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Scott Bessent, founder and chief executive officer of Key Square Group LP, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 7, 2024. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump signaled Friday his intention to nominate hedge fund executive Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, in a move that puts a […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has stirred controversy with most his cabinet appointments. His selections thus far are people who have made it clear that they will be totally loyal to the president and allow for little daylight between their agency and Oval Office. Furthermore, a number of them are individuals who have been openly hostile […]
The Johannesburg executive mayor, council legislature speaker, mayoral committee members and committee chairpersons are due for a salary hike, which was approved in council on Wednesday. The council held an extraordinary meeting to deliberate over one item on the agenda — the determination of the upper limits of salaries, allowances and benefits for the 2024/25 […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he has picked Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive, to head the Department of Education, an agency he vowed to dismantle during his White House campaign. “We will send education back to the states, and Linda will spearhead that effort,” Trump said Tuesday in a statement. McMahon led […]
Most drilling decisions are driven by private companies working on land not owned by the federal government. The Department of Energy handles US energy diplomacy, administers the Strategic Petroleum Reserve – which Trump has said he wants to replenish – and runs grant and loan programs to advance energy technologies, such as the Loan Programs […]
Lyle Irish, CEO of East Tennessee REALTORS®, has earned The Betty Brock Association Executive of the Year Award by Tennessee Society of Association Executives (TNSAE). This award recognizes exceptional efforts made by association executives. The Betty Brock Association Executive of the Year Award recipients are distinguished for their contributions not only to their own associations, […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday lashed out observing that States which metamorphose into judges to punish accused persons awaiting trial by driving bulldozers into their homes indulge in a naked display of “might is right” without sparing a thought for families rendered shelter-less and destitute overnight. “The chilling sight of a bulldozer demolishing a building, […]
Why do decision-makers at work really choose one person for a role over another? What actually makes them trust someone’s judgment? How do they decide in practice who to tap for important opportunities? For the last 12 years, I’ve coached top performers at some of the world’s largest and most competitive Fortune 500 companies. As […]
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Last night was a big night in the US, sure. But it was a big night in London too. Yesterday evening (November 5) saw MBW’s Music Business UK Awards take place in Covent Garden, celebrating the very best that the UK music biz has to offer. The night began with a surprise: the International Executive […]