Korn Ferry: Britain’s Growing Phone-Call Phobia

By SIMON CONSTABLE 

The call, it seems, isn’t being answered—not if it’s on a younger worker's phone, at least.

In a trend that has become firmly global, a recent survey showed that fewer than one in four UK residents in the 18-to-34 age bracket ever pick up a voice or audio call—particularly if they don’t recognize or aren’t expecting it. Up to 70% of the cohort prefer texting to a phone call, the same report states. “For this generation, to text is the same as speaking to someone,” says Sonamara Jeffreys, Korn Ferry’s president for EMEA. Read more here.

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#TOULOUSE: WSJ Quiz re cyber fraud scams. @RealConstable @BatchelorShow @WSJ Occitanie

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WSJ: Who Are the Victims of Cyberfraud? Take Our Quiz and Find Out HERE.

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#TOULOUSE: THE ELEVENTH CENTURY BASILICA SAINT SERNIN. @RealConstable @BatchelorShow @ WSJ Occitanie

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WSJ: Who Are the Victims of Cyberfraud? Take Our Quiz and Find Out

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Unfortunately, no one is safe from cyber scams. If you’re online, you’re vulnerable.

But research findings and government data can help pinpoint which kinds of scams are most likely to be practiced—and on whom. Arming ourselves with some basic knowledge like this might help us avoid becoming the next victim.

Find out how much you know about cyberfraud in our quiz here.

1 OF 10

The FBI received on average 2,412 complaints of cyberfraud each day during 2023. Which age group made the most complaints?

2 OF 10

In 2023, the FBI’s Crime Complaint Center, or IC3, received a record 880,418 complaints of cyberfraud with potential losses of more than $12.5 billion, the FBI says. Which type of fraud was used to steal the most money?

3 OF 10

In 2023 the FBI received 69,468 complaints mentioning cryptocurrency. Which age group made the most fraud complaints mentioning crypto?

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#Y2K: The Tech Bubble of 2000. @RealConstable @BatchelorShow Occitanie.

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CC: Hezbollah Rockets Rain Down On Israel, Then a Discussion About A Ceasefire...

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Widely respected journalist Ben Weinthal joins us from Jerusalem to discuss the goings on in Lebanon and Israel this week. First an epic barrage of Hezbollah rockets rained down on Isreal, then there was cease fire negotiation and a resolution between the two. It’s what happened next that will shock you. Plus how the U.S. will likely fight back against he International Criminal Court's efforts against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Fox News Digital: Germany in economic doldrums amid Trump tariff war, China competition

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FRANCE - For decades after WWII, Germany became the industrial engine of Europe. It remained that way until two years ago. Then, its economy slumped and, after that, went dormant.

Once by far the most vibrant of any inside Europe, it peaked in the third quarter of 2022 with an inflation-adjusted output of $954 billion for the three-month period. "You have an economy in Germany that is sick," says Elias Haddad, a senior markets strategist at Brown Brother Harriman in London.

Two major economic issues are the problem. First was Germany's long-term reliance on cheap energy (oil and natural gas) from Russia, which once fueled its industrial heartland. When the Russians invaded Ukraine and the West sanctioned imports of Russian energy, little was left in Germany's energy structure. Read more here.

Brandenburg Gate, Germany 

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