Thursday 31 May 2018

The rise of the apprentice: a European tradition comes to the U.S

The rise of the apprentice: a European tradition comes to the U.S

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The growing number of apprenticeships in the U.S. has more to do with European companies importing the practice into their American operations than with the long-running NBC television reality show and its former host who now lives in the White House.

Why U.S. retirees are waiting longer to claim Social Security

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fewer Americans are asking Social Security to "show me the money" as soon as possible.

Italian imbroglio splits hedge funds on bank bets

LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds are split on how to position billions of dollars in bets they have taken on Italian banks as the country's political tumult takes its toll on bonds, shares and the euro.

The next frontier in workplace wellness: financial health

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Study after study shows that money stress can be as bad for workplace productivity as back pain.

Ideology threatens to trump facts in official Medicare handbook

CHICAGO (Reuters) - In September, the federal government will mail a handbook on Medicare enrollment to 43 million households. "Medicare & You" is an important, authoritative source on a wide array of plan options for the annual enrollment period that runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, and it has been mailed out to beneficiaries each year since 1999.

Deutsche Bank looks to cut 10,000 jobs to reduce costs: source

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about a tenth of its global workforce, as part of efforts to reduce costs, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

Daycare costs harder to afford than college for many

The nation's fertility rate hit a record low in 2017, and one has to wonder: Could the cost of raising children be discouraging a generation that was choked by the Great Recession?

Hedge fund Jana Partners has no shares in Casey's Stores: spokesman

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jana Partners said on Wednesday it was not invested in Casey's General Stores Inc after speculation that the hedge fund had built a stake in the company helped push its stock price up more than 9 percent in afternoon trading.

Corvex, Icahn to mull bid for oil and gas producer Energen

BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund manager Keith Meister and billionaire investor Carl Icahn said they may try to buy oil and gas producer Energen Corp , according to a regulatory filing made on Monday.

Norway's wealth fund voted against Shell climate target motion

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund voted against a motion at Shell's annual meeting urging the energy giant to set climate targets, despite a push the fund is making for more firms to do so.

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