The words “Muslim-majority country” are permitted in the Wall Street Journal, Editor-in-Chief Gerry Baker told his staff Tuesday, hours after being quoted telling editors to remove the phrase. “There is no ban on the phrase ‘Muslim-majority country,’” Baker said. “But we should always be careful that this term is not offered as the only description of the countries covered under the ban.” Baker was responding to an […]
Worries about the future of youth football are mounting as evidence of long-term cognitive dangers of playing the game grows. Continue reading the main story For years, the sport’s top officials have played down the science and insisted that tackle football could be played safely. Neurologists have found a degenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, in an alarming number of former football players, and last year the […]
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) posted fourth quarter financial results on Tuesday, reporting higher-than-expected revenues and a net loss in line with expectations. The chipmaker reported a non-GAAP loss of 1 cent per share on revenue of $1.11 billion. Wall Street was expecting a non-GAAP loss of 2 cents a share on revenue of $1.07 billion. For the full fiscal year 2016, the company reported a non-GAAP loss […]
By Ned Parker | UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday emphasized the need for nondiscriminatory border controls, comments widely seen as a criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s temporary freeze on U.S. entry for all refugees and citizens from seven Muslim nations. “Countries have the right, even the obligation, to responsibly manage their borders to avoid infiltration by members of terrorist organizations,” Guterres […]
By Emile Picy and Chine Labbé | PARIS PARIS French police searched presidential candidate Francois Fillon’s office in parliament on Tuesday as an inquiry into alleged fake work by his wife threatened his campaign and party leaders began to consider a ‘Plan B’ without him. Fillon had been favourite to win the presidency for the conservative Republicans party until a week ago, when it was reported that […]
SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. government to withhold money from cities that have adopted sanctuary policies toward undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit, filed by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, marks the first court challenge over the sanctuary order filed by one of the targeted cities. The lawsuit alleges that the executive order violates the […]
The UAE’s embassy in the US has reassured Emiratis planning to travel to the US that the new executive order on immigration does not apply to them. In a post on Instagram, Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the US, said he has been in contact with the relevant authorities in the US and receives assurances that UAE citizens should feel safe to continue with any planned […]
Republicans are struggling to advance their policy agenda in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s confused rollout of a ban on refugees and all travellers from seven Muslim nations entering the United States. The escalating reaction to Mr Trump’s executive order on immigration is also raising concerns about the workings of his White House staff less than two weeks into the presidency. In private conversations, some establishment […]
Photo The Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault, in Tehran on Tuesday. Credit Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Already furious over the Trump administration’s visa ban, Iran warned the United States on Tuesday not to escalate tensions over tests of Iranian missiles. The warning, made by Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, came a day after American and Israeli […]
Those dollar bulls blinkered by the so-called Trumpflation trade and wondering if a pullback is justified get a reminder this week of the other main force behind the long-dollar consensus. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen and her colleagues are staging their first meeting of the year. A Fed meeting, particularly one taking place at some point along the path of a rates cycle, would normally command considerable […]
Image from Wikipedia User experience is not just about pretty design and attractive software screens. It encompasses every link in the chain that influences interactions between a user and the system. Historically, the enterprise software industry prioritized features and functions over usability. The industry’s poor reputation is a predictable result of this legacy. Although front-end design is most obvious, it is almost impossible to create a great […]
LONDON British lawmakers will hold a debate on Feb. 20 on a petition signed by more than 1.6 million people calling for a planned state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to be cancelled to avoid embarrassing Queen Elizabeth. The debate was called by the Petitions Committee of the lower house of parliament. On the same day, lawmakers will also debate a second petition calling for the […]
NEWLY appointed United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim assured Filipinos that their visa applications will continue to be processed, amid concerns that Washington’s ban on nationals of seven Muslim nations may affect even the deployment of Philippine nationals. “I would like to emphasize that despite many rumors out there, we continue to welcome Filipino visa applicants,” Kim said at the general membership meeting of […]
Nick Thompson was on his way to the subway when he got an email from his boss, New Yorker Editor David Remnick. The subject line? “Morning piece.” It was 8:17 a.m. on Sept. 8, and Remnick had just watched libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson ask “what is Aleppo?” live on national television. “I wrote back and said, ‘great!’” said Thompson, the former digital editor at The New […]
OSLO Oslo’s main trash incinerator has shown promising results in the world’s first experiment to capture greenhouse gases from the fumes of burning rubbish as a new way to slow climate change, officials said on Tuesday. If built at full scale, however, the technology would be a very costly way to limit carbon dioxide emissions as part of an international agreement to curb global warming reached by […]
By Ayesha Rascoe and Amanda Becker | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an order on Monday that will seek to dramatically reduce federal regulations, but the policy will not apply to most of the financial reform rules introduced by the Obama administration. Trump’s latest executive action will require that agencies cut two existing regulations for every new rule introduced and it will set an annual cap […]
ExxonMobil has become the second large oil company to report earnings well below analysts’ expectations, following Chevron on Friday. Exxon’s earnings per share were 41 cents for the fourth quarter of 2016, with net income of $1.68bn, 40 per cent lower than expected. The average of analysts’ forecasts was for earnings per share of 70 cents in the quarter. The lower than expected earnings came after a […]
The US stock market suffered its largest decline this year, alongside investors snapping up protection against a possible rise in volatility, pointing towards the nervousness over the recent rally. The S&P 500 dipped 0.6 per cent to 2,281, its biggest one-day fall since December 28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6 per cent to 19,971, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.8 per cent to 5,614. […]
MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he had asked China to help in the fight against Islamic State-linked militants by sending ships to patrol southern waters plagued by raids on commercial vessels. Speaking to newly promoted army generals, Duterte said he had sought China’s help in dangerous waters in the south to check the activities of Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim rebel group sustained by piracy […]
Tighter restrictions on skilled worker visas to the U.S. could come via both executive action by President Donald Trump and via Congressional moves, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday. Indian IT services firms are already girding for possible changes to the H-1B program, which they use to send tens of thousands of workers to the U.S. annually. While a significant shakeup of the visa program […]
By Manuel Mogato and Martin Petty | MANILA MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suggested on Tuesday he may seek military support after withdrawing the national police from his war on drugs and handing the job to a much smaller anti-narcotics agency. More than 7,600 people, mostly users and small-time dealers, have been killed since Duterte took office at the end of June, vowing to crack down on […]
The great Trump reflation story, which points to strong equities, weak bonds and a highly valued dollar, is by now thoroughly entrenched in the minds of global investors. Not without reason. But when conviction is near-universal in markets it makes sense to ponder what investors might be missing. For my money the most likely flaw in this narrative relates to the cost of protectionist policies. There is […]
By Praveen Menon and Pairat Temphairojana | KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK Seeking to capitalise on U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial new travel restrictions, companies and officials in Asia said they would target greater tourism and education ties with Muslims worried about the curbs. Trump’s Friday directive put a 120-day hold on allowing refugees into the country, an indefinite ban on refugees from Syria and a 90-day bar […]
Executives from The New York Times, BuzzFeed and Bloomberg News have responded to Trump’s recent executive order banning immigrants from Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East. The responses range from outright condemnation of President Trump’s ban to reaffirming their commitment to supporting employees regardless of their countries of origin. Jonah Peretti, the CEO of BuzzFeed, sent a letter to employees over the weekend castigating Trump for “let(ing) […]
