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☆ Yellen returns to China to tackle economic challenges bedeviling ties with US
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hong Kong CNN —Janet Yellen has kicked off her second visit to China as US treasury secretary to continue efforts to further stabilize ties between the world’s two largest economies. “During prior meetings with her Chinese interlocutors, Yellen has largely avoided taking a strong stance on controversial issues,” he said. Trade tensionsBiden administration officials have suggested raising tariffs on Chinese imports to “level” the playing field for trade. Former President Donald Trump has threatened to slap 60% tariffs on imports from China if he is re-elected. The “forces” are often referred to as emerging industries such as EVs, new materials and artificial intelligence.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Janet Yellen, Yellen, “, ’ Yellen, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Lifeng, Liu He, Pan Gongsheng, Lan Fo’an, Craig Singleton, ”, Biden, Xi’s, Donald Trump, Rick Waters, ’, Xi, Waters, don’t, ” Singleton Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, People’s Bank of China, Finance, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Bali . Trade, Biden, Trump, Treasury Department Locations: China, Hong Kong, Georgia, United States, California, Guangzhou, Beijing, Washington, Bali ., Eurasia

☆ Hamas militants were high on 'poor man's cocaine' during the October 7 terrorist attacks, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hamas militants were high on Captagon pills during the October 7 terrorist attacks, reports say. AdvertisementAdvertisementCaptagon pills fueled Hamas militants during the October 7 terrorist attacks, Israel's Channel 12 News reported. The drug, which is also known as "poor man's cocaine," is a highly addictive, synthetic stimulant that is widely consumed across the Middle East. On board, authorities discovered more than $100 million worth of cannabis and Captagon pills that had been hidden among sawdust, coffee, and spices. In 2021, data on seizures in the region valued the Captagon trade at $5.7 billion, per the FDD.

Persons: —, Bashar Assad's, Natalie Ecanow, Assad, Ecanow, captagon, David Adesnik, Bashar Assad, SANA, Maher Al Organizations: Militant, Service, IDF, West Bank, The, United, Hezbollah, Islamic State, American Chemical Society, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Arab, Research, Fourth Division Locations: Gaza, Israel, West Germany, Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan, Latakia, Libya, Crete, Salerno, Naples, Italy, Syria's

☆ Biden’s Red-Line Moment With Iran
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Images: FDD/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellySecretary of State Antony Blinken warned Tuesday that the U.S. would respond “swiftly and decisively” to any attack on American forces from Iran or its proxies. “The United States does not seek conflict with Iran,” Mr. Blinken said at the United Nations. But if Iran or its proxies attack U.S. personnel anywhere, make no mistake. We will defend our people.” Mr. Blinken’s remarks are the sharpest U.S. warning to Iran so far, and from the most senior U.S. official. They go beyond President Biden’s previous vague warnings of “don’t” to discourage Hezbollah or Iran from getting involved in the Hamas-Israel war.

Persons: Paul Gigot, Clifford, Mark Kelly, Antony Blinken, “, Mr, Blinken, Blinken’s, Biden’s Organizations: Getty, United Nations, U.S Locations: AFP, U.S, Iran, Tehran, United States, Hamas, Israel

☆ Europe is the ‘land of equity yield.’ These funds can give U.S. investors a slice of the payouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morgan Stanley strategist Chelsea Tabe said in a note to clients last week that Europe has become the "land of equity yield." "Europe has tended to offer a higher dividend yield than global peers, but a low or negative net buyback yield meant the region's total yield often lagged," Tabe said. "In 2022 Europe offered investors the highest total yield of any major region, and our analysts' projections suggest this is likely to be repeated in 2023. The biggest of the group is the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ) , according to VettaFi, with more than $1 billion in assets. That includes the Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (EUDG) and the Europe Small Cap Dividend Fund (DFE) , though both have underperformed HEDJ in 2023.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Chelsea Tabe, Tabe, HEDJ, FDD, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: U.S, Europe Hedged Equity, Trust Locations: Europe, U.S

☆ A couple that works full-time earns an extra five-figures each month from the 2 franchises they own. They explain 4 keys to creating passive income through franchise investing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

To creative passive income via franchise investing, you'll want to go the executive ownership route. They bought their first franchise, a youth soccer program called Soccer Shots, in September 2018 and started profiting in their second year as owners. "I 100% think that it can be a lucrative passive income stream," Erika said of investing in a franchise. The Halls shared their top advice for creating passive income through franchise investing. "We knew from the beginning that the goal was to create passive income," said Kareem.

Persons: Erika, Kareem Hall, They've, , Kareem, —, Jon Brock, Rachael Victoria Organizations: Shots, Emory, Soccer, Primrose Schools, Soccer Shots Locations: Atlanta

Together, experts say, these efforts aim to enhance China’s military reach, which currently includes only one operational overseas naval base in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa. “It’s a question of when – not if – China will secure its next overseas military outpost,” he said. This photo taken on August 1, 2017, shows Chinese People's Liberation Army personnel attending the opening ceremony of China's new military base in Djibouti. The Hambantota commercial port in Sri Lanka has long been considered a prime candidate for a Chinese naval base. However, China’s path to developing permanent overseas bases, if indeed that is its aim, is not straightforward.

Persons: FDD, Craig Singleton, “, –, ”, Tea Banh, FDD’s Singleton, Tang Chhin Sothy, Singleton, Xi Jinping, Stringer, ” AidData, Stephen J, Townsend, ” Townsend, Bata, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Ken Ishii, ’, ” Singleton, China’s, Aaron Favila, Isaac Kardon, Kardon, ” Kardon, BlackSky Singleton, Rob Wittman, Fu Tian, Seth Moulton, ” Moulton, Martin Meiners Organizations: South Korea CNN, People’s Liberation Army Navy, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Ream, Base, CNN, China’s Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ream Naval Base, ” Cambodian Defense, Cambodian, Getty, Fleet, Communist Party, US, Liberation Army personnel, William & Mary University, Sri Lankan Navy, US Africa Command, Gabonese, of, Xinhua, Naval Research Academy, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, East China Seas, China, Control, Organization, Force, Strategic, International Studies, Defense Department, Chinese Communist Party, ”, Virginia Republican, The Defense Department, Qingdao Port, People's Liberation Army Navy, China News Service, America, Pentagon, US Defense Department Locations: Seoul, South Korea, China, Beijing, Washington, Cambodia, Argentina, Cuba, Djibouti, of Africa, Africa, West Asia, Gulf, Thailand, United States, Preah Sihanouk, AFP, Horn of Africa, “, South, Taiwan, Virginia, —, Sri Lanka, Bata , Equatorial Guinea, Gwadar, Pakistan, Kribi, Cameroon, Ream, Vanuatu, Nacala, Mozambique, Nouakchott, Mauritania, Colombo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, West Africa, South China, East Asia, East, Asia, Washington In Washington, Nanchang, Qingdao, Shandong province, Massachusetts

☆ The average Chick-fil-A franchise makes nearly $8.7 million in sales and has one of the lowest fast-food franchise startup fee — here's how to open one
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Hayley Peterson | Dominick Reuter | Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Chick-fil-A 's fee for a new restaurant is $10,000 – one of the lowest of any major fast-food brand. In 2022, most locations average nearly $8.7 million in sales per year, up from $8.1 million a year ago, according to the chain's 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document. McDonald's, for example, requires potential franchisees to pay from $1.5 million and $2.5 million in startup costs — including a $45,000 franchise fee, according to the chain's 2023 FDD. Total costs to launch a franchised Chick-fil-A restaurant ranges from $518,385 to $2,803,435, according to the 2023 FDD documents. No transfer or sale of a Chick-fil-A business is allowed, not even family inheritance in the event of death or disability.

Persons: Mark Kalinowski, Chick, McDonald's, Noam Galai, Jay Reed Organizations: Service, Business, Taco Bell Locations: Wall, Silicon, York

☆ Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia amid strained ties, Israel normalization in mind
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan traveled to Saudi Arabia on May 7. Speaking at the pro-Israel lobby group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Monday, Blinken said Washington had "a real national security interest" in advocating for the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, but cautioned that it will not happen quickly. "[Blinken should explain] why Chinese interests do not align with Saudi Arabia, and why closer relations in a strategic way inhibit closer relations with Washington," Goldberg said. U.S. citizens and residents with family members detained in Saudi Arabia called on Blinken in a letter on Tuesday to press Saudi officials for an immediate release of their relatives. The list included prominent cleric Salman al-Odah, children of former spy chief Saad al-Jabri, human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani and aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jake Sullivan, Blinken, Washington, Richard Goldberg, Goldberg, Joe Biden, Prince Mohammed, Jamal Khashoggi, Biden, Bashar al, Assad, Salman al, Saad al, Mohammed al, Abdulrahman, Arshad Mohammed, Simon Lewis, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Leslie Adler, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Saudi, White House, diplomat's, Israel, American Israel Public Affairs, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, MbS, Arab, U.S, Thomson Locations: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Iran, Jeddah, U.S, Israel, Saudi, Washington, Syria

☆ Opinion: Turkey’s Erdogan is in the fight of his political life. The real winner may be Putin
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Opinion Elmira Bayrasli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —For Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s longest serving ruler, Sunday’s upcoming election may be the end of a two-decade winning streak. Following an attempted coup to unseat Erdogan, the Russian president called his Turkish counterpart and offered his country’s support. Still, it was not enough to change the eastern tilt of Turkish foreign policy. Whether Erdogan wins or loses, Ankara is unlikely to untangle itself from Moscow and turn back to the West. (The Turkish president has previously dismissed concerns about press freedom in his country).

☆ The average Chick-fil-A franchise exceeds $8 million in sales and has one of the lowest fast-food franchise startup fee — here's how to open one
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Hayley Peterson | Dominick Reuter | Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Chick-fil-A 's fee for a new restaurant is $10,000 – one of the lowest of any major fast-food brandChick-fil-A restaurants average more than $8 million in sales annually among non-mall locations. By comparison, McDonald's restaurants posted average domestic sales of $4 million in 2021, according to the chain's franchise disclosure report for 2022. McDonald's, for example, requires potential franchisees to pay from $1.4 million and $2.5 million in startup costs — including a $45,000 franchise fee. Total costs to launch a franchised Chick-fil-A restaurant ranges from $219,055 to $2,912,697, according to 2022 FDD documents. While a Chick-fil-A costs less up-front, over time franchisees end up paying a lot more to the company to operate the business.

☆ Chinese firm selling surveillance tech to Iran comes under scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Tiandy is one of several Chinese companies at the center of China’s vast domestic surveillance network, experts and human rights advocates say. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, said the embassy could not speak on behalf of Chinese private companies. Last week, the Biden administration effectively banned the sale or import of new equipment from a number of Chinese surveillance firms but Tiandy Technologies was not named. Maya Wang, senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch, said Chinese surveillance technology tends to be less expensive and more attractive for some authoritarian governments. Like other video technology companies in China, Tiandy’s software includes an ethnicity tracking tool that supposedly can digitally identify someone’s race.

☆ Lider de activitate Acces la Finanțe
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +2 min

Elaborează și propune spre aprobare Planurile de lucru aferente AAF (sau activităților și operațiunilor specifice), asigură actualizarea și ajustarea acestora;3. Elaborează tactici și activități (după caz) de prevenire, control și remediere a riscurilor;6. Examinează, verifică și comentează rapoartele periodice de progres, precum și alte tipuri de rapoarte, informații și date aferente implementării AAF. Acordă asistență la elaborarea documentelor și a informațiilor necesare pentru raportarea către CPM, conform Planului de Monitorizare și Evaluare Post-Compact;11. Realizează alte responsabilităţi conform competențelor desemnate de către Directorul Executiv în vederea asigurării implementării eficiente a activităților FDD Moldova.

Organizations: Agenția, Agriculturii Locations: Moldova

☆ Reconstrucția prizei de apă la stația de pompare NSP-4c și reabilitarea bazinului de acumulare a apei la stația de pompare NS-5 din componența Sistemului Centralizat de Irigare „Criulenii de Sus” (rel
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-30 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +1 min

FONDUL DE DEZVOLTARE DURABILĂ MOLDOVA(FDD MOLDOVA)CERERE DE OFERTE (relansare concurs)pentru lucrări de construcțieRef: PP4/ICIDIA/W/S/127Instituția Publică „Fondul Dezvoltare Durabilă Moldova” invită companiile interesate, care au demonstrat experiență în efectuarea lucrărilor de construcție și instalarea echipamentelor complexe, să-şi prezinte ofertele pentru: Reconstrucția prizei de apă la stația de pompare NSP-4c și reabilitarea bazinului de acumulare a apei la stația de pompare NS-5 din componența Sistemului Centralizat de Irigare „Criulenii de Sus”. Termenul limită pentru depunerea ofertelor este 21 decembrie, 2020, ora 14-00. Ofertele primite după acest termen nu vor fi considerate. Formularul de depunere a ofertei de prețAnexa 2. Formulare de aplicareProiect de ExecuțiePentru mai multe detalii accesati: http://sda.gov.md/ro/Procurements.html

Locations: Moldova

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