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It’s no surprise that working from home has been popular for many workers, but it hasn’t been a win for every profession across the board. Glassdoor recently surveyed workers to determine how important remote work was to them as a benefit, and how employees across various levels of seniority and various occupations view their experiences working from home. In general, the survey found that the ability to work from home was among the top three benefits for more than two-thirds (68%) of the respondents. Remote work was only a few percentage points behind vacation and paid time off in popularity, which 71% of respondents found important, and health insurance, which was a top-three benefit for 69% of respondents. Working from home—or WFH for short—has particularly been a hit with a few specific professions, according to the Glassdoor survey. Here are the top 10 professions, ranked by how satisfied employees were with working from home: Social Worker Customer … [Read more...] about Tired of the office? These jobs have the happiest remote workers right now

HONG KONG  -Asian and European markets traded higher on Tuesday, as fears of a banking crisis eased thanks to the sale of fallen lender Silicon Valley Bank. News that North Carolina-based First Citizens Bank had agreed to take over most of SVB boosted European stocks and Wall Street on Monday. The gains were led by banking shares, following a rout last week over concerns that the turmoil in the sector could hit other major institutions, such as German giant Deutsche Bank. Hong Kong and Tokyo closed higher, while Sydney, Singapore and Seoul also gained. Shanghai was down, however. European equities were also higher in early trade, with London, Frankfurt and Paris all in positive territory. Ray Attrill, head of FX strategy at National Australia Bank, said Tuesday that the acquisition by First Citizens had “helped set a positive tone” in global markets. SVB deal helps to steady banks amid credit crunch concerns “Together with the absence of new scare stories over … [Read more...] about Asian, European markets rise as banking crisis fears ease

Metro Pacific Investments Corp chair and president Manuel V. Pangilinan and Solar Philippines founder and CEO Leandro Leviste shake hands after signing the share purchase agreement. MANILA  -Tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. is buying into businessman Leandro Leviste’s SP New Energy Corp., announcing on Tuesday  the infusion of a P2-billion investment in the company plus an option that could make it the solar energy startup’s single largest shareholder. In a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, Metro Pacific said it signed definitive agreements to acquire 1.6 billion common shares or a 16 -percent stake in SP New Energy, which is aggressively raising money to bankroll an ambitious pipeline of solar power projects. Solar Philippines aims to build world’s largest solar farm Pangilinan will also replace Leviste, son of Sen. Loren Legarda, as chair of SP New Energy. Leviste will remain president and CEO of the company. “Our thrust of pursuing … [Read more...] about Metro Pacific invests P2B in Leandro Leviste’s solar power firm

The Richard Rodgers Theatre is seen on June 6, 2019 located on 226 West 46th Street where “Hamilton”, one of Broadway’s biggest hits, is playing in New York. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) NEW YORK — After triumphing on Broadway, the lower 48 states and London’s West End, “Hamilton” is eyeing its first non-English production as well as tours throughout Europe and Asia. The much-decorated musical, currently being staged nightly in London and New York as well as four other US cities, last month announced plans to launch in Sydney in early 2021 in a production expected to tour Australia before going to Asia, its producer said in an interview. The “Hamilton” team is also working with a German hip-hop artist and playwright to develop a German-language version of the work. The show, which is performed by a mostly non-white cast and mixes pulsating rap numbers with ballads and traditional musical numbers, has been credited with invigorating Broadway, thrilling audiences of … [Read more...] about After conquering Broadway, ‘Hamilton’ eyes global tour

House leadership may bring H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, to the floor after next week’s House recess. The bill doesn’t cure a thing, except, perhaps momentarily, the appetite of the federal leviathan to grow. H.R. 6 deepens the federal government’s involvement in medicine, a role that the Founding Fathers wisely left to the states and the people through the Tenth Amendment.  The legislation is well-intentioned, but turns federalism on its head and spends a massive amount of money with dubious offsets. H.R. 6 is a 309 page bill that attempts to accomplish quite a bit. The bill’s goals include promoting personalized medicine, improving the clinical trials process, making the regulatory path clearer for medical apps, creating economic incentives for the development of drugs for rare diseases, improving, “the entire biomedical ecosystem ensuring the innovation infrastructure works as quickly and efficiently as possible.” Oh, it is also a “ jobs bill .” Somewhere in the … [Read more...] about The Century Cures Act Is A Needless Waste

Key Takeaways Carnival Corporation ( CCL ) was the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 after the cruise line operator predicted much bigger losses than expected in the current quarter and full year. For 2023, the company predicts a loss of $0.28 to $0.44 per share, at least four times more than forecasts. That came as Carnival posted better-than-expected first quarter results and record bookings. Revenue was up 173.1% to $4.43 billion, and was about 95% of the level in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 outbreak which basically shut down its operations. Carnival Corporation ( CCL ) was the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 after the cruise line operator predicted much bigger losses than expected in the current quarter and full year. Carnival indicated it would lose $0.34 to $0.42 per share in the second quarter. Analysts were anticipating a drop of $0.28. For 2023, the company predicts a loss of $0.28 to $0.44 per share, at least four times more than … [Read more...] about Carnival Guidance Sinks Shares

(From left) Mela Habijan, Klea Pineda. Images: Instagram/@missmelahabijan, Instagram/@kleapineda Activist and Miss Trans Global 2020 Mela Habijan is fully supportive of Klea Pineda, who came out as gay on her 24th birthday and went public with her romance with girlfriend Katrice Kierulf. In an interview with INQUIRER.net during a recognition dinner with Cosmopolitan Philippines magazine, Habijan said Pineda being open about her sexuality is a “beautiful” way of “owning” her identity and the love that she deserves. “I am happy that she came out because we need those coming out stories. Sabi nila, ‘Sana dumating tayo sa pagkakataon na hindi kailangang mag-come out and that’s the dream.’ But because our story in terms of the queer narrative will always be in that sense of erasure, kailangan talagang mag-come out,” she said. Habijan also noted that Pineda’s decision to open up about her romance with Kierulf is “important” for the LGBTQ community, saying that it empowers queer … [Read more...] about Mela Habijan on Klea Pineda’s coming out: ‘She owned her identity and the love she deserves’

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. lauded Pag-IBIG Fund’s highest dividend rates since the Covid-19 pandemic, as its Regular Savings dividend rate for 2022 reached 6.53 percent and its Modified Pag-IBIG 2 (MP2) Savings surged to 7.03 percent per annum The dividend rates on the members’ savings of the agency were the highlights of the Pag-IBIG Fund Chairman’s Report for 2022, where the president spoke before a gathering of agency members, partners and stakeholders at the SMX Convention Center, Tuesday (March 28). “It makes me proud that your agency’s stewardship of our national savings program has successfully provided affordable shelter financing for our people. Let me thank all of you, the members who are the owners of Pag-IBIG Fund, including concerned housing developers, partners, and other key stakeholders who have been instrumental in fulfilling the Pag-IBIG Fund’s mandate, of serving the Filipino workforce,” the President said. “As the Pag-IBIG Fund was established under the … [Read more...] about PBBM lauds highest Pag-IBIG dividend rates since pandemic: 6.53% for Regular Savings, 7.03% for MP2