Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in country’s largest financial fraud, state media reports

Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan, center, looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11, 2024.Str | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death on Thursday for her involvement in the country's biggest financial fraud case, state media outlet Thanh Nien reported.Lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery and violating banking rules around lending. She was sentenced to death for the embezzlement charges and to 20 years in prison for each of the other two…

Tips and Strategies for Managing Life With Children With ADHD

Penny Williams of Asheville, N.C., still remembers the day she got a call from her son’s kindergarten teacher. It was the second day of school, and the teacher requested a meeting for that same day.“He was always a really rambunctious boy, but he was also so sweet and caring,” says Williams, an author, podcaster, and parenting coach for neurodiverse families. “And then he went to school, and everything fell off the rails. … He was so wild and active and unfocused and so was really struggling with following along with the…

Fed wants more confidence that inflation is moving toward 2% target, meeting minutes indicate

Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting expressed concern that inflation wasn't moving lower quickly enough, though they still expected to cut interest rates at some point this year.At a meeting in which the Federal Open Market Committee again voted to hold short-term borrowing rates steady, policymakers also showed misgivings that inflation, while easing, wasn't doing so in a convincing enough fashion. The Fed currently targets its benchmark rate between 5.25%-5.5%As such, FOMC members voted to keep language in…

Hot inflation data pushes market’s rate cut expectations to September

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 09, 2024 in New York City.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesAs recently as January, investors had high hopes that the Federal Reserve was about to embark on a rate-cutting campaign that would reverse some of the most aggressive policy tightening in decades.Three months of inflation data have brought those expectations back down to earth.March's consumer price index report Wednesday helped verify worries that inflation is proving…

What’s Next in Health Care for Older Adults: Questions and Answers With John Whyte, MD

As WebMD’s chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, is in a unique position to see both the current state of medical care for America’s older adults and the way things are trending for the future. We asked him to share his insight on a few topics, along with a bit of advice.WebMD: What are some of the biggest access to health care issues facing older adults today?JW: Cost, transportation, and quality of care remain some of the biggest issues when it comes to health care for older adults. Medicare doesn’t cover 100% of…

It's Your Last Chance to Snag a Free 65-Inch Samsung TV: Here's How

What's better than a new TV for your home? Two new TVs for the price of one. Samsung is offering a free 4K TV, but only if you act before April 11. Preorder the 2024 Samsung Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED, OLED or The Frame before Thursday, and the company will give you a 65-inch TU69OT from 2022 at no extra charge.Both QLED and OLED displays are available, with prices starting at just $1,000. One of the highlights of this new collection is the Samsung S95D OLED model. Not only does it deliver stunning picture quality, but it also…

Patralekhaa’s Roaring Shout Out To Husband Rajkummar Rao’s Srikanth Trailer: “You’re The Best At What You Do”

<!-- -->Image was shared on Instagram. (courtesy: patralekhaa )New Delhi: Bollywood star Patralekhaa gave a roaring shout out to her husband Rajkummar Rao hours after the trailer of his upcoming film Srikanth released on social media. Praising the actor for his dedication towards his craft, Patralekhaa wrote,"Rajjjjjjj, what an amazing trailer. I am so stoked for you and this amazing character that you played. I just want to scribble a couple of words about your journey with this character. It all started with you…

EU’s von der Leyen echoes Yellen’s calls for tough stance on Chinese overcapacity

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference, Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEuropean Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said that Europe must talk tough with China on its perceived unfair trade practices, echoing calls a day earlier from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.Speaking ahead of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to Beijing later this week, von der Leyen said European companies should have the same market access in China as Chinese firms have in Europe,…

Ripple CEO predicts crypto market will double in size to $5 trillion by the end of 2024

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Mike Blake | ReutersThe CEO of blockchain startup Ripple sees the combined market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market topping $5 trillion this year.Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC he expects the entire value of the crypto market to double, citing macro factors including the arrival of the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, as well as the upcoming so-called…

Americans converge on the path of totality to experience the solar eclipse

The sun rises behind the Empire State Building on the day of the solar eclipse in New York City on April 8, 2024, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty ImagesToday marks a total solar eclipse that is expected to cross the United States as millions of Americans try to position themselves in the path of totality to capture this celestial moment. The next time an eclipse of this magnitude will cross the U.S. will be on Aug. 23, 2044. Towns in the path of totality are preparing for an…