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☆ Purple protest as Canada players take pay dispute to the pitch
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Members of Canada's National Women's soccer team wear protest t-shirts before their match against the U.S. at the SheBelieves Cup women's soccer tournament in Orlando, Florida, U.S., February 16, 2023. The team's protest is the latest escalation in their dispute with Canada Soccer over pay equity issues. "Tonight, our players will be wearing purple as a symbol of protest," said the Canadian Players Association in a statement. The Canadians wore the purple t-shirts during warmups at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida before changing into their traditional red kit but wearing purple tape on their wrists. The Olympic champions had boycotted training last Saturday while demanding immediate changes but reversed course later that day as Canada Soccer called their strike unlawful and threatened legal action.

☆ Canada women's team threaten to boycott next team camp over pay equity
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Canada's women's team will play at this month's SheBelieves Cup under protest but the Olympic champions say their fight is far from over and have vowed future boycotts if their demands over pay equity are not met. "So (playing this tournament under protest) is a short-term solution," added the forward. The players said the "disgusting" discrepancy between the Canada men’s and women’s soccer programmes became obvious last year in Qatar, where Canada's men made their first World Cup appearance in 37 years in November. And as national team players, it’s one we’re determined to win.”The CSA spent $11 million on the men’s programme in 2021, and $5.1 million on the women. Japan, the 2011 world champions, and Brazil round out the field for the SheBelieves Cup, which takes place in Orlando, Florida, Nashville, Tennessee and Frisco, Texas.

☆ My parents have been together 44 years: Here are their 3 tips for love that lasts
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But my favorite — the one that convinced me true love actually is real — is my parents' story. My parents, Mark and Christine Smith, both 60, have been together for 44 years. Their marriage has stood the test of time — and while no two marriages are the same, my parents' relationship has set my bar for love extremely high. To celebrate Valentine's Day, I asked them how, exactly, they make their relationship work. For example: Both of my parents grew up in households where the partners divided chores evenly, and they wanted the same out of their relationships.

☆ McDonald's has signed an agreement with the UK human rights watchdog to protect staff, as one former worker says sexual harassment left her 'terrified'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A former McDonald's worker in the UK said she was "terrified" after a manager sexually harassed her. McDonald's signed an agreement on Wednesday committing to protect UK workers against harassment. A spokesperson for McDonald's told Insider that the company does not comment on individual cases but said: "The experiences described by this individual are completely unacceptable and have no place in our restaurants." A spokesperson for the EHRC said that the agreement was drafted in response to concerns about the handling of sexual harassment complaints made by staff at its UK restaurants. McDonald's workers in the US have also complained about a "pattern of sexual harassment" against women at the company and planned a one-day strike in protest in 2021.

☆ Trader Talk: Earnings are mostly about hopes for the second half
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Earnings: It's all about the second half of 2023. Wall Street analysts agree, but they are expecting a much rosier outcome in the second half of the year. "The big question is, are the worst of the earnings estimate cuts for 2023 behind us?," Nick Raich from Earnings Scout told me. Big cap tech earnings: laggards (Q4 year over year earnings ests.) Analysts embrace 'tough first half, better second half' scenario All the hopes for earnings growth are now pinned on the back half of the year, when the Fed is expected to have halted its rate hike frenzy.

Employers may go through 'culture shift'Prioritizing quality of life for employees is one of the biggest career trends of 2022, said management consultant Christine Spadafor. Workers continue to demand flexibilityChandra Sahu's job gives her the flexibility to work remotely. Sahu's job changes may reflect another trend some workplace management experts call a "career correction." "The right skills, and getting those, top getting that talent into the right positions within organizations." Remote work is here to stayRecognizing employees' need for flexibility will be essential to filling roles.

☆ Remembering Gary Strieker, who helped establish CNN's presence in Africa
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Tricia Escobedo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Gary Strieker had every reason to be a pessimist. Gary Strieker, who passed away in July 2022, helped establish CNN's presence in Africa. Courtesy Strieker family Born in the tiny Illinois farm town of Breese in 1944, Gary Gerard Strieker moved to San Diego, California at a young age. Courtesy Strieker family Strieker is remembered by his family and colleagues as a quiet, humble man who never lost his optimistic spirit or tireless energy for making the world a better place. Courtesy Strieker family Strieker was the network's only correspondent on the African continent for some time, covering the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s and other major moments in history, including the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

☆ Researchers test mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Nancy Lapid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

It delivers tiny lipid particles containing mRNA instructions for cells to create replicas of so-called hemagglutinin proteins that appear on influenza virus surfaces. A universal vaccine would not mean an end to flu seasons, but would replace the guess work that goes into developing annual shots months ahead of flu season each year. Moderna and Pfizer both have mRNA flu vaccines in late-stage human trials, and GSK (GSK.L) and partner CureVac (5CV.DE) are testing an mRNA flu vaccine in an early-stage safety trial in humans. These vaccines are designed to defend against only four recently-circulating influenza strains but could theoretically be changed up each year. The universal flu vaccine, if successful in human trials, would not necessarily prevent infection.

☆ Ballet dancers who fled Russia reunite on California stage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Mike BlakeCOSTA MESA, Calif., Nov 11 (Reuters) - Xander Parish is a British-born ballet dancer who was a principal dancer at the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia. Other international dancers based in Russia also fled, leaving behind their lives, jobs and belongings. Now, for one night, the dancers from the Mariinsky, the Bolshoi and other elite Russian companies are reuniting with a performance on Saturday in Costa Mesa, California. Although the corps de ballet will be together only for one night's performance, Parish already has plans for them to do more. "Reunited in Dance" will be performed at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.

☆ Singapore's mortgage costs are rising — but some buyers are shrugging off higher rates
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Abigail Ng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The rising cost of borrowing is unlikely to have a major impact on Singapore's property market, analysts told CNBC. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — The rising cost of borrowing is unlikely to have a major impact on Singapore's property market, analysts told CNBC. Singapore's real estate market is backed by wealth, according to Christine Li, head of Asia-Pacific research at Knight Frank. Demand driversHowever, it doesn't mean the residential property market ignores rising rates and looming risks, said Alan Cheong, executive director of research and consultancy at Savills. "However, past trends indicate that our property market is highly resilient and usually rebounds within six months of a cooling measure," she said.

☆ Record buybacks imperiled by 1% excise tax and weaker CEO confidence in economic outlook
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

S & P 500 Buybacks Q3 2021: $235 billion Q4 2021: $270 billion Q1 2022: $281 billion (quarterly record) Q2: 2022: $226 billion (est.) Source: S & P Global Bottom line: the 12 months ending June 2022 saw $1.012 trillion in stock bought back, the first time buybacks topped one trillion, according to S & P Global. Technology companies who buy back their stock will be getting some larger tax bills, according to an analysis by S & P Global. While a 1% tax is not much, some argue it could open the door to heftier tax rates down the line." Weaker CEO confidence in the economic outlook may cause a slowdown in buybacks.

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