French far-right leader Marine le Pen insisted Thursday her party can still win control of parliament despite the centre and left scrambling to block her way and football hero Kilian Mbappe urging fans to outvote “those people”. Three days before Sunday’s run-off in France’s most critical legislative elections in recent history, a poll projected Le […]
Well-known financial adviser Suze Orman shared an essential insight on her podcast: the critical importance of fully understanding financial products before investing. “It’s better to do nothing than something you don’t understand,” she said. Orman raises concerns about a trend where individuals are investing in complex life insurance policies — such as whole, universal and […]
There was a moment last week that lived up to Minnesotans’ historic reputation for practicality in politics. It was like seeing a shaft of light cut through storm clouds. Near the end of the dinner the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce hosts annually on the Legislature’s opening day, the state’s top four lawmakers sat before the […]
Last week, as leading education experts gathered — again —to ponder the nation’s sluggish recovery from pandemic learning loss, one speaker put the issue in stark relief. “This is the biggest problem facing America,” Jens Ludwig, a University of Chicago professor, said flatly. Nonetheless, he told those assembled at the Washington, D.C., event sponsored by […]