The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s fourth-quarter GDP missed estimates Thursday, with weakness in consumption and the construction sector driving growth to a six-quarter low of 1.2%, year on year. Advance figures missed the 1.4% expansion expected by economists polled by Reuters, and the growth was also softer compared […]
Sometimes, you need to let kids figure out how to solve problems, or suffer the consequences of their decisions, all on their own. That’s according to psychiatrist and bestselling author Daniel Amen. Parents too often make the mistake of “overdoing” for their kids, resulting in “mentally weak children,” Amen told the “Built Different” podcast, in […]
Democrats and others who fear or despise what Donald Trump has in store for us over the next four years have many decisions to make about how to cope with the new regime. There are plenty of legitimate reasons (especially given the plans and appointments he has already revealed) for a posture of total opposition. […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Australia’s economy grew at a slower rate than expected in the third quarter, raising expectations of a central bank interest rate cut early next year and sending the currency to its lowest level in seven […]
Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Members of the New York Giants organization are reportedly unhappy with the team’s decision to bench quarterback Daniel Jones. Per FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultzthere is a sense of “disappointment” about the decision and players are upset that it was “primarily a financial decision.” “He’s the QB1. To me, he’s […]
The October 2024 payrolls were the weakest since December 2020. With just 12,000 net new jobs added during the month, payrolls were virtually at a standstill. While some of the slowing could be due to recent hurricanes, it is unclear how much of an impact those storms had on the data. One thing is clear, […]
Former President Donald Trump once fomented an insurrection against the US government, in a bid to block the peaceful transfer of power. He has described his political opponents as an “enemy from within” that should be jailed — or else “handled” by the US military. His own former White House chief of staff says Trump […]
Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Trump’s announcement he would not accept any further presidential debate offers, and praised local Native American communities during a campaign rally in Chandler, Ariz. Harris returned to the Grand Canyon State on Thursday, about two months after she and running mate Minnesota Gov. Timothy Walz held their first […]
