bannon. it tells me maybe two things, one, not clear to me how much ivanka and jared are involved in big issues, involving congress. and one, and then two, it tells me maybe what the issues they care about are not health care, for example, or issues that are more conservative. ivanka talked about being involved in child care policy or, like, paid leave policy. may tell us that the issues she care about are not necessarily health care or the fbi. and if ivanka trump is getting preferential treatment on the vacation policy, that may not be a biggie. what happens if there is mishandling of classified information under her new security clearance? will she get a different treatment for that? this is one of the biggest issues. there are legal gray areas in terms of how the president is able to control his own staff. that means the ultimate responsibility falls on the president himself. considering the fact that president trump disregarded advice to discipline kellyanne conway when she pr
minnesota dentist walter palmer will not be charged in the killing of cecil the lions. the country s prize lion was killed in july. that controversial killing sparking outrage on social media. zimbabwe says palmer a life-long big game hunter had his hunting papers in order and won t charged. also said palmer would be free to visit zimbabwe in the future, but not as a hunter. resume and job website linkedin is grabbing attention for a brand-new policy. the social networking site offers free lunches and ping pong tables for employees. now it s going to adopt an unlimited vacation policy. the move is intended to help reduce burnout and that it is, quote, part of a growing movement to place more focus on results and empowerment, not
money. asian markets are higher. shanghai up 3%. possible stimulus by the chinese central bank. european markets are down. u.s. futures are barely moving. stocks ended on a high note. dow closing up for the sixth straight day in a row. the longest winning streak since last december. the s&p finished up 3%. linkedin offering an open-ended vacation policy for employees. networking site will have a time off policy with no minimum or maximum vacation time. linkedin wants to focus on results. linkedin the latest to offer unlimited vacation policy. virgin and ge adopted that policy over the last year. some employees say i m less likely to take all of my allotted vacation time. there is pressure not to take it
economic growth. european markets down. u.s. futures barely moving. stocks ended on a high note. dow closing up 34 points. six straight days of gains. the longest winning streak since last december. s&p up 3%. a gallon of regular is a gallon cheaper than this time last year. it is good news except for seniors. millions of americans will not get a boost in social security benefits. the amount paid out is adjusted to take account of the inflation rate. there will not be a benefits increase at all. that happened twice in 40 years. linkedin offering open-ended vacation policy. the site will have a discretionary time off policy. it will set no minimum or maximum time.
features ping pong tables, open lunches and beanbag chairs. i think there s a greater emphasis here placed on the employees well-being. reporter: now linkedin has a new vacation policy called discretionary time off. it means the company no longer has a minimum or maximum amount of vacation time employees can take in a year. linkedin s vice president says it s part of a growing movement to place more focus on results and empowerment, not hours worked. several other companies have done the same, including netflix, virgin, groupon and a southern california company called zest finance. we see more and more companies having a policy like this, what s your reaction? great. ultimately, we need to build a world where workers and management trust each other, where companies make people realize that they are working to live as opposed to living to work. reporter: founded in 2009, douglas merrill s company has always given employees unlimited vacation without tracking their days off.