What to expect on ‘liberation day’

[ad_1] This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. Stocks, especially tech stocks, had an ugly morning yesterday but rallied in the afternoon. Biotech stocks, particularly…

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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet asks new hires what they’ve learned in the last 6 months: ‘If they can’t answer that question, we know they’re not a learner’

[ad_1] Employers are struggling to find the best way to pinpoint the talent they need to drive their businesses to success in the rapidly changing world of AI. Accenture CEO Julie Sweet, though, has a simple question to identify whether her interviewees are ready for the job. In an interview on the In Good Company…

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Social Security website crashes as agency pushes users online

[ad_1] The Social Security Administration said it’s investigating the cause of recent incidents that have prevented beneficiaries from accessing their online accounts, after the portal went down temporarily. The MySSA portal, which allows Social Security recipients to manage their benefits online, experienced a “full outage” Monday morning, according to a system notice sent to agency…

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gold investment strategy: Pramod Gubbi warns against chasing gold rally – stick to a disciplined strategy

[ad_1] Pramod Gubbi, co-founder of Marcellus Investment Managers, cautions investors against getting carried away by gold’s recent outperformance. While acknowledging gold’s role in a portfolio due to its low correlation with equities, he emphasizes that allocation should be guided by a disciplined, goal-based strategy rather than short-term speculation. With gold having outpaced equities over the…

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