FIFA chief Infantino says Iran will participate in World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated his stance Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the U.S. Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum, Infantino said it is important that Iran participates in the World Cup even though that has been in doubt since the U.S. and Israel … Read more

How to Build a Joy-Centric Brand Identity in an Automated World

Brand marketing today is a completely different animal from what it was just five years ago, with AI tools like StoryLab.ai enabling marketing teams, no matter how small, to create dynamic, engaging content that tells unique, brand-specific stories in seconds. That does not mean leaving everything to automation; you, the business owner, startup founder, or … Read more

How wildlife photographer Chris Fallows captures the natural world

When wildlife photographer Chris Fallows first ventured into the waters of False Bay, in Cape Town, South Africa, he saw a thriving community of great white sharks. They would hunt the tens of thousands of seals that lived on a nearby rock called Seal Island. A decade ago, Fallows saw 250 to 300 different great … Read more

Lessons learned in ’70s have made US, world economies less vulnerable to oil shocks

WASHINGTON — The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and threatening a return to stagflation – the toxic mix of higher prices and slower growth that … Read more

Prosecutors reveal evidence in Iowa killing that rocked real estate world and went unsolved for years

Prosecutors opposed those efforts in Wednesday’s motion and said she had been interviewed on multiple occasions about the shooting and provided conflicting versions of her whereabouts on April 8, 2011. The documents do not identify a possible motive. According to the motion, a witness in a home next to the open house saw Ramsey after … Read more

Oil prices rise again and world shares retreat on the fragile Iran ceasefire

HONG KONG — Oil rose again and world shares were mostly down Thursday on skepticism over a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. Investors were closely watching whether a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was already slipping after a round of intense Israeli strikes on Lebanon that killed and injured hundreds. … Read more