I know I am unlikely to make friends with Wells Fargo (WFC) shareholders by calling the San Francisco-based bank the "ugly duckling" of the financial services sector. But I believe the unimpressive results of its second quarter justify the label.
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Congratulations! If you’re reading this article it means you’re (very likely) a real life adult looking to get some tips on how to best use your money. But before we dive in, our resident finance expert and founding partner of Stash Wealth, Priya Malani, suggests you think about exactly why you feel the need to budget.
We get it: The warmer months often bring more opportunity to splash the cash. From rooftop bars, to weekends away, entertaining outside, and so much more, it’s hard not to overspend. We tell ourselves, “Okay, I’m not going to eat out so much this week,” or, “I’m going to treat myself to this excursion, but next weekend I have to stay in.” It feels like a constant need to balance, when in reality, we just end up spending willy-nilly and stressing about it later.
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Energy is all around us. It lights homes, fuels cars, cooks food and connects people to their world, yet most spend little time thinking about where it comes from and how it gets to their lamps, televisions and cellphones.
But the world is at a turning point. Scientific consensus has concluded that humans – especially through a reliance on the fossil fuels used to produce energy – have contributed to the warming of the planet and that time is running out to avoid catastrophic effects. In his new book, "Energy: A Human History," Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes explores the technological developments that drove the Industrial Revolution and created modern society – and that now may put it at risk.
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Employers across industries have for months complained of a shortage of workers as the unemployment rate creeps to levels unseen in nearly half a century – all while tens of millions of working-aged Americans still lack formal employment without any apparent interest in sending out a resume.
The percentage of workers interested in holding a job who don't currently have one is as low as it's been in years. That's driven much debate among economists, employers and politicians as they attempt to figure out exactly how to better tap the pool of nearly 100 million Americans over the age of 16 who neither have a job nor are actively looking to land one.
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If President Donald Trump's announcement of Brett Kavanaugh as his pick for the Supreme Court on Monday was a made-for-TV event that smacked of a reality-show season finale, then the real drama – a grueling, scorched-earth fight over his confirmation – has just begun.
Call it, "Survivor: Senate Judiciary Committee Island" or perhaps "America's Next Top Jurist."
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The boys, from a school in the south-eastern Cox's Bazar district, went to bathe after a friendly game between supporters of Argentina and Brazil.
They were then swept away by the strong current of the Matamuhuri river.
Police recovered the bodies on Saturday evening, some six hours after the boys drowned. Tens of thousands of people attended their funeral on Sunday.
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Angela Hernandez, 23, survived by using the hose from her jeep's radiator to siphon water from a creek, Monterey County Sheriff's office told the BBC.
She was found by hikers on Friday after they saw her vehicle partially submerged at the bottom of a 60m (200ft) cliff in the Big Sur area.
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Djokovic, seeded 12th, won 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to claim a 13th Slam - his first major since the 2016 French Open.
The Serb, 31, quickly took control to win the opening set in 29 minutes, breaking twice more in the second set.
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Where contemporary style meets classical architecture, the list of cool Barcelona hotels is endless. From boutique, Gothic style apartments to ultra-luxe beachfront penthouses, the city has suitable accommodations for even the most magnificent bastards. Take to Barcelona and explore their innovative gastronomic food scene, where eclectic tastes take on old world profiles. Discover your inner Picasso amongst the city's ever expanding bohemian art culture. When you’re done, head back to the hote...
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Debris in space, which has been accruing since the 1950s, is a well-documented problem. NASA estimates there are roughly 22,000 objects larger than 10cm in diameter in near-Earth orbit. There are likely tens of millions of smaller pieces, too. Most of this junk is moving at extremely high speeds – up to seven times the speed of a bullet. At that speed, an object no bigger than a penny could easily destroy a spacecraft.
Read more at Science Focus.