DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Canadian dollar posts biggest weekly gain since June
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Fergal Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, January 23, 2015. The loonie was trading 0.1% lower at 1.3515 to the greenback, or 73.99 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3495 to 1.3549. For the week, it was up 0.9%, its biggest weekly advance since June. Much of the currency's weekly gain was down to selling of EUR-CAD, said Amo Sahota, director at Klarity FX in San Francisco. Canadian government bond yields rose across the curve on Friday, tracking moves in U.S. Treasuries.

Persons: Mark Blinch, Amo Sahota, Sahota, Fergal Smith, Andrea Ricci Organizations: REUTERS, greenback, Canadian, U.S, FX, European Central Bank, Saudi, Thomson Locations: Toronto, TORONTO, San Francisco, U.S

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One day before Spain’s new women’s coach announces her first squad, the players who won the Women’s World Cup have yet to say if they are ready to come back to the team after rebelling against their disgraced former federation president. The federation firmly backed Vilda, and only three relented and were eventually included in this year's Women’s World Cup squad. In Vilda's place, the federation named his former assistant, Monste Tomé, to become the first female coach of Spain’s women’s team. Rafael del Amo, the head of women’s soccer at the federation, said this week that he is hopeful the players will come back. Spain, ranked second in the world, beat Sweden 2-1 in the Women's World Cup semifinals before edging England 1-0 in the final.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, ”, Alexia Putellas, Ballon, Rubiales —, —, Monste, Spain’s, Rafael del Amo, Amanda Gutiérrez, Gutiérrez, Hermoso, ___ Organizations: FIFA, Spain, Vilda, Cadena SER, Women’s Nations, England Locations: BARCELONA, Spain, Sydney, Australia, New Zealand, Rubiales, Madrid, Sweden

☆ US dollar flat, but on track for eight straight weeks of gains; yuan sinks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Despite Friday's pullback, the dollar index was headed for eight straight weeks of gains, the longest such streak since 2014. "There's a lot of reasoning to ask whether dollar strength is going too far." In afternoon trading, the dollar index , which measures the greenback against six major peers, was flat at 105.05. That said, Vassili Serebriakov, FX strategist, at UBS in New York, said while eight weeks are an unusually long stretch of dollar strength, the currency's gains are getting smaller every week. The euro , the largest component in the dollar index, was on track for eight straight weeks of losses and down 0.7% on the week.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Amo Sahota, Sahota, Vassili, Sterling, Shunichi Suzuki, Gertrude Chavez, Dreyfuss, Samuel Indyk, Rae Wee, Shri Navaratnam, Gerry Doyle, Angus MacSwan, Mark Heinrich, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, FX, U.S, Apple, Federal Reserve, UBS, greenback, Finance, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, China, New York, U.S, Germany, Europe's, Canada, United States, Japan, London, Singapore

☆ Spanish women team's coach Vilda to be sacked - federation source
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The RFEF, which speaks for Vilda while he remains its women's team coach, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. During the World Cup, he said the team's success would not have been possible without RFEF backing for him. He praised Vilda for presiding over the World Cup win, offering him a fresh, four-year contract with an annual salary of 500,000 euros. The RFEF source said players were now being consulted as to whether the removal of Vilda would change their minds. Del Amo has been nominated to speak to players on the pledge that the RFEF will renew the team's staff, the source said.

Persons: Jorge Vilda, Luis Rubiales, Vilda, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rafael del Amo, Del Amo, Aislinn Laing, Andrei Khalip, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: FIFA, Vilda's, Spain, World, Madrid Bureau, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Australia, Sydney

CNN —Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation that could end in sexual aggression charges against the country’s soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales. The case centers on the unwanted kiss Rubiales gave to star player Jenni Hermoso as Spain won the Women’s World Cup on August 20, according to a Monday statement from the Spanish Prosecutors Office. The soccer boss and the RFEF have been embroiled in controversy ever since he kissed 33-year-old attacker Hermoso on the lips after Spain won its first Women’s World Cup title with victory against England. In response to Rubiales’ decision to stay, RFEF vice president Rafael del Amo and 11 members of the Spanish national women’s soccer program have resigned. Hermoso and her World Cup teammates said that they would not play again for Spain until Rubiales has been removed from his position.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Jennifer Hermoso, Ángeles Béjar, “, Hermoso, ”, Rafael del Amo Organizations: CNN, Spanish Prosecutors, Spanish, FIFA, Spain, England Locations: Spain, Motril, Granada, “

☆ Who is Luis Rubiales and why did he kiss Jenni Hermoso?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The scandal began just moments after La Roja’s historic 1-0 victory against England, when the head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed midfielder Jennifer Hermoso on the lips. Fast forward seven days and Spain’s World Cup winners are refusing to play. After showing one of the Spanish players kissing the Women’s World Cup Trophy, the broadcast cut to Rubiales hugging Hermoso. Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesWhat Rubiales and Hermoso are sayingHermoso said at no point did she consent to the kiss. Spanish players’ union FUTPRO called for Rubiales to be punished after the kiss, while global players’ union FIFPRO called for “immediate disciplinary action” following Rubiales’ Friday speech.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, “, Gianni Infantino, Letizia, Sofia, Rubiales, royal’s, Anthony Albanese, James, Hermoso, ”, ” Rubiales, FUTPRO, FIFPRO, Rafael del Amo, Jenni, Jenni Hermoso, Christian Chavez, Jorge Vilda –, Borja Iglesia, Iker Casillas, Andres Iniesta, Luis de la Fuente, Fran Santiago, Pedro Sanchez, Yolanda Diaz Organizations: CNN, England, Spanish, FIFA, Australian, British, Spain’s High, of Sport, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Pachuca women's, “, Atletico Madrid players, Sevilla, Getty Locations: Spanish, Spain, Eurasia, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Madrid, Seville

☆ US dollar slips as traders cautious before Fed's Jackson Hole symposium
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Laura Matthews | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Japanese yen , which is on intervention watch, weakened 0.55% versus the greenback at 146.21 per dollar, with analysts now seeing the threshold for intervention at around 150 per dollar. Meanwhile, the offshore yuan , also on watch for intervention, rose 0.3% versus the greenback at 7.2853 per dollar. Jane Foley, head of FX strategy at Rabobank in London, said a firm dollar is problematic for both central banks since "it threatens to expose both currencies to undesirable weakness." His comments may set the direction for U.S. Treasury yields, which have driven the rise in the dollar in recent weeks. "If Powell stays on the theoretical side of things, that might lower implied volatility of the dollar and lead to a smaller reaction."

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jackson, Sahota, Jane Foley, Jerome Powell, Karl Schamotta, Christine Lagarde, Powell, Laura Matthews, Samuel Indyk, Tom Westbrook, Kirsten Donovan, Mark Potter, Will Dunham, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, U.S . Federal, FX, Fed, Reuters, Rabobank, Treasury, European Central Bank, Thomson Locations: U.S ., , Wyoming, San Francisco, China, London, United States, Wyoming, Toronto, New York, Singapore

☆ Spain’s women make history at the Women’s World Cup against a backdrop of turmoil and dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Spain has thrilled its fans and neutrals alike with some scintillating performances en route to a historic Women’s World Cup final against England on Sunday. Prior to this tournament, Spain had never won a knockout match at a Women’s World Cup. Spain has won three knockout matches for the first time at the Women's World Cup. But Spain, nevertheless, went on to make history at this World Cup. Alex Grimm/FIFA/Getty ImagesIn 2022, Spain won both the Under-17 and Under-20 Women’s World Cup.

Persons: Jorge Vilda, Spain’s, Alexia Putellas, Spain's Salma Paralluelo, Andrew Cornaga, Irene Paredes, Jennifer Hermoso, Vilda, ”, Mariona, Aitana, Ona, Saeed Khan, Sandra Paños, Mapi Leon, Patricia Guijarro, El Periodico, Leon, ’, Rafael del Amo, Angel Vilda, Molly Darlington, Luis Rubiales, Alex Grimm, Salma Paralluelo, we’ve, “, Virginia Torrecilla, Abbie Parr Organizations: CNN, England, Vilda, Spanish national, Getty, The Athletic, Diario de Navarra, Spanish, Real, Barcelona’s, League, FIFA, Sweden, AS, Spain, Spain’s, Twitter, ” Locations: Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Barcelona, Japan, La, Ona Batlle, AFP, The, Real Madrid, Marca

☆ For Spain and England, a Swift Rise Is Also a Warning
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Rory Smith | More About Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Not long after he had taken up his post as president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales called a meeting with the organization’s head of women’s soccer, Rafael Del Amo. Like his boss, Del Amo was new to his role, but Rubiales wanted to gauge his first impressions. He wanted to know what the Spanish women’s team needed in order to succeed. Spain, Del Amo told Rubiales, needed “everything.”That conversation took place in May 2018. On Sunday, for the first time, Spain will take the field in a Women’s World Cup final, separated from the sport’s ultimate glory only by another debutante on the grandest stage in women’s soccer, England.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Rafael Del Amo, Del Amo, Rubiales Organizations: Spanish Locations: Spanish, Spain, soccer, England, Nigeria, Jamaica, Morocco, South Africa, Colombia, Australia

☆ ‘We Are a Romantic Country’: On the Set of a Steamy Hit in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Jason Horowitz | More About Jason Horowitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Before dawn, the teenage girls convened outside the Naples Navy base where the wildly popular Italian television show “Mare Fuori” is filmed. “Ti Amo Carmine,” read one rectangle. “Ti Amo Rosa,” read another. Other fans have dived from nearby piers and swum to the back of the set, vexing gate guards charged with keeping them at bay. During the day, their screams have ruined takes.

Persons: ”, Federica Montuori, Ti Amo Carmine, Amo Organizations: Naples Navy Locations: Naples

☆ Eugene Amo-Dadzie only started sprinting seriously in his mid-20s. Now ‘the world’s fastest accountant’ is taking track and field by storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Eugene Amo-Dadzie leads what appears to be an ordinary life: he’s a husband, a father, and works nine-to-five as a chartered accountant in London. The sprinter’s career trajectory is unlike any of his rivals’ on the track and field circuit. He only started training seriously at the age of 26 and still balances athletics with his regular job as an accountant. A promising sprinter throughout school, Amo-Dadzie had lowered his 100m time to 11.3 seconds by the age of 17. “It is a difficult balance – I’m a husband, I’m a father, I’m also a governor of a primary school.

Persons: CNN — Eugene Amo, he’s, Dadzie, ’, ”, Amanda Davies, Dan Mullan, “, I’d, Steve Fudge, Sam Mellish, I’ve, Reece Prescod, Jeremiah Azu, Alex Livesey, I’m, Zharnel Hughes Organizations: CNN, European, British, Getty Locations: London, Istanbul, Turkey, Austria, Budapest, Paris, Amo, Great Britain, New York

☆ 'World's fastest accountant' Amo-Dadzie goes under 10 seconds in Graz 100m
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 20 (Reuters) - Eugene Amo-Dadzie calls himself the world's fastest accountant and the number-crunching British athlete put his money where his mouth is by scorching the track in Graz, Austria with a superb 9.93 seconds finish in the 100 metre run. The 30-year-old full-time accountant, who only started running seriously four years ago, improved on his personal best at the Horst Mandl Memorial last week to become the quickest 100m runner in Europe this year. "I got a really good reaction, a really good start and then it was like 'Do not let your foot off the gas'," Amo-Dadzie told the BBC. "I leaned towards the line, looked over, saw the time began with a nine and went crazy. "I still refer to myself as an accountant that happens to operate in the world of track and field."

Persons: Eugene Amo, Dadzie, Horst Mandl, Linford Christie, James Dasaolu, Zharnel Hughes, Reece Prescod, bloomer, Shrivathsa Sridhar Organizations: BBC, Woodford Green Athletics Club, European, Britain, Thomson Locations: British, Graz, Austria, Europe, Bengaluru

☆ Rising risk appetite lifts Canadian dollar to two-week high
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Fergal Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The loonie was trading 0.9% higher at 1.3445 to the greenback, or 74.38 U.S. cents, after touching its strongest intraday level since May 16 at 1.3434. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling on Wednesday evening. The Senate will stay in session until it passes the measure, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday. The rebound in oil prices was also supportive of the loonie, Sahota said. Domestic data showed manufacturing activity slowed in May as high inflation and inventory cutting held back customer demand.

Persons: Amo Sahota, Chuck Schumer, Sahota, Fergal Smith, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Canadian, FX, The U.S . House, Democratic, Wall, P Global Canada Manufacturing, Thomson Locations: TORONTO, U.S, Australia, New Zealand, San Francisco, The

May 28 (Reuters) - Good news of a tentative deal for the U.S. debt ceiling impasse may quickly turn out to be bad news for financial markets. "That's where the debt ceiling matters." In that case, "the impact on broader financial markets would likely be relatively muted," Daniel Krieter, director of fixed income strategy, BMO Capital Markets, said in a report. Some bankers said they fear financial markets may not have accounted for the risk of a liquidity drain from banks' reserves. Bankers put it to hope that the debt ceiling impasse would be resolved without significant dislocation to markets, but warn that's a risky strategy.

☆ ANALYST VIEW Investors react to tentative US debt ceiling deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Where there were the most distortions from the uncertainty was in the credit markets and in the Treasury bill market... And so, I think Treasury bond yields will stay high for a while that supply is absorbed. "As far as the dollar goes, I'm inclined to think that it could strengthen the dollar a little bit because it will weaken the argument for de-dollarization. But not by much just a little bit more, because the dollar has already strengthened in the last few weeks quite a bit." Or whether those matters are going also going to be resolved with a long-term deal.

☆ OnlyFans and Twitch star Amouranth launched an AI version of herself that will 'date' fans for $1 per minute, including sexually explicit chats
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OnlyFans star Amouranth created an artificial version of her voice to chat with fans. She partnered with tech startup and AI platform Forever Voices. Fans of Kaitlyn Siragusa, known to millions online as Amouranth, can now chat with "her" instantly thanks to a new AI-powered voice chatbot called "AI Amo." Siragusa, who is a top creator on OnlyFans and Twitch, partnered with the tech startup and AI platform Forever Voices to launch the chatbot, which charges $1 per minute through Stripe. Snapchat influencer Caryn Marjorie was the first creator to announce using Forever Voice, creating a virtual "AI Girlfriend."

☆ US dollar retreats from five-week high as debt ceiling stalemate weighs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In afternoon trading, the dollar index , which measures the greenback's value against six major currencies, fell 0.3% to 102.40. Earlier in the session, the dollar touched a five-week high of 102.75. Analysts have said many factors could be behind the dollar's recent strength, including concerns about U.S. inflation and safe-haven buying driven by fears about the debt ceiling standoff and global economic growth, as well as more hawkish rhetoric from Fed officials. Against the yen, the dollar was up 0.3% at 136.06, while sterling was 0.7% higher at $1.2527, rebounding after last week's 1.5% fall. It earlier jumped to 19.7 for the first time since March 10, when the dollar hit a record high of 19.8 on a volatile trading day.

☆ Salone Preview: A First Look at the News From Milan Design Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Sarah Medford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

When it comes to putting on a design show, the city of Milan can be the great equalizer, making room within its ancient neighborhoods and grand piazzas for the first-time exhibitors, the one-off projects and the distant dispatches beside legacy Italian furniture brands and giants like Google and Audi. They all see the annual Salone del Mobile furniture fair and concurrent Milan Design Week events, which run April 17–23 this year, as a testing ground and audience builder. But for visitors, a trip to the show offers more than just inspiration: It’s a veiled excuse for sourcing innovative furnishings and objects for projects back home. Lighting will be a major focus this year, as the Euroluce fair makes its biennial visit, and young designers will be well-represented at the Alcova and Superdesign presentations. Below, some highlights of the week ahead.

☆ Finding Object Lessons via the Spirits of a Famed Artistic Couple
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Ray Mark Rinaldi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This article is part of our Design special report previewing 2023 Milan Design Week. When Ambra Medda and Veronica Sommaruga teamed up to create AMO, they agreed their new design venture should aim for the stars. Ms. Medda is an industry insider, a founder of Design Miami and a noted matchmaker between designers and brands. Ms. Sommaruga, a well-respected authority on textiles, has held key creative roles with companies like Vera Wang, Calvin Klein and Hermès. “We wanted to go as high as we could go,” Ms. Medda said.

☆ Dollar dips against most currencies ahead of US nonfarm payrolls
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The closely watched U.S. non-farm payrolls report on Friday, when many markets around the world are closed, will follow disappointing manufacturing and services sector data from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and private employment figures on Wednesday. In afternoon trading, the U.S. dollar index, which hit a two-month low this week, thanks in part to a drop in Treasury yields, was down 0.1% at 101.81. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended April 1. Economists polled by Reuters expect non-farm payrolls to have grown by 239,000 in March, following February's 311,000 gain. The non-farm payrolls number has been far more prone to delivering upside surprises than misses in the last year or two.

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

☆ U.S. dollar weakens as risk appetite rises with data showing slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.1% last month after climbing 0.4% in October. Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE index gained 0.2% after increasing 0.3% in October. The so-called core PCE price index rose 4.7% on a year-on-year basis in November after increasing 5.0% in October. The Canadian dollar also benefited from data showing that the Canadian economy grew by 0.1% in October versus September, with another 0.1% increase in GDP seen likely in November, Statistics Canada data showed. Against the yen, however, the dollar rose 0.4% to 132.82 yen .

In one of TikTok's latest trends, the Brazilian team's love of dancing, flair and adoration of funk carioca, also known as favela funk or baile funk, has inspired a new generation of listeners on the platform. Funk carioca is a hip-hop subgenre that draws on an array of international music genres including Afrobeat, samba, Miami bass and electro, among others. Funk music group Os Quebradeiras dance on a street decorated for the Qatar 2022 World Cup at Tijuca neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Dec. 8, 2022. Mauro Pimentel / AFP - Getty ImagesVideos with the hashtags Brazilian funk have gathered more than 94.7 million views; Brazilian music has reached more than 46.9 million views; and Brazilian dance has received more than 121.8 million. The hashtag funk carioca has more than 540 million views by itself.

The Mexican grupera (a form of regional music) band Los Bukis become the first Latin music band to sell out two shows at the 70,000-seat SoFi Stadium. The magnitude of generational diversity could be seen when the Grammy award-winning Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte were on stage. Hernán Hernández and Jorge Hernández of the band Los Tigres del Norte perform Saturday. Scott Dudelson / Getty Images"Before, we really were invisible,” said Leila Cobo, a renowned Latin music expert and Billboard’s vice president of Latin content. "Now I think the kids go to see their parents’ music and Bad Bunny."

☆ Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

“The culture in Cuba is in mourning for the death of Pablo Milanes,” Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz tweeted Monday night. Milanés and Rodríguez in particular became close, touring the world’s stages as cultural ambassadors for the Cuban Revolution, and bonding during boozy sessions. “If Silvio Rodríguez and I got together, the rum was always there,” Milanés told El Pais in 2003. Cuba’s aging leaders “are stuck in time,” Milanés told Spanish newspaper El Mundo. “These freedoms have been seen in small doses, and we hope that with time they will grow,” Milanés told The Associated Press.

Search resuls for: "amo"

25 mentions found