulating professional stock traders must understand why stock trading is risky. Knowledge, experience, and patience are crucial to the success of a stock market investor from newbies to seasoned pros. The stock market’s attraction is that it can be highly rewarding and it’s really easy to…