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A job post from IT firm Arthur Grand Technologies went viral for specifying white candidates only. The company removed the post and apologized, initially saying it was posted by a junior recruiter. The firm later edited its apology to say an ex-employee published the job post without authorization. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app A tech company has gotten swift backlash for listing a job post seeking white candidates only — alongside a note not to publish that information.Arthur Grand Technologies, an…

Diversified Energy Company PLC (OTCQX:DECPF) is a US onshore natural gas producer that follows a high-volume growth strategy. Its success has been nothing short of consistent, thanks to its ability to produce profitably at lower energy prices. This is attributed to the company’s significant hedge book, which aims to keep profits rolling even in weaker natural gas markets, making it a model of consistency in a typically volatile sector. Despite price action on the London Stock Exchange’s listed shares showing a fall of about a third from a 12-month high of £1.40 per share, Diversified Energy’s shares are still better…

US President Joe Biden said he would use his trip to Northern Ireland to help “keep the peace” and leverage the benefits of a post-Brexit trade deal as the region marks the 25th anniversary of the agreement that ended three decades of conflict.Ahead of his departure to Belfast on Tuesday, the president talked about lasting stability in the region. He emphasised the importance of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which was brokered by the US, and the Windsor framework, the new UK-EU accord covering Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade rules.Air Force One landed at 9.20pm and a relaxed-looking Biden emerged, to…

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Gun violence has touched most American households, so it’s no surprise that a governor would know the victim of a mass shooting. But it’s not one governor, and it’s not one mass shooting. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear described “one of my closest friends,” Tommy Elliott, the senior vice president of Old National Bank who was among the five people struck down Monday during a shooting inside the Louisville bank. “Tommy Elliott helped me build my law career. Helped…

These were the biggest moving stocks ahead of Monday’s open. Gainers: Shares of Micron Technology Inc. MU, +0.47% climbed 5.6% in premarket trading, getting a boost after production cuts announced by rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd 005930, +0.30%. Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources PXD, +0.08% rose 7.3% after The Wall Street Journal reported that the shale driller had held preliminary talks with Exxon Mobil XOM, +0.71% over a potential acquisition. Stock in Capital One Financial COF, +3.37% dropped 3.5% after reports that Walmart Inc. WMT, -0.29% had sued the credit-card giant to scrap their partnership. Shares of Tupperware Brands Corp.…

Moderna Inc. said Tuesday it’s working to develop its first bacterial vaccine to protect against Lyme disease, the tick-borne illness that causes a range of painful symptoms, including fever, headaches, fatigue, joint pain and rash. The biotech MRNA, -3.06%, whose first product to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was its mRNA-based COVID vaccine, said it has two candidates in development to address Lyme disease, named mRNA-1982 and mRNA-1975. It announced the news at its fourth Vaccine Day, where it offered a full update on its clinical pipeline, which includes vaccines to protect against flu and respiratory…

Holding a life insurance policy is a key step toward improving your financial health and building generational wealth. It’s something everyone should have, but men still outpace women in terms of purchasing life insurance. Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA) data indicates that while 78% of women consider personal finances very important, only 31% have plans to purchase life insurance coverage. This disconnect between priorities and action might be the result of deeply ingrained stereotypes regarding women and finances, women’s lack of access to financial advisers and information, as well as the ongoing gender pay gap. Haven Life’s Gender…

It is too soon to know for sure whether the recent bank failures in the United States and the merger of Credit Suisse with UBS were isolated events or a harbinger of future troubles, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. While market anxiety has been reduced in recent days, market sentiment remains “fragile” and strains are still evident, the international financial institution said, in its latest report on global financial conditions. “Concerns remain about vulnerabilities that may be hidden,” not just at banks, but in the shadow banking sector, the report said. “The impact of tighter monetary and financial conditions…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Johnson & Johnson company offices are shown in Irvine, California, U.S., October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo By Dietrich Knauth and Mike Spector (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson’s second attempt to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy should be dismissed as an unprecedented fraud designed to deny plaintiffs just compensation, lawyers representing cancer victims argued in a Monday court filing. The attorneys contend J&J defied a January appeals court rejection of its first attempt to settle the litigation, noting that a J&J subsidiary refiled for Chapter 11 about two hours after a court dismissed its first bankruptcy. The…

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The bulls in oil are waiting for that next meaningful event for crude’s upside, after last week’s OPEC+ output cut announcement. As of now, there’s no sign there’ll be one that’s big enough, leaving the market to tread water, barring any surprises. New York-traded West Texas Intermediate, or , settled down 96 cents, or 1.2%, at $79.74 per barrel. London-traded settled down 94 cents, or 1.1%, at $84.18. Since surging more than 6% to a WTI peak of $81.81 and Brent high of $86.44 in the heat of the OPEC+ announcement, the past five sessions…