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☆ China’s spectacular dragon dance is hundreds of years old. Here’s why it continues to dazzle
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Grab your camera and slap on something flame resistant, it’s time to witness one of China’s most incredible displays – the fire dragon dance. Dragon dances have been documented at ceremonial events since the Han Dynasty (202 BCE to 220 CE), while fire dragon dances began appearing in records during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and in the Republican era (1912-1949). Some historians say fire dragon dances date back even further, to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Puzhai Fire Dragon, Fengshun County, GuangdongEntertainers perform a fire dragon dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Puzhai town, in China's Guangdong province. Tongliang Fire Dragon, ChongqingVideo Ad Feedback See a dragon dance with molten iron fireworks 00:56 - Source: CNNThe Tongliang Fire Dragon in Chongqing province is undoubtedly one of the grandest fire dragon dance performances of them all.

Persons: ”, Kwok Kam Chau, Kwok, We’ve, Liu Long Organizations: CNN, Republican, Hong Kong Baptist University, China’s, Steel Locations: Fengshun County, Guangdong, Puzhai, China's Guangdong province, Imaginechina, China, Hunan, China’s, Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan province, Huanglongxi, Sichuan, Chengdu, China's Sichuan province, Chongqing, Chongqing province, majestically, Qicaimeng, Guizhou, Dafang County, Guizhou province

Add in the potential attendance of the world’s most famous pop star, and there’ll be no blank spaces on the proverbial check Las Vegas could cash by the weekend’s end. “It helps the spectacle of the Super Bowl in general and I think that means that it benefits everyone,” he says. At least one analyst, however, quibbles with just how large the economic impact will be in reality. There is, however, concern “about displacing one type of visitor” for another because of how busy Las Vegas is many weekends already, Matheson says. “Do Super Bowl fans gamble at the blackjack table in the same way?” Matheson wonders, referring to the typical Las Vegas gambling visitor.

Persons: Taylor Swift, there’ll, ”, Curtis Dubay, Clark, Wells, Swift, Travis Kelce, Dubay, They’re, ” Victor Matheson, ” There’s, Matheson, “, ” Matheson Organizations: Vegas, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, city’s Convention, Visitors Authority, Chiefs, NFL, Apex Marketing Group, Front Office, College of, Super, Kansas, Allegiant Locations: Sin City, Las Vegas, Vegas, Nevada, Wells Fargo, Tokyo, Glendale , Arizona, Asia, Kansas City

☆ Most parenting advice today comes from experts who are strangers rather than from family members. That may not be good.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Christine Carrig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

To this day, those two rules might be the best parenting advice I have ever received, delivered to me by a 5-year-old, passed down through at least three generations of her family. While not "expert," advice from family or friends offers something intangible and underestimated: it naturally comes from a place of vested interest in both parent and child. AdvertisementFor instance, when a parenting expert posts a reel detailing how to de-escalate a tantrum, she may be sitting in a cheerfully lit, clean space with no background noise. Whereas family members or close friends may try to ease FUD, parenting experts may try to capitalize on it. With this in mind we may do well to take expert parenting advice the way we should take all advice, with a grain of salt and a healthy dose of skepticism about the motivations of the person doling it out.

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☆ CVS beats estimates, but cuts full-year profit outlook on higher medical costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CVS Health on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations, but the company cut its full-year profit outlook, citing higher medical costs that are dogging the broader insurance industry. The company lowered its 2024 adjusted earnings forecast to at least $8.30 per share, down from a previous guidance of at least $8.50 per share. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting full-year adjusted earnings of $8.49 per share. CVS also cut its unadjusted earnings guidance to $7.06 per share, down from at least $7.26 per share. Excluding certain items, such as amortization of intangible assets and capital losses, adjusted earnings per share were $2.12 for the quarter.

Persons: LSEG Organizations: CVS Health, CVS, Aetna, LSEG, Oak Street Health

☆ Eli Lilly results blow past estimates on strong Zepbound launch, surging Mounjaro revenue
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company's offices in San Diego, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. Eli Lilly on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations on the strong launch of its new weight loss drug, Zepbound, and higher prices for its blockbuster diabetes drug, Mounjaro. Zepbound, which won approval from U.S. regulators in early November, raked in $175.8 million in sales for the fourth quarter. Shares of Eli Lilly were up 5% in premarket trading Tuesday. With a market cap of roughly $673 billion, Eli Lilly is the largest pharmaceutical company based in the U.S.Eli Lilly will hold an earnings call with investors at 10:00 a.m.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's, Mounjaro Organizations: LSEG, FactSet Locations: San Diego , California, U.S

☆ UPS announces 12,000 job cuts, says package volume slipped last quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Laya Neelakandan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

UPS fell short of Wall Street revenue estimates Tuesday, reporting drops in shipping volume, both internationally and domestically, in its fourth-quarter earnings report. The company also announced 12,000 layoffs as part of an effort to align resources in 2024. The workforce reductions will save the company about $1 billion in costs, CEO Carol Tomé said on a company earnings call. Adjusting for one-time items related to pensions and intangible assets, UPS earned $2.47 per share. The company reported a 7.4% drop in average daily volume domestically and an 8.3% decrease internationally.

Persons: Carol Tomé, Tomé Organizations: United Parcel Service, UPS, Teamsters Locations: Cape Cod, Orleans , Massachusetts, Europe

☆ Ethiopians Celebrate 'Timket' Festival That Marks Jesus' Baptism
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Dawit EndeshawADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox followers gathered in the capital Addis Ababa on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Epiphany, also called Timket, a religious festival commemorating Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River. Although the religious festival was celebrated across the country, in some areas it was disrupted by conflict in the Amhara region. Gondar, Amhara region's second-biggest city, usually attracts many people during the Timket festival. But a few days prior to the festival clashes broke out between government forces and Fano, a local militia. "Many who planned to attend Timket in Gondar have already cancelled their plan," a resident of Gondar told Reuters.

Persons: Jesus, Jan Meda, Abune Mathias, Ethiopia's, Fano, Elias Biryabarema, Angus MacSwan Organizations: ADDIS ABABA, Reuters, UNESCO, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopian Locations: ADDIS, Addis Ababa, Jordan, Ethiopian, Ethiopia's, Tigray, Amhara, Gondar, Fano

☆ Protecting Opera, ‘a People’s Art Form’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Farah Nayeri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Is opera an endangered art form that needs to be protected and preserved for the generations to come? For a group of about 30,000 Italian music professionals and practitioners, the answer was yes. Consisting of singers, musicians, scholars, composers, conductors and directors, the group formed a committee supported by Italy’s leading opera houses and musical institutions, then persuaded UNESCO to add “the practice of opera singing in Italy” to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The inscription was made official in December. The list identifies what UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, calls “fragile” nonphysical elements that play a crucial role in “maintaining cultural diversity in the face of growing globalization.”

Persons: Italy’s, Italy ”, ” Organizations: UNESCO, Intangible, Heritage, Humanity, United Nations Locations: Italy

☆ Will Red Sea Shipping Disruptions Worsen Inflation? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There are many reasons to be horrified about recent events in the Middle East, and the prospect that attacks on shipping might undermine progress against inflation is way, way down the list. Nonetheless, if you are trying to forecast inflation, disruption of a major choke point for global commerce — the Red Sea is how ships get to and from the Suez Canal — isn’t what you want to see. Since there’s no reason to expect these more diffuse problems to return, the inflation impact of the conflict with the Houthis and its effect on Red Sea shipping will be limited. But anyone citing that number as evidence of stubborn inflation is deeply misinformed. Indeed, if he or she is in the business of giving financial advice, harping on 3.9 percent amounts to professional malpractice.

Persons: I’ve, they’ve Organizations: Consumer Locations: Suez, Los Angeles

☆ Frontline workers who can't work from home are fighting for more control over their schedules
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many frontline workers are demanding more flexibility in determining their schedules. New data shows the fight among frontline workers for better pay and independence hasn't slowed much. Nearly three-fifths of US workers can't adopt hybrid work due to the in-person nature of their jobs, and on average, these on-site, non-remote-capable workers are less engaged (29%) than fully remote or hybrid workers (38%), according to the Gallup survey. AdvertisementGallup researchers found that frontline workers aren't regretting not having the benefits of remote or hybrid work. According to the survey, frontline workers overall preferred having the ability to select what days to work, alongside more PTO and a four-day workweek.

Persons: hasn't, — Organizations: Service, Gallup, Workers, McKinsey

☆ One ETF that focuses on employee happiness is outperforming the market this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Executives don't need to worry about Irrational misrepresenting their company, and participation can open them up to potential inclusion in products such as an ETF, van Adelsberg said. In total, the ETF recently held nearly 150 equities and is benchmarked to the CIBC Human Capital Index. Still, the team noted some challenges in building broader awareness of what human capital is or why it matters. "In this market, what we're seeing is that those companies who have strong human capital ratings are outperforming," van Adelsberg said. "The role that human capital plays in driving future equity performance isn't going down.

Persons: doesn't, Kristof Gleich, –, it's, Gleich, …, Morningstar, HAPI, David van Adelsberg, van Adelsberg, Eli Lilly, Johnson, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, they've, It's Organizations: Capital Factor, Capital Advisors, Irrational, ETF, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Meta, Morningstar, Mastercard, Berkshire, CIBC Human, JPMorgan, Securities, Exchange

☆ The top 10 most popular podcasts of 2023, according to Apple
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Apple has released a list of the 10 most popular podcasts of 2023. Apple shared a roundup on Tuesday of the most popular podcasts of 2023. But today, we will be focusing on the top 10 podcasts overall, according to Apple. Denise Truscello"Stuff You Should Know" will, according to Apple Podcasts, teach you everything you need to know about science, history, religion, crime, and more. It is the top health and fitness-related podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, according to the podcast's website.

Persons: Apple, —, Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant, Denise Truscello, Clark, Byrant, Shankar Vedantam, Chance Yeh, Andrew Huberman, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Drew Angerer, Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley, Urquhart, Kelley, Glass, Astrid Stawiarz, Ira Glass, Chicago that's, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Sean Hayes, Frazer Harrison, Manny Carabel, Amy Sussman, Getty, Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Gary Hershorn, It's, Michael Barbaro, Sabrina Tavernise, Ashley Flowers, Audiochuck, Brit Prawat Organizations: Apple, Service, SYSK, NPR, The Washington Post, National Public, Public Radio Exchange, Getty, NBC NBC Dateline, NBC, Nielsen Media Research, The New York Times Locations: Stanford, Boston

☆ Don’t read too much into those Black Friday and Cyber Monday spending totals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“It shows the psychological mind frame of consumers,” said Mickey Chadha, vice president of corporate finance at Moody’s Investors Services, referring to holiday spending data. This year, dollar sales growth for the holidays in the United States is forecast to slow to 3.3% from 6% last year. It means the spending growth it reported was “driven by net-new demand, not simply higher prices,” Adobe said. The experts CNN spoke to were all in agreement: Holiday spending data — no matter how good or bad — doesn’t represent the state of the entire US economy. A report she coauthored with Chadha predicts holiday sales will grow “a fairly modest 1% to 3%” this year.

Persons: ”, Mickey Chadha, Aditya Bhave, David Paul Morris, That’s, Tamara Charm, Charm, ” Adobe, Chedly Louis, Chadha, Michael Zdinak, he’s, Bhave, that’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Moody’s Investors Services, Adobe Analytics, Adobe, P Global Market Intelligence, Bank of America, Bloomberg, Getty, Consumer, Consumers, McKinsey, CNN, Moody’s Investors Locations: New York, United States, That’s

☆ Premarket stocks: How the ‘Black Ceiling’ is holding some professionals and the economy back
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In his new book “The Black Ceiling” Woodson, a former attorney, sheds light on systemic issues within elite professional settings and the broader economic repercussions that come from underutilizing and marginalizing talented Black professionals. Woodson spoke with more than 100 Black professionals about what he calls the Black ceiling — a significant barrier that impedes career progression and creates stigma and anxiety in the workplace. Racial discomfort encapsulates the sense of unease that a lot of Black professionals experience working in elite white work settings. Selective punitiveness is the widespread perception that Black professionals get treated especially harshly when they make mistakes. Firms need to train their personnel, especially their senior white professionals so that they don’t judge junior Black professionals adversely for these challenges.

Persons: Kevin Woodson, ” Woodson, Woodson, Bell, it’s, who’ve, Kim Schmidt, they’re, that’s, doesn’t, It’s, Eva Rothenberg, ” Grant Gustafson, Corie Barry, “, ” Barry, Nathaniel Meyersohn Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN — Corporate America, University of Richmond School of Law, Elite, Sensormatic, Black, Adobe, Retailers Locations: New York, underutilizing, DC

☆ Explainer: Global fossil fuel subsidies on the rise despite calls for phase-out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Sarah Mcfarlane | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

For example, it subsidises its refiners when global oil prices rise above $130 a barrel so they can keep fuel prices affordable. UNITED STATESU.S. fossil fuel subsidies stretch across the U.S. tax code, which makes detailing their costs complex. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has proposed axing fossil fuel subsidies in his annual budget, largely a political document used in negotiations with Congress. MIDDLE EASTOil and gas producers in the Middle East including Qatar and Saudi Arabia had some of the highest fossil fuel subsidies per person, IMF data showed. CANADAEarlier this year Canada unveiled plans for eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.

Persons: Navesh, Joe Biden, Sarah McFarlane, Timothy Gardner, David Stanway, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, International Monetary Fund, EU, IMF, Nanjing Audit University, UNITED STATES, One U.S, Taxation, Democrat, Representatives, International Institute for Sustainable Development, EAST, Thomson Locations: Lalitpur, Nepal, Glasgow, Dubai, EU, Ukraine, CHINA, China, U.S, One, RUSSIA, India, Russia, East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Canada

☆ UN shares its world’s ‘best tourism villages’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For travelers who want to visit a smaller, more authentic local destination, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released this year’s list of the best tourism villages. For 2023, 55 villages were recognized by the international organization, which focuses on sustainable tourism, up from 32 last year. The list includes small towns and villages from places as diverse as Mexico, China, Ethiopia, and Italy. There’s no ranking of the villages, and they are all listed in alphabetical order in English. Highlights in EuropeEurope’s selections to the UNWTO list represent a mix of cultural and environmental differences.

Persons: Dhordo, Les Falles, Sant, Al Sela, Jordan • Barrancas, Spain •, Peru •, Egypt •, India •, Korea •, Portugal •, Colombia •, Japan •, Italy • Manteigas, Ecuador •, Pisco, Austria •, Uzbekistan •, • Siwa, Portugal • Anton, Arlberg, Tân, Viet Nam, Hungary •, Moldova • Vila, China • Organizations: CNN, United Nations World Tourism Organization, Asia Dongbaek, UNWTO, UNESCO, Reserve, Spain • Ordino, Andorra • Oyacachi, Schladming, Moldova • Locations: Tokyo, London, Mexico, China, Ethiopia, Italy, Asia, South, Jeju, Shirakawa, Japan, Gifu prefecture, Nagoya, Zhejiang, Dhordo, Rann, Kutch, India, Europe, Spain, Sigüenza, Madrid, Slunj, Croatia, Andorra, Ordino, Sant Pere, Peru, Machu Picchu, Lima, Peruvian, Chacas, Chile, La Carolina, Argentina, Biei, Tortel, Cantavieja, Spain • Chacas, Huantar, Peru • Dahshour, Egypt, Egypt • Dhordo, Republic, Korea, Korea • Douma, Lebanon, Ericeira, Portugal, Portugal • Filandia, Colombia, Huangling, Cánovas, Kandovan, Iran, Lerici, Switzerland, Mosan, Juárez, Oñati, Ecuador, Ecuador • Paucartambo, Peru • Penglipuran, Indonesia, Pisco Elqui, Pozuzo, Saint, Saty, Kazakhstan, Austria, Austria • Sehwa, Korea • Sentob, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan • Shirakawa, Egypt • Slunj, Sortelha, Viet, Peru • Tokaj, Hungary, Hungary • Văleni, Moldova, Madalena, Portugal • Xiajiang, China • Zapatoca, Colombia • Zhagana

☆ Illumina cuts annual profit forecast for second straight quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A sign at the front entrance to the global headquarters of Illumina is pictured in San Diego, California, U.S., November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Grail Inc FollowIllumina Inc FollowNov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. genetic testing Illumina (ILMN.O) on Thursday trimmed its annual profit forecast for the second straight quarter, hurt by weakness in demand for its sequencing instruments, consumables and services. Illumina also disclosed it recognized $712 million in goodwill and $109 million in intangible asset impairment related to the Grail segment, in the quarter. Illumina sees full-year adjusted profit per share to be between $0.60 and $0.70, versus its prior forecast range of $0.75 to $0.90. On an adjusted basis, the company earned 33 cents per share during the quarter, versus analysts' estimate of 12 cents per share.

Persons: Mike Blake, Illumina, Pratik Jain, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, U.S, China, Bengaluru

☆ CVS results top expectations, lifted by strong health services revenue
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CVS on Wednesday reported third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's expectations, lifted in part by strong revenue from the company's health services business. CVS booked sales of $89.76 billion for the quarter, up nearly 11% from the same period a year ago. The company reported net income of $2.27 billion, or $1.75 per share, for the third quarter. Excluding certain items, such as amortization of intangible assets and capital losses, adjusted earnings per share were $2.21 for the quarter. However, it maintained its forecast on an adjusted basis, guiding to full-year adjusted earnings of $8.50 to $8.70 per share.

Organizations: CVS, LSEG, Walgreens, Aid, CNBC, Oak Street Health Locations: Monday's

☆ E.l.f. Beauty blows past Wall Street's estimates, raises full-year guidance again
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Beauty raised its full-year outlook for the second quarter in a row on Wednesday after posting another 76% year-over-year sales jump, beating Wall Street's expectations. During the previous quarter, sales were also up 76%. That's ahead of projected full-year sales of $852 million, or growth of 47.1%, that analysts had expected, according to LSEG. It now expects full-year adjusted earnings to be between $144 million and $146 million, compared with a previous range of $125 million to $127 million. previously expected full-year adjusted earnings per share to be between $2.19 and $2.22.

Persons: E.l.f, Tarang Amin, Amin, We've, it's Organizations: LSEG, CNBC, Procter, Gamble, Walmart, Target

☆ Big Companies Push Back on Proposed Expansion of Disclosure on Expenses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Mark Maurer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The finance chief of Starbucks questioned whether the company could accurately break down its inventory and manufacturing expenses under the U.S. accounting standard-setter’s proposal. Photo: Richard B. Levine/Zuma PressExecutives at large public companies are concerned about the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s plan requiring them to further break down labor and other operating expenses that appear on their income statements, with some saying it would impose significant costs and not aid their investors. The U.S. accounting standard-setter in July issued a proposal that mandated quarterly disclosure of the amounts of employee compensation, depreciation of property and equipment, amortization of intangible assets such as trademarks, and inventory expenses in the footnotes further clarifying the income-statement entries.

Persons: Richard B, Levine Organizations: Zuma Press

☆ Big government will drive the next market cycle
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Francesco Guerrera | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Growth picked up while quiescent inflation permitted interest rates to fall. Bereft of government support, central banks tried to stimulate their economies by pushing interest rates to new lows. That means interest rates will struggle to return to the ultra-low levels seen after 2008. The first takeaway is that higher debt levels, inflation and interest rates should be bad for bonds. Vincent Deluard of StoneX has proposed a division between intangible and tangible companies.

Persons: Kevin Lamarque, ” Ronald Reagan’s, Milton Friedman –, Britain’s Margaret Thatcher –, Reaganomics ”, Réka Juhász, Nathan J, Lane, Dani Rodrik, government’s, Vincent Deluard, StoneX, Lockheed Martin, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic, Thomas Shum Organizations: Republicans, Capitol, REUTERS, Reuters, Bank, Asset, Monetary Fund, Treasury, Capital Economics, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics, Capital, Facebook, Meta, Lockheed, Micron Technology, U.S, Congress, Nasdaq, Energy, Exxon Mobil, Labour Party, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, “, Ukraine, Covid, Europe, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan

☆ Wharton psychologist Adam Grant's tip for an 'amazing' cover letter: Admit if you are 'not quite the fit'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Wharton organizational psychologist Adam Grant recently told CNBC's "Squawk Box" about an 'amazing' cover letter he read a few years ago, where the applicant did not have all the qualifications listed. Instead of ignoring her weaknesses, she addressed the elephant in the room by admitting that she was "not quite the fit." I don't have the years of experience and I don't have these skills," Grant said the cover letter read. "She got the job [after that cover letter] and she crushed it." Some of the most in-demand soft skills like time management and critical thinking can be developed in non-position-specific experiences that you can instead demonstrate in your cover letter.

Persons: Wharton, Adam Grant, CNBC's, Grant, Ian Siegel, Markman, Nic Fink, Fink, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNBC, Harvard Business

☆ Be more energetic at work! Why it seems like your boss is suddenly prioritizing soft skills.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementJames Neave, head of data science at Adzuna, compares soft skills to people skills. Selker said that because soft skills can be observed, they can be measured, even if somewhat subjectively. Measuring soft skills can then become more like evaluating hard skills. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It really is a shift in thinking then to say, 'Can we observe these soft skills?" The pandemic meant that many Gen Zers, as they started their careers, didn't get the face-to-face interactions at work that might have allowed them to further develop their soft skills.

Persons: —, we've, Carrie Fisher, Harry Met Sally, Norman Bacal, Bacal, James Neave, Neave, Greg Selker, Stanton Chase, Selker, Zers, didn't Organizations: Service, Management, LinkedIn, KPMG Locations: American, Adzuna

☆ Robert Irwin, Artist of Fleeting Light and Space, Is Dead at 95
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Jori Finkel | More About Jori Finkel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robert Irwin, a Southern California artist associated with the Light and Space movement of the 1960s, who early on stopped making paintings in favor of creating ephemeral and sometimes intangible art environments, died on Wednesday in the La Jolla section of San Diego. His death, at Scripps Memorial Hospital, was caused by heart failure, said Arne Glimcher, the founder and chairman of the international Pace Gallery, which has shown Mr. Irwin’s work since 1966. Mr. Irwin lived in San Diego. Within the contemporary art world, Mr. Irwin’s work on human attention and perception — he called it, with a nod to scientific research, an “inquiry” into perception — was highly influential; he won a MacArthur “genius” award in 1984. The work was not highly visible to the public, however.

Persons: Robert Irwin, Arne Glimcher, Irwin’s, Irwin, — Organizations: Scripps Memorial Hospital, Pace Gallery, MacArthur Locations: Southern California, Jolla, San Diego, Venice

☆ Ericsson books $3 bln impairment, says Q3 core profit fell 39%
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A logo of Ericsson is seen outside the company's office in Kanata, Ontario, Canada April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSTOCKHOLM, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Ericsson (ERICb.ST) on Wednesday announced a 32 billion Swedish crown ($2.9 billion) impairment charge related to its acquisition last year of Vonage, and said core profits fell in the third quarter as demand tumbled in North America. "The impairment charge represents 50% of the total amount of goodwill and other intangible assets attributed to Vonage." Ericsson said a preliminary reading showed its operating profit before amortisation and restructuring and impairment charges fell 39% in the third quarter to 4.7 billion crowns. Ericsson's profits plunged also in the second quarter as a slowdown in consumer spending hit sales of telecommunications gear.

Persons: Lars Hagberg, Vonage, Ericsson, Anna Ringstrom, Shailesh Kuber, Leslie Adler, Terje Solsvik, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Ericsson, REUTERS, Rights, Wednesday, Ericsson's, Networks, Thomson Locations: Kanata , Ontario, Canada, Rights STOCKHOLM, North America, Swedish, Stockholm, Bengaluru

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