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Google exec claims he was fired for not being ‘inclusive,’ denying Asian female colleague’s sexual advances

Google exec claims he was fired for not being ‘inclusive,’ denying Asian female colleague’s sexual advances

Simpler Trading VP of Options Danielle Shay provides insight on investing in the stock market on ‘Making Money.’ A 15-year veteran at Google filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against his former tech giant employer alleging the White man was fired for not being “inclusive” after rejecting sexual advances from an Asian female executive who repeatedly drunkenly lashed out at him at work events in New York City.  Ryan Olohan, the former Managing Director of Food, Beverage and… Source link

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Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK to make Coachella history as first Latin and Asian headliners

Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK to make Coachella history as first Latin and Asian headliners

BLACKPINK playing Coachella dance tent in 2019. (Photo: Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Coachella) The lineup for this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — North America’s largest music fest, with 125,000 attendees per day — has finally been announced. And it’s a historic bill, the most diverse to date: For the first time since the festival launched in 1999, a Latin music artist and a K-pop act will be headlining. Those headliners, Puerto Rican trap/reggaeton superstar… Source link

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Asian Stocks Drop, Dollar Slips Amid Wary Trading: Markets Wrap

Asian Stocks Drop, Dollar Slips Amid Wary Trading: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Asian equities opened lower and major currencies made gains against the dollar in a cautious open to the week following further weakness on Wall Street and a defiant message to the world from China’s Communist Party congress. Most Read from Bloomberg Stocks dropped in Japan, Australia and South Korea while futures for Hong Kong fell. Contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose after tumbling Friday, when Treasury yields climbed as year-ahead inflation expectations increased…. Source link

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China reaches out to Asian neighbours after Ukraine war causes further tensions with US

With the Ukraine crisis putting further strain on China’s ties with the United States and the West as a whole, Beijing has set its eyes on mending fences with its neighbours. China’s diplomatic frenzy in the past two weeks shows the importance of its neighbours in Beijing’s hierarchy of relations, according to observers. On the heels of a whirlwind tour of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi last week hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who… Source link

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Asian American Journalist Fired By Seattle ABC Affiliate KOMO After Covering Proud Boys Protest

Jonathan Choe, a veteran reporter for the ABC television affiliate KOMO in Seattle, has written an essay on Medium claiming he was fired for his coverage of a rally by the controversial Proud Boys group. Choe was covering the rally in the Washington state capital of Olympia earlier this month. He tweeted a photo montage of the Proud Boys rally, including some controversial music in the clip. That drew outrage from the Twitterati, who allegedly accused him of being a “white… Source link

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Most Asian Stocks, U.S. Futures Dip; Lira Slides: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Most Asian stocks dipped Monday as traders weighed inflation risks, a Covid-19 outbreak in China and earnings prospects for major technology firms. Turkey’s lira slid to a record low amid a diplomatic spat. Most Read from Bloomberg Equities posted modest losses in Japan, Hong Kong and China, where the central bank boosted a daily liquidity injection. Investors are assessing a delta-variant virus outbreak in China that’s expected to worsen as well as economic challenges from… Source link

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FTSE 100 follows Asian stocks lower on property market jitters

Chinese property developer Evergrande sent shockwaves through stock markets on Monday morning. Photo: STR/AFP via Getty European stocks fell at the open on Monday morning in London following news of an energy market crunch in Europe and sharp losses in Asia as investors fled from property stocks.  The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) was 1.6% lower by mid-morning in London. Germany’s DAX (^GDAXI) and France’s CAC (^FCHI) both fell around 2.3%.  Investors in the UK were watching for movement in the UK energy… Source link

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