Every three hours in the United States, a vehicle or a person is hit by a train. More than 2,300 people are injured or killed every year in North America at railroad crossings and along tracks. More than 60% of those collisions happen at crossings already equipped with lights or gates. And the train that derailed at East Palestine, Ohio, started in Decatur, Illinois. SMART-TD crews flagged it before it left. They were required to take it anyway.On today's episode of America's Work Force Union

Debbie Lovich is a Managing Director & Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group and Author of Make Work Work: The 5 Daily Practices of the Employee-Centric Leader. In this episode of The Edge of Work, Debbie discusses why she believes work is broken and how organizations can become more employee-centric without sacrificing performance. She explains why employee experience needs to focus on the work itself, not just HR programs, and why the perceived trade-off between employees, customers...

Today I’m particularly honoured and humbled by today’s guest, Sonia Orchard. Now Sonia isn’t a name most people would recognise, but her story likely is, which is exactly why she’s on the show and why I wanted to speak with her. 60% of Australian kids are reported to experience some form of abuse or neglect. 1 in 10 Australian men admitted to committing a sexual offence against a child. NSW police are responding to an incident of domestic violence every three minutes. These are horrifying, ha...

Stephen Grootes speaks to Karabo Tjale, EWN Traffic Reporter, Bobby Ramagwede, CEO of the Automobile Association and Sanisha Packirisamy, Group Economist at Momentum about whether the government should provide temporary tax relief as sharply higher fuel prices put renewed pressure on households and businesses. With petrol prices rising by more than R3 a litre in October, the debate is over whether protecting consumers now could prevent a broader hit to spending, business margins and economic growth,

The October 6, 2026, edition of the Closing Market Report covers commodity market movements, federal policy developments, harvest progress, and agricultural weather. Naomi Blohm of Total Farm Marketing analyzes a "Turnaround Tuesday" rally across corn, soybeans, wheat, and feeder cattle, driven by technical buying and positioning ahead of the USDA WASDE report. USDA crop progress data reveals corn and soybean harvest pacing behind five-year averages nationwide, led by significant

In this tax-focused episode of Retire With Style, Wade and Alex tackle listener questions about how taxes should influence retirement decisions, with a particular emphasis on Roth conversions, withdrawal sequencing, and tax diversification. They explain why retirement tax planning involves much more than simply “filling up” a tax bracket, since additional income can affect capital gains rates, Social Security taxation, Medicare IRMAA surcharges, deductions, and other parts of the tax system. They

The RBA and US Federal Reserve are raising interest rates, but could bond yields already be approaching their peak?Host Mandy Drury speaks with CommBank Head of Market and Rates Strategy Adam Donaldson and Head of FX, International and Geoeconomics Joseph Capurso about the outlook for interest rates in Australia and the US, and how much further central banks may need to go to bring inflation under control. They unpack what the latest RBA hike means for Australian rates, why the Fed could have

Read Full Blog Here To spend $120k a year from age 60, you need about $3m to never touch your capital, or $2.1m if you plan to run it down to zero by 90. Most super calculators can't tell you whether you're on track, because they ignore investments held outside super, especially geared property, and they don't handle retiring before 60. In this episode, I walk through a set of tables you can use to add up your super, ETFs, and investment property and see where you'll land. I also cover how to...

Be honest. How much do you know about parental leave? Because for many of our listeners, it’s one of those things that you don’t really pay attention to, until you need to. Welcome to a special solo episode of Deep Dive where Victoria takes us through the ins-and-outs of paid parental leave and what you might be entitled to, should you (and a partner) need it. This episode will introduce you to what the current status of Parental Leave Pay is in Australia, who’s responsible for it,

First up, Oura was about to go public. It was looking to raise $2.2 billion at a valuation of more than $15 billion, then pulled out at the last minute. We break down what an IPO actually is and why companies wait for a sunny market before they list. Plus, why Oura's subscription model could make it one to watch when it finally does go public.Then, Meta's new AI agent Muse can book, buy, and email on your behalf. We reveal how the Curve community is using AI, from budgeting to building apps. But

Erik Wetterling, Founder and Editor of The Hedgeless Horseman website, joins me to review his key takeaways from the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek.  The conversation then moves into how he is evaluating opportunities in lieu of the recent correction in gold, silver, and copper juniors.  We also review a site visit that he just came back from with a copper explorer operating in British Columbia. We start off discussing the mining conference dynamics as attendees, but then dial into what

Episode Summary:In this episode of Devine Intervention: Shedding Light on Illinois Property Tax, host Sean O'Connor sits down with property tax attorney Nora Devine to discuss the critical issue of unlicensed practice of law in property tax matters. Nora, with her extensive experience since 2005, delves into the legal requirements for representing taxpayers in Illinois, emphasizing the necessity of being a licensed attorney to handle real estate tax appeals. She contrasts Illinois' strict

Quantum computing is moving from scientific promise to commercial reality, opening new possibilities across sensing, secure communications, finance, healthcare, aerospace, defense, and space. The industry has already surpassed $1 billion in annual sales and could reach $80 billion by 2035, while shortening timelines to “Q-Day” are adding urgency to the race. In this special episode of Must Read Research on Global Research Unlocked, we sit down with Haim Israel, Head of Thematic Investing, and Vivek

John Harold Rogers was prosecuted by federal authorities on one count of lying to investigators and one count of espionage. He was found guilty of lying to investigators but cleared on the espionage charge. He is currently serving a 38-month sentence. Mr. Rogers served as an economist and senior official at the Federal Reserve. His story takes many crazy twists and turns. He became the asset of a Chinese spy, who he shared a lot of information with over the years. Was this information publicly

Sponsored by Intercard! Sponsored by PartyPing! Sponsored by Perkiverse! On this week's show we argue about whether original retro arcade cabinets still belong on today’s barcade floors, or if the industry needs a modern platform that protects the feel without the constant repairs. Then we zoom out into the money and tech forces reshaping location-based entertainment, from public company stumbles to IAAPA Expo Europe’s most interesting products. • finite supply of classic arcade machin...

In this episode, industry experts discuss the latest trends in construction technology, AI integration, and the evolving landscape of data centers, highlighting challenges, opportunities, and future innovations.Episode Sponsors: Check Out Trunk Tools: https://trunktools.com/ Check Out Document Crunch: https://www.documentcrunch.com/

How should you think about your HR career when salary, learning, job title, employer brand, and long-term opportunity are all pulling in different directions?In this episode of the People Leader Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Bartlow and Jess Yuen take a practical look at career growth for HR professionals - from choosing your next role to deciding which forms of professional development are actually worth your time and money. Andrew shares a framework that has influenced his career since his first HR

Visit our sponsor https://aura.com/coldfusion to get started on a 2 week free trial.Uploaded 23-12-23Nvidia almost failed in 1995 but is now worth over $1 trillion. How does a company take such a trajectory. In this video we see how Jensen Huang has led Nvidia for over 30 years to become the company that the modern tech world can't live without.» ColdFusion Discord: https://discord.gg/coldfusion» Twitter | @ColdFusion_TV» Instagram | coldfusiontv» Facebook |