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Here’s how it goes: Whether it’s going straight from work to a training class or to an event after work, you run around all day. You have food between the busy moments when you can, but by the time you get home, it’s late at night, you’re physically exhausted from …

Global dividends suffered the worst quarterly decline in a decade, with more than $ 100 billion wiping out their value in the three months to June as companies shut down payouts in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Total shareholder payments fell by about one-fifth, to $ 382.2 billion, the lowest …

Copyright AFP Image by image Juukan Gorge Cave Site: Top – for Mining (June 2, 2013); Bottom: Flat for Destruction (May 15, 2020) Mining giant Rio Tinto has slashed the bonuses of three executives over the destruction of two ancient caves in Australia. In May, the world’s largest iron ore …

Asian stock markets up Monday after Wall Street hit a new high despite prolonged unrest over a possible second wave of coronavirus infections. The Nikkei 225 NIK, + 0.25% in Tokyo added 0.3% and the Hang Seng HSI, + 1.37% in Hong Kong advanced 1.5%. The Shanghai Composite Index rose …

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that level 3 coronavirus restrictions in Auckland will be extended until Sunday, August 30, after the country reported eight new cases on Monday. “The Director-General (of Health) has recommended to Cabinet, and Cabinet has agreed to adjust a short extension of …