Bessent says 15% this week, IEEPA levels later

President Donald Trump‘s recently announced 15% global tariff will likely be implemented sometime this week, rising from its current rate of 10%, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. Bessent also predicted that U.S. tariff rates would, by August, effectively return to where they stood before the Supreme Court recently struck down the often-steeper duties…

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Worried about the job market or stuck in a toxic workplace? These 2 movies can feel like ‘catharsis’

Feeling disappointed by your job or job search? Two recent films might strike a chord. Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” and Sam Raimi’s “Send Help” imagine what happens when workers in bad situations, whether a stagnant job market or a toxic workplace, are pushed to their limits, with murderous consequences. They offer cathartic, if violent,…

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