Student-run school board candidates’ forum at Fremont High School on Oct. 22, 2024. Credit: Louis Freedberg / EdSource While most attention in the United States is focused on the presidential elections today, I’ll be watching two local school board races that will be historic for a completely different reason. For the first time, young people … Read more
Apple’s revenue increased by 6% in the fourth fiscal quarter, driven by a rebound in iPhone sales and growth across all business units except for wearables. Total sales for the quarter ended September 28 reached $94.9 billion, slightly exceeding Wall Street expectations of $94.6 billion. iPhone sales grew by 5.4% to $46.2 billion, marking a … Read more
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:) adjusted its annual forecasts for organic sales and profit on Wednesday due to repeated price hikes impacting demand for the company’s branded products such as Lunchables meal kits and Oscar Mayer cold cuts. Shares of the company fell more than 3% before the market opened, as it … Read more
South Korea’s export growth is expected to have slowed for a third consecutive month in October, according to a Reuters poll. The slowdown is attributed to cooling global demand for computer chips. Outbound shipments from the country are forecasted to have risen by 6.9% in October compared to the previous year. This marks the 13th … Read more
An unexpected drop in demand for higher education in England could pose significant challenges for universities, as predictions of enrollment growth in the coming years appear overly optimistic while a demographic decline is on the horizon. A report by Higher Education Policy Institute president Bahram Bekhradnia suggests that previous estimates of 350,000 more students by … Read more
The Vatican summit, which lasted a month, has concluded with a call for women to take on more leadership roles in the Catholic Church, but there was no mention of women being ordained as priests, as some progressives had hoped at the beginning of the process. The synod marked the end of a four-year consultation … Read more
With just three weeks left before a fiercely contested U.S. election, it is crucial that the voices of students are heard, even those who are not yet eligible to vote. However, many students lack the necessary knowledge about civic issues to form informed opinions. This lack of knowledge is in part due to the decline … Read more
A new report reveals a significant increase in student demand for MBA degrees. The number of total applications to U.S. MBA programs surged by 11% between 2023 and 2024, following two years of declines. The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) released the survey showing this uptick. Full-time MBA programs experienced the most growth in the … Read more
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Nvidia (NVDA) achieved a new all-time high on Monday as investors await the upcoming earnings reports from Big Tech companies in November. The chipmaker’s stock surged 4.14% to close at $143.71 per share, with its shares continuing to rise in after-hours trading. Earlier in the day, Nvidia’s stock hit an intraday high of $142.46, as … Read more