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JAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian government is implementing strategic initiatives to establish family offices and private entities to manage the business affairs of wealthy families, Xinhua reported. This measure will allow wealthy individuals from various countries to make investments without incurring taxes. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered the formation of a task force under the leadership of Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, involving some ministries and the World Bank, to assess the family office investment program and prepare the necessary regulations and infrastructure. “Some foreign investors have already expressed interest as early…
Record numbers of travelers expected to be on the roads, rails and in the air after the July 4 weekend in the United States AAA estimates that more than 70 million people drive 50 miles or more over the long holiday weekend, with the vast majority driving home on Sunday. The busiest travel day of the season could be compounded by AMTRAK’s shutdown yesterday and the ongoing closure of the Sumner Tunnel. A power outage forced Amtrak to shut down service between Penn Station in New York and South Station for most of the day yesterday. Normal service resumed around…
Russian officials said a village in the western border region was evacuated following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse.By SAMYA KULLAB Associated PressJuly 7, 2024, 5:30 a.m. ET• 4 minutes reading timekyiv, Ukraine — A village in a western Russian border region was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse, local officials said.Images posted on social media appear to show clouds of black smoke rising in the Voronezh region as loud explosions are heard in succession.Governor…
PARIS (AP) — Voting is underway in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock.French President Emmanuel Macron took a huge gamble in dissolving parliament and calling for the elections after his centrists were trounced in European elections on June 9.The snap elections in this nuclear-armed nation will influence the war in Ukraine, global diplomacy and Europe’s economic stability, and they’re almost certain to undercut Macron for the remaining three years of his…
PARIS (AP) — Voting is underway in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock.French President Emmanuel Macron took a huge gamble in dissolving parliament and calling for the elections after his centrists were trounced in European elections on June 9.The snap elections in this nuclear-armed nation will influence the war in Ukraine, global diplomacy and Europe’s economic stability, and they’re almost certain to undercut Macron for the remaining three years of his…
Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. Former President Donald Trump speaks at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake, Virginia, on June 28, 2024. Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Trump has stepped up his verbal attacks on Biden’s “vile” student loan forgiveness policies.The Supreme Court’s decision striking down the Chevron Doctrine has weakened the Department of Education.If re-elected, Trump could cut debt forgiveness, close the Education Department and transfer student loans to the private sector. Donald Trump has long viewed the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness measures as a publicity stunt for the election. Yet if reelected, Trump…
Big tech companies like Google and Microsoft are competing to attract top AI talent.But workers may well be the real winners of the battle, as they get higher wages.Recent data from Levels.fyi and PwC shows that skilled AI jobs offer higher salaries.Tech companies are engaged in an intense war to attract top AI talent.Companies like Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Meta are competing fiercely to attract workers with AI skills.But the real winners of the competition may well be the workers, who get high wages.Ram Srinivasan, a future-of-work expert and managing director at consultancy JLL, told Business Insider that the race…
Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google announced new AI features in May NurPhoto Big tech companies like Google and Microsoft are competing to attract top AI talent.But workers may well be the real winners of the battle, as they get higher wages.Recent data from Levels.fyi and PwC shows that skilled AI jobs offer higher salaries. Tech companies are engaged in an intense war to attract top AI talent.Companies like Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Meta are competing fiercely to attract workers with AI skills.But the real winners of the competition may well be the workers,…
Icône d’angle vers le bas Une icône en forme d’angle pointant vers le bas. AP/Carlos Osorio Trump veut que son verdict concernant le pot-de-vin soit annulé à la suite de l’avis de la Cour suprême sur l’immunité. Mais les nouveaux pouvoirs d’immunité de Trump ne feront pas dérailler sa condamnation de septembre, prédisent les experts.C’est parce que toute preuve officielle utilisée dans son procès ne constitue qu’une « erreur inoffensive ». “Pas de mal, pas de faute” ne s’applique pas uniquement au streetball. Cela pourrait aider la condamnation de l’ancien président Donald Trump pour pot-de-vin à survivre à l’avis d’immunité…
Fred Kocher, host of NH Business NH Business: Most new jobs created in New Hampshire are in health care and social assistance, in response to growth in the 65-and-over population Updated: 7:12 a.m. EDT July 7, 2024 BUSINESS. I’M FRED KOCHER. HERE’S A TIP FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR THE MOST JOBS. NEW HAMPSHIRE’S JOB GROWTH TO 2032 IS EXPECTED TO BE IN HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE. IT’S ALREADY THE LARGEST SECTOR IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, EMPLOYING OVER 92,000 WORKERS IN RECENT YEARS. MY GUEST WILL EXPLAIN IT IN A MINUTE. NOW LOOK AT THIS CHART. HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE…