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☆ China's imports jump 8.4% in April, exceeding expectations as purchases from the U.S. grow
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Aly Song | ReutersBEIJING — China's customs agency released data Thursday that showed exports rose in-line with expectations in April, while imports surged ahead of forecasts. Worldwide, China's exports rose by 1.5% year-on-year in April in U.S. dollar terms, while imports climbed by 8.4%, the data showed. China's exports to ASEAN rose by 8% in April from a year ago, while imports rose by 5%. In April, China's imports and exports of integrated circuits rose from a year ago, the data showed. By volume, China's exports of cars, LCD panel displays and home appliances rose, while exports of cellphones fell slightly.

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☆ New Status Symbol for Rich Young Men: a $7,000 Herman Miller Chair
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"The Eames chair is basically meme status," said Joel Vanderveen, a 35-year-old from Minnesota who created a subreddit about a decade ago dedicated to all things Eames. "Until the last 10 years, when people would say to me they had an Eames chair, I never knew which one they meant," Kirkham said. The Eames chair is one of those rare luxury goods that checks all those boxes for novices and experts alike, in his view. Not everyone with the Eames chair has a new one, an expensive one, or even a real one. The Eames chair seems eco-friendly, too — they're not going to be tossing it out in two years.

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☆ Rich Young Men Want This Famous $7,000 Herman Miller Eames Chair
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

☆ China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Both the Philippines and Japan are US defense treaty allies, and the US military retains permanent bases in Japan and has base rights in the Philippines. That threat is manifested in three key areas – Taiwan, the South China Sea and the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, analysts say. Here's why 03:27 - Source: CNNJapan and Philippines both have separate territorial disputes with China, in the former’s case the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and in the latter’s areas of the South China Sea. Meanwhile, China claims the shoal, which is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, as its sovereign territory, as it does much of the South China Sea, in defiance of an international arbitration ruling. “Alliance building is the most practical way to deal with China’s moves” in the South China Sea, he said.

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☆ Forget Recession, New York City Is Entering a Wild New Gilded Age
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

In a country roiled by recession worries, those at the top of New York City — for better or worse — couldn't give a single gilded shit. For New York City, a brush with death called for a time of decadence. "New York City's restaurants and bars are experiencing an uneven pandemic recovery nearly four years after COVID-19 struck our city," Andrew Rigie, the executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, said. AdvertisementIf a pandemic can't defeat New York City, a little inflation certainly isn't going to do it. And what that looks like is the affluent in New York City eating caviar, and poorer Americans eating cereal.

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Shop at Amazon Shop at DreoTyphur Sous Vide Station If you’ve been wanting to venture into the benefits of cooking with Sous Vide, Typhur’s Sous Vide Station incorporates all functions of sous vide cooking into one unit, with a built-in tank, scheduling functions, and step-by-step cooking instructions on a large LCD display. Shop at Amazon Shop at TramontinaAdvertisementSustainability and alternative materialsEco-friendly materials are at the forefront of home and kitchen design. Shop at Amazon Shop at UmbraFull Circle Grate Expectations Stainless Steel Coarse Grater with Food Catcher Full Circle should be on your radar for eco-friendly cleaning tools and hydration solutions. From earth tones and pastels to vibrant collections, you can coordinate your kitchen in monochrome hues, prints, and textures. Shop at Amazon Shop at Walmart Shop at TargetLuma Nugget Countertop Ice Maker We've been searching for a more affordable nugget ice maker, and this small appliance from Luma might be the one.

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☆ Glastonbury Festival 2024: Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to headline event
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA will headline this year’s Glastonbury Festival in June, organizers announced on Thursday. Female artists are dominating the top sets at this year’s festival, with two nights being headlined by women on the iconic Pyramid Stage. “I’ll see you in the beautiful Somerset countryside.”Dua Lipa will make her Pyramid Stage debut as Friday night’s headliner. Yui Mok/PA Wire/PA/AP“FRIDAY NIGHT PYRAMID STAGE HEADLINE!!! Anna Webber/Getty ImagesSince the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970, some of music’s most popular acts have made the pilgrimage to Worthy Farm and performed at one of the world’s biggest festivals.

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☆ Here's why the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro headset is so expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A customer tries on the Apple Vision Pro headset during the product launch at an Apple Store in New York City on Feb. 2, 2024. The Vision Pro, the new virtual reality headset from Apple, can transport you to Hawaii or the surface of the moon. The Vision Pro provides a preview of what using a computer could be like in five years, early adopters say. The Vision Pro starts at $3,499. Each Vision Pro needs two of them, one for each eye.

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Tineco Floor One S7 Pro The Tineco Floor One S7 Pro is without a doubt expensive, but it reigns supreme with its excellent performance, auto dirt detection system, high-tech LCD screen with an assistant, and brushroll drying capabilities. I immediately noticed how the design of the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro differed from the Tineco Floor One S5 version I previously tested. AdvertisementOur review of the Tineco Floor One S7 ProI tested the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro vacuum over two months in my 1,600-square-foot home. Alex Temblador/Business InsiderOverall, this is a relatively easy wet-dry vacuum to use and has a lot to do with the 3.6-inch LCD screen, unlike anything I've seen on any other wet-dry vacuum. AdvertisementThe bottom lineFew can compete with the deep cleaning capabilities and smart features of the the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro wet-dry vacuum cleaner.

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☆ Dyson V15s Detect Submarine wet and dry vacuum review: this cordless stick vacuums and mops with finesse, but with a few caveats
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jaclyn Turner | Lauren Savoie | Senior Home Editor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

The Dyson V15s Detect Submarine retails for a whopping $950, making it $200 more than the V15 Detect. Jaclyn Turner/ Business InsiderMany small parts and components are strategically placed within the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine's box. AdvertisementOur review of the Dyson V15s Detect SubmarineThe Dyson V15s Detect Submarine, pictured with the Digital Motorbar Cleaner Head, offers an in-depth and powerful clean. AdvertisementMopping performanceOn fresh spills and stains, the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine quickly scrubbed up sticky substances in a few back-and-forth passes. Jaclyn Turner/ Business InsiderA core part of the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine is its motorized mopping feature.

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☆ Kiss Loves to Say Goodbye. Is Its Rock ’n’ Roll Really Over?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Rob Tannenbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But Sinatra returned two years later, to much ballyhoo and chart success, with the album “Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back.” Bowie was paying attention. “David was a big Sinatra fan,” his former manager, Tony DeFries, recently told Mojo magazine. Bowie’s retirement was a ruse, DeFries added, to generate publicity and whip up demand for a headlining tour of big venues in the United States. It worked; in 1974, Bowie played arenas across the country, including two shows at Madison Square Garden. After Bowie retired in 1973, then unretired in 1974, he retired a second time in 1975.

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Right now, top Cyber Monday TV deals include an all-time low price on the 65-inch Samsung S90C, our pick for the best TV you can buy. We'll be updating this roundup with all of the best Cyber Monday TV deals as the sale continues through November 27. The best Cyber Monday TV deals right now (50-inches and under)The best Cyber Monday TV deals right now (55-inches)The best Cyber Monday TV deals right now (65-inches)The best Cyber Monday TV deals right now (75-inches and up)Cyber Monday TV FAQsWhat kind of TV should I buy? But while we generally prefer OLED TVs over QLEDs, QLED TVs have an edge with peak brightness. Top QLED TVs can get brighter than even the best OLED TVs.

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Our tech experts are keeping track of all the latest price drops to bring you the best Black Friday TV deals throughout the sale. Right now, top Black Friday TV deals include the excellent 65-inch Samsung S90C, our top pick for the best TV you can buy, for its lowest price so far. The best TV Black Friday deals today (50-inches and under)The best TV Black Friday deals today (55-inches)The best TV Black Friday deals today (65-inches)The best TV Black Friday deals today (75-inches and up)TV Black Friday FAQsWhat kind of TV should I buy? But while we generally prefer OLED TVs over QLEDs, QLED TVs have an edge with max brightness. Top QLED TVs can get brighter than even the best OLED TVs.

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The uneven nature of economic activity in turn makes it a challenge to assess the likely toll on emissions in the world's largest polluter. RIPPLE EFFECTIn addition to retail sales and factory output data, statistics on China's air travel volumes also offer a gauge on broader economic activity and emissions potential. In turn, greater emissions from both the airlines themselves as well as from China's world-leading refining sector can also be expected. China’s exports of an array of goods – from toys to diesel – are risingThe pace of some of those exports may slow over the near term if China's domestic demand improves and helps tighten producer inventories. But if greater output in China helps to depress goods prices, then international consumer demand can be expected to recover, which may further boost China's economic recovery, as well as the emissions that go with it.

Persons: Thomas Peter, Gavin Maguire, Kim Coghill Organizations: REUTERS, National Energy Administration, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Wu'an, Hebei province, China, LITTLETON , Colorado, Beijing

☆ BlackRock's next high-stakes bet: lending out cash
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Goldstone was referring to a type of business-development company, an investment vehicle widely used in the private-credit market. The vehicle Condor allocated to is a slice of BlackRock's $81 billion private-credit business, which is part of the wider $317 billion alternative-assets platform. 'Size matters'In the summer, BlackRock executives teased out their focus on private credit and fixed income broadly during an investor-day presentation. BlackRock's string of private-credit developments adds up to a long-term bet that this dynamic will continue. "That, in essence, is the paradox of private credit."

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☆ What Happens When an Artist’s Technology Becomes Obsolete?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Evan Moffitt | Daniel Terna | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Many of CTL’s clients are museums looking to restore works by a single artist, the video art pioneer Nam June Paik, who died in 2006. Known for his sculptures and room-size installations of flickering CRT monitors, Paik began visiting the shop in the 1970s on breaks from his studio in nearby SoHo. Paik’s work was on view, along with video works from dozens of other artists, in “Signals,” a sweeping exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York earlier this year. Many pieces in the show, such as those in the video collectives section, played on boxy Sony CRT monitors, long favored by artists for their austere, stackable design, and which stopped being produced in the 2000s. “I had to tell security, ‘Pretend these are Donald Judds,’ because they’re basically priceless at this point.”

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☆ Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Christian Edwards Katie Hunt Ed Upright | Christian Edwards | Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue. Heiner Linke, a member of the chemistry committee, explained at the announcement ceremony what made the laureates’ work so revolutionary. “The core thing about quantum dots is that, just by changing their size… you change their properties, for example their color. France-born Bawendi, got an early morning call from Stockholm breaking the news that he is one of the 2023 chemistry laureates. The Nobel committee explained how the scientists’ work had helped develop quantum dots.

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Amex Member Week 2023 will offer eligible cardholders presale ticket access, special experiences, and more. To find the right Amex card for you, read more about our picks for the best American Express cards. American Express Member Week 2023 detailsTo take full advantage of Amex Member Week, you need to have an Amex card, such as The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, or The Business Platinum Card® from American Express. Amex Member Week exclusives span a number of categories, from entertainment and live events to retail offers. They can receive up to $165 in total value when making select purchases from the following merchants:DocuSignHertzInstacart BusinessLowe'sSquarespaceProducts in this post: The Platinum Card® from American Express, American Express® Gold Card, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express

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Alexander SaeedyAlexander Saeedy covers credit markets, financial distress and sovereign debt for WSJ Pro Bankruptcy and The Wall Street Journal. He specializes in investigating and reporting on the finances of companies and countries who are struggling to pay their bills or facing unprecedented financial pressure. His stories have led him to investigate far-flung corners of financial markets, where he has written about collapsed cryptocurrency companies, emerging-market economies pummeled by global inflation, and multibillion-dollar deals gone wrong on Wall Street. Alex graduated with cum laude honors from Yale University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in history, with a concentration in modern economic history. He relocated to New York in 2018, and before joining the Journal, he covered distressed debt, leveraged finance and real estate in New York for Reorg Research and S&P's LCD.

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☆ Not every version of Barbie was a hit. Check out these flops
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Barbie’s pregnant sidekick, MidgePregnant Midge was featured in Mattel's Happy Family Barbie Collection that also included Alan (pictured here behind the stroller). Fast-forward to 2002, Mattel introduced a pregnant Midge doll, featuring a detachable baby bump with a toy baby inside. The Midge doll created ripples. Walmart (WMT) ended up pulling the pregnant Midge doll from its store shelves, citing customer complaints about the appropriateness of a “pregnant” doll. When the FBI came after this BarbieVideo Barbie doll with a built-in LCD screen and download port for videos.

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It is a law of nature that there is never too much cowbell. Yard Act, the post-punk band that could almost be LCD Soundsystem with a British accent and a social-media update, has re-emerged after its debut album. That means post-punk nostalgia folded in on itself like origami. The open secret of post-punk is that no matter how cynical the vocal gets, the song is always about the groove. PARELESC. Tangana, ‘Oliveira Dos Cen Anos’

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☆ Troubles of Indian tycoon Anil Agarwal's Vedanta mount as Foxconn ditches JV
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Tanvi Mehta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

He then expanded his empire across India, Zambia, Namibia, Ireland and South Africa and later entered the oil and gas sector. London-headquarted Vedanta Resources controls the India unit, Vedanta Ltd. Agarwal took Vedanta Resources private in 2018. Vedanta's gross debt stood at $6.8 billion as of April end, after the company completed 75% of its debt reduction commitment. FOXCONN JVVedanta-Foxconn had sought incentives from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and several Indian states for its Foxconn JV to manufacture semiconductors. Relations between Zambia and Vedanta broke down several years ago and culminated in the state appointing a liquidator for the KCM assets in May 2019.

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☆ ‘Like something out of Black Mirror’: Police robots go on patrol at Singapore airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

These are the two robots the Singapore Police Force has introduced to patrol Changi Airport following more than five years of trials. The Singapore Police Force said Friday that more robots would be “progressively deployed” across the city-state. The Singapore Police Force has plans to roll out patrol robots island-wide to augment its operations. Ryan Quek/Singapore Police ForceThey are just the latest robots to be employed on civic duties in this tech-savvy nation of more than 5 million people. “ChatCPT… AI music… robots… Soon machines will take over the world and these security robots definitely look like they mean business,” he said.

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☆ Exclusive: LG Display to supply OLED TV panels to Samsung Elec - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Heekyong Yang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Initial supplies to Samsung would likely be 77-inch and 83-inch white OLED (WOLED) TV panels. OLED panels cost nearly five times more than liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels. Analysts have speculated that LG Display was in talks to supply OLED TV panels to a new client. LG Display supplies OLED TV panels to LG Electronics and Sony. Samsung Electronics has its own display-making unit Samsung Display which focuses on OLED screens for mobile phones made by Apple and Samsung.

☆ Invictus Energy confirms oil, gas and helium find in Zimbabwe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Invictus Energy Ltd FollowHARARE, May 8 (Reuters) - Australia-listed Invictus Energy (IVZ.AX) on Monday confirmed the presence of light oil, gas condensate and helium at its Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe, sending its shares up 8.7%. “Analysis shows the presence of light oil and rich natural gas condensate, with condensate gas ratios estimated at between 30 and 135 barrels per million cubic feet," it said. The analysis also confirmed the presence of helium gas in commercial concentrations comparable with global helium producing fields, the company added. Helium is a key component in the manufacture of semiconductors, liquid crystal display (LCD) panels and fibre optic wire. “Success at Mukuyu-2 and confirmation of a significant discovery will further unlock the value of our material portfolio," said Invictus Energy Managing Director Scott MacMillan.

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