Only six countries in the world give women and men equal legal work rights

Sweden and France among states found by the World Bank to enshrine gender equality in laws, but implementation haphazard
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/mar/01/only-six-countries-in-the-world-give-women-and-men-equal-legal-rights?source=Snapzu

Revolut CFO resigns following money laundering controversy

This hasn’t been a good week for challenger bank Revolut . The company, which offers digital banking services and is valued at $1.7 billion, confirmed today that embattled CFO Peter O’Higgins has resigned and left the business.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/01/revolut-cfo-peter-ohiggins-resigns/?source=Snapzu

Dismissing Bernie Sanders as a communist shows your 'profound ignorance' says 1 of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in American business

Delaware Supreme Court chief justice Leo E. Strine, Jr., says Americans need to rethink social democracy if they want to improve the economy.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/delaware-chief-justice-leo-strine-says-bernie-sanders-is-not-radical-2019-2?source=Snapzu

14 SEO Predictions for 2019 and Beyond

Better late than never, we've got fourteen predictions for SEO in the coming year—ranging from the monetization of Google to continued domination of SERP features—straight from the experts here at Moz.
Read more: https://moz.com/blog/14-seo-predictions-2019?source=Snapzu

US economy grew at a solid pace in the fourth quarter

US economic growth slowed slightly at the end of last year, but not nearly as much as feared by some economists. The US gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economy, grew at an annualized rate of 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Although that's slower than the previous three months, it's faster than the same period a year earlier.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/28/economy/gdp-q4/index.html?source=Snapzu

Banks hit by dozens of IT shutdowns

Customers suffered dozens of digital banking shutdowns last year, according to new figures that reveal the scale of banks' IT problems for the first time. UK banks have begun publishing the number of operational and security incidents that have occurred, under a voluntary scheme overseen by the financial regulator.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47280513?source=Snapzu

Nokia PureView 9 will be available in the US on March 3rd

HMD Global’s new Nokia 9 PureView — and all five of its rear cameras — may have just gotten announced at MWC 2019, but it’s hitting stores in the US really soon, with sales set to start March 3rd. To go with the launch, HMD is also offering a special limited time offer on the Nokia 9 PureView that will lower the price by $100 off the usual $699 price, bringing it down to $599 for the first week of sales. After March 11th, the price will go back up, which doesn’t leave a ton of time for customers to decide on whether they want to buy it. But if you’re planning on being an early adopter, the extra $100 off certainly can’t hurt.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/28/18243653/nokia-pureview-9-us-available-march-3rd-price-release-date-mwc-2019?source=Snapzu