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STORY: From earnings reports from US tech giants to major central bank meetings, here’s what to watch in business and finance next week.:: Thinking ahead:: Federal ReserveThe Fed concludes its July monetary policy meeting on Wednesday.Amid signs of slowing inflation and a weak labor market, investors are pricing in a more than 90% chance of a rate cut in September.The U.S. jobs report due on Friday will provide an opportunity to assess whether signs of a gradual economic slowdown have continued into July.:: Technology tantrumsThe market is on edge over the performance of major U.S. tech companies.Microsoft is scheduled to…

CNN — In response to the volley of negative social media posts from former President Donald Trump aimed at his wife, Doug Emhoff avoided getting machismo or defensive. “Is that all there is to him?” he said Tuesday in an attack on Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive new historic Democratic presidential nominee. His response in that impromptu moment offered insight into the dynamic between Ms. Harris and Mr. Emhoff: The second gentleman is uniquely positioned to confidently support a woman vying for the position of the most powerful person in the country. Over the past four years, Emhoff has…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Peter Thiel supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election and spoke at the Republican National Convention. Now J.D. Vance, who Thiel also supported, could become the next vice president. Joe Raedl/Getty Images Some prominent technology leaders are pinning their hopes on Donald Trump and tech venture capitalist J.D. Vance.In one interesting twist, venture capitalist Peter Thiel has supported both Trump and Vance, but became disillusioned with Trump after the 2016 election.So how should we think about Vance’s ties to technology, and Thiel’s ties to Trump, today? We asked Thiel…

With just four months to go until the US presidential election, the political landscape is changing rapidly. Vice President Kamala Harris has been thrust into the spotlight as the Democratic candidate to face off against Republican candidate Donald Trump. This shift in the Democratic race comes after President Joe Biden withdrew from running for reelection after a disappointing performance in the first debate.Harris has already made history as the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to serve as vice president, and now her campaign is gaining momentum with the endorsement of former President Barack Obama and…

Islamabad: Pakistan has condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s divisive remarks in Ladakh, alleging that such comments undermine peace in the region and hinder the resolution of the Kashmir dispute. Modi said Pakistan was trying to maintain its presence through “terror” and “proxy war” but such a strategy would never succeed. Speaking at an event marking the 25th anniversary of the Kargil War, Prime Minister Modi said Pakistan had “learned nothing from history” as every attempt to go ahead with its plans had failed. “I want to tell the sponsors of terrorism that their evil plans will never succeed. Our…

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance has come under fire from some of the most vocal fans online this week after he said some Taylor Swift fans “need to calm down” after a video resurfaced in which he slammed childless women who own cats.”Nobody gets more angry than a childless, cat-loving woman who hasn’t endorsed a candidate for president yet,” one X user wrote in response to earlier comments from Vance that went viral following the emergence of his rival in the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris.The recovered footage, shared Monday by the editor-in-chief of MeidasTouch Network, shows…

A long-term stay on the International Space Station might just be the ultimate dream vacation. You’ll have amazing views of Earth and the solar system outside your window, you’ll fly weightless like Superman and pop M&Ms into each other’s mouths, and there’s good internet and a great selection of movies.Unfortunately for NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Batch” Wilmore, whose stay on the space station has been extended indefinitely while NASA and Boeing determine the cause of the spacecraft’s malfunction, the irresponsible bureaucrats at NASA aren’t giving them any time off. The astronauts must work while engineers on the ground…

A month ago, when protests suddenly erupted in Kenya, President William Ruto offered a major concession to angry young demonstrators: he withdrew a tax bill that would have raised taxes by more than $2.3 billion.But for the protesters, it was just a warm-up.Nearly six weeks into the leaderless, online-organized mass movement, Hanifa Adan, a 28-year-old Kenyan-Somali activist, said: “Everybody just wants the leaders to be accountable. The fact that unknown people are manipulating them and there’s no one to catch them is what’s driving them crazy.”What began as peaceful protests turned ugly on June 25 when demonstrators stormed the parliament…

Beauty-obsessed Gen Zers are loudly talking about “Facial Harmony,” the latest trend taking TikTok’s “For You” page by storm. Gen Z creators post detailed photos of their noses, eyes, jawlines, cheekbones, and lips, and analyze whether their facial features, when put together, subjectively look like a “good” or “bad” match. They accentuate so-called “bad” features like a round jawline, a Roman nose, thin lips, etc., which actually create “good” facial proportions. Conversely, some people may have “good” features like a button nose, chiseled cheekbones, full lips, etc., which create a seemingly “bad” facial proportions. The trend is subjective, and while…

Ending months of speculation, the independent electoral commission announced Friday that presidential elections will be held on Sept. 21, the first in 2022 since the island nation was hit by an economic crisis. The government notification announcing the polling date also declared that nominations would be accepted on August 15. The announcement of the election date puts to rest the uncertainty over the postponement of the polls, which was a concern of the opposition parties. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe has officially announced his candidacy for the presidential election. His agent, Presidential Adviser Ronald Perera, has provided the necessary funds to…