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☆ Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in West Bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Raneen Sawafta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

General view of the closed shops during a strike following an Israeli raid in Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Raneen SawaftaNABLUS, West Bank, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian militant on Sunday during an army operation in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, in the latest in a series of incidents in recent months around the volatile town of Nablus. In Nablus, site of one of the largest refugee camps in the West Bank, most shops were closed on Sunday after militant factions called for a general strike. U.S.-brokered peace talks aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, collapsed in 2014 and the steady expansion of Israeli settlements since then has made reviving the talks increasingly problematic. However the Palestinian Authority, increasingly unpopular among many in the West Bank, says its ability to exert its rule has been systematically undermined by Israel.

☆ Iran summons UK and Norwegian envoys as unrest persists
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Protestors stand in solidarity with Iranian women after the death of Mahsa Amini, in London, Britain September 24, 2022. He also said that "acts of chaos" were unacceptable and that Iran must deal decisively with the unrest. At the United Nations, he said extensive coverage of Amini's case was "double standards", pointing to deaths in U.S. police custody. The Norwegian envoy was also summoned to explain the "interventionist stance" of the country's parliament speaker, who has expressed support for the protesters on Twitter. State media said 12 bank branches were destroyed in the unrest in recent days, and 219 ATMs have been damaged.

☆ Canada braces for ‘extreme event’ as storm Fiona nears after leaving path of destruction
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Residents of Nova Scotia and other parts of Canada were bracing for hurricane-force winds and a potential historic storm surge as Hurricane Fiona approached Friday. “It is going to be certainly a historic extreme event for Eastern Canada,” said Bob Robichaud, warning preparedness meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre, at a briefing Friday. At 9 p.m. Halifax time, the storm was “accelerating quickly” toward Nova Scotia, Canada’s hurricane center said. Damage in Nova Scotia was estimated at almost $102 million, the CBC reported. In 2003 Canada was hit by Hurricane Juan, a Category 2 storm at landfall that ripped through Nova Scotia.

☆ Here's why U.S. fiscal policy is undermining the Fed's aggressive efforts to fight inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Central bank tightening — under the umbrella of monetary policy — is only one side of the equation when it comes to managing inflation. The other is fiscal policy, which is controlled by lawmakers in Congress. Coordinated fiscal- and monetary policy can have a compounding effect in stamping out inflation. But given that U.S. fiscal policy is not acting in concert with monetary policy, the Fed's efforts to bring down inflation have become all the more complicated. In the years since the 2007-2009 global financial crisis, expansionary fiscal policy — and monetary policy for that matter — has not posed much of a problem due to overall low inflation.

☆ Salesforce is facing a huge sales challenge to Marc Benioff's ambitious $50 billion revenue target, and Wall Street thinks a big acquisition could be just what the doctor ordered
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mirabaud analysts suggest buying a company like Box or Coupa could help Salesforce goose growth. To get there, analysts from Mirabaud suggested that an acquisition might be a smart way to goose growth towards Benioff's $50 billion revenue target. "We've bought 60 companies — we'll always buy companies," Benioff said at the event, as Bloomberg reported. "M&A has been key to headline growth for Salesforce and needed to mask slower organic growth trends," the analysts wrote. The biggest concern is that Salesforce's partners reported some trouble selling multiple products to the same customers, analysts say.

☆ If You Ever Thought You Were a Pizza-Oven Person, This Is the One to Buy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Sunshine Flint | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Soon he was sliding margherita pies into a massive white-domed, brick-lined, Italian-made, wood-burning outdoor pizza oven that blistered the dough in mere seconds. My husband is someone whose usual pizzas are mangled rhomboids wrestled from Trader Joe’s pizza dough. Naturally he began doing heavy research into pizza ovens, a deep dive that took him into the world of multi-thousand-dollar Italian ovens that require the type of outdoor space usually called “grounds” and deep, deep pockets. The allure of the Ooni Karu is that it’s wood-fired, so you’re getting the same culinary experience as a built-in pizza oven, albeit in miniature. “The Elements of Pizza” by Ken Forkish became his bible, and he learned to make 48- and 24-hour dough and different types of pizza sauce.

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☆ If You Ever Thought You Were a Pizza-Oven Person, This is the One to Buy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Indigenous Sonia Guajajara, head of the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) organisation and candidate for federal deputy, takes part in an interview in Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliSAO PAULO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A record number of indigenous leaders, most of them women, are running for federal office in Brazil's election next month, in a backlash against the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro. "This election is crucial," said Sonia Guajajara, head of Brazil's main indigenous umbrella organization, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), who is running for Congress. "Today, it is the women who are taking up the fight and leading the struggle of indigenous people in Brazil." Four decades passed before the election of another indigenous representative in Congress – a woman, Joenia Wapichana, from the state of Roraima.

☆ Myanmar army helicopters fire on school, killing 13, residents say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed when army helicopters shot at a school in Myanmar, media reports and residents said, as the military said it opened fire because rebels were using the building to attack its forces. Myanmar has been gripped by violence since the army overthrew an elected government early last year. Opposition movements, some of them armed, have since emerged across the country, which the military has countered with lethal force. According to reports by the Radio Free Asia, Mizzima and Irrawaddy news portals, army helicopters opened fire on the school housed in a Buddhist monastery in the village. Some people were killed on the spot by the shooting, while others died after troops entered the village, the reports said.

☆ Big business likes to trumpet ESG credentials. But a 'greenwashing' reckoning could be on the horizon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Many of these claims are now viewed through the prism of ESG, or environmental, social and governance. But here's the rub: Definitions of ESG often vary and are hard to pin down. Over in the United States, scrutiny of claims about sustainability and ESG is also taking place. When contacted by CNBC, Vale — which has an "ESG Portal" on its website — referred to a statement issued on April 28. The debate surrounding greenwashing is becoming increasingly fierce, with the charge often leveled at multinational companies with vast resources and significant carbon footprints.

☆ Johnson & Johnson CEO touts 'smart' data approach to medicine breakthroughs at new research center
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Johnson & Johnson is honing in on finding new solutions to advance health care treatments, CEO Joaquin Duato told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday. Duato, who became CEO in January, said this is an exciting moment for the company because it's on the path of facilitating the future of medicine. Johnson & Johnson is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. Its pharma business sales jumped 12.4% to $13.3 billion in the second quarter, while medtech and consumer health sales grew 3.4% to $6.8 billion and 2.9% to $3.8 billion, respectively. Disclaimer: Cramer's Charitable Trust owns shares of Johnson & Johnson.

☆ Morning Bid: Plus fours
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The last time Fed policy rates spent two years above 4% was 2005-2007, in the lead up to the banking crash of 2008. In what bond markets call "bear flattening", yields right out the maturity curve also rose, but by less than the 2-year. read moreAll will have Monday's advice from their umbrella grouping the Bank for International Settlements ringing in their ears. The Bank of Japan will likely hold the line on its easy policy again this week. read moreThe dollar's index was firmer on Tuesday going into the Fed meeting - less than 1% from this month's 20-year high.

☆ Nvidia CEO tries to soothe investor angst over gaming as new graphics cards are set to launch
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Fresh off the unveiling of Nvidia 's (NVDA) newest computer graphics card, CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday tried to assuage investor concerns about the video gaming market, which has lately dogged the Club holding's stock. Still, Nvidia has accumulated too many computer graphics cards, Huang acknowledged, and said the semiconductor firm needed to address the issue. While those steps have led to short-term financial pain, the CEO suggested they were appropriate given the newest gaming chips are set to hit the market imminently . These latest computer graphics cards are hitting the market during a financially precarious moment for Nvidia's gaming business. "Of course, that resulted in Q2 and Q3 being a lot lower than we originally anticipated, but the overall gaming market remains solid," he added.

☆ After devastating Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has strengthened to a Category 3 storm, continuing its ruinous path across the Caribbean
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Tuesday after slamming into Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. "Localized additional flash and urban flooding is possible in southern portions of Puerto Rico," the National Weather Service warned, adding that another 1 to 4 inches of rain will fall over much of Puerto Rico into Wednesday morning. A woman and her dog take refuge in a shelter from Hurricane Fiona in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Nelson Cirino secures the windows of his home as the winds of Hurricane Fiona blow in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. AP Photo/Alejandro GranadilloThe blow from Hurricane Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to fully recover from 2017's Hurricane Maria.

CNN —At least six children were killed and 17 wounded when army helicopters shot at a school in Myanmar, media reports and residents said on Monday, as the military said it opened fire because rebels were using the building to attack its forces. Myanmar has been gripped by violence since the army overthrew an elected government early last year. According to reports in the Mizzima and Irrawaddy news portals, army helicopters had opened fire on the school housed in a Buddhist monastery in the village. Since seizing power early last year, the military junta led by Min Aung Hlaing has embarked on a bloody crackdown against any opposition to its rule. “European Union member states, the United States, and other governments should show the junta that there will be a reckoning for its crimes.”

☆ BIS backs "forceful" rate hikes despite rising recession risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Marc Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The tower of the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seen in Basel, Switzerland March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannLONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The world's central bank umbrella body, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has urged major economies to forge ahead with forceful interest rate hikes despite the growing threat of recessions and currency market volatility. The Switzerland-based BIS' quarterly report acknowledged that both recession and debt risks were rising, but said that bringing soaring global inflation back down remained paramount. "It is important to act in a timely and forceful way," the head of the BIS' Monetary and Economic Department, Claudio Borio, said. World currencies in 2022Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Marc Jones; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A creator of Facebook-backed PyTorch says the AI technique behind high-profile products like GPT-3 and DALL-E 2 is due for disruption and that we're stuck in a 'weird hardware lottery'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Soumith Chintala is a creator and the lead of Facebook's core machine learning tool, PyTorch. Some of today's most popular emerging AI tools, such as OpenAI's text generation tool GPT-3, were made possible by an AI technique called Transformers. And in an industry where machine learning tools and techniques are evolving at a blistering pace, a half-decade might as well be half a century. Nvidia has traditionally held a dominant position thanks to the widespread adoption of GPUs in machine learning. JAX excels at splitting complex machine learning tasks across multiple pieces of hardware, drastically simplifying the unwieldy existing tools and making it easier to manage increasingly large machine learning problems.

☆ FedEx inflamed recession fears. These are our least economically sensitive stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

FedEx hasn't exactly been a perfect company in recent years, and Subramaniam acknowledged to Jim that FedEx needs to get its own house in order. However, the traditional recession playbook involves selling energy stocks due to fears of demand collapsing. Mixed bag The stocks discussed here have a mixture of economically resilient and sensitive characteristics to them, such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL). (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Letitia James vs. Donald J. Trump: What is New York's attorney general about to do to Trump and his company?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

NY AG Letitia James is about to sue Donald Trump and his real estate and golf resort business. Whatever James has up her sleeve after three long years of investigating the Trump Organization, it is now about to be revealed. A: James will sue the Trump Organization and Trump himself, the company's sole owner and beneficiary. Morian predicted James' lawsuit will closely mirror the allegations in a 115-page memorandum she filed in January. A: The New York-incorporated Trump Organization is an umbrella for some 500 other entities, many of them Delaware-registered LLCs.

☆ The UK has a new prime minister — meet Liz Truss, the tax-cutting Brexit convert taking over from Boris Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-05 | by ( Bethany Dawson | Catherine Neilan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Liz Truss has been named the new prime minister of the UK in the wake of Boris Johnson quitting. The victory also makes her the new prime minister, due to take over Tuesday. An ally of Johnson, Truss has often been described as the continuity candidate — but who is she, and what can we expect from her premiership? While Truss has been named as the Conservative Party leader, she must wait another day before officially becoming prime minister. Truss is set to become prime minister Tuesday after traveling to meet the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland.

☆ These cloud startups were pandemic darlings. Now the downturn is helping giants like Google and Microsoft gobble them up.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-29 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Productivity startups boomed as a result, but the downturn will give large suites an advantage. Only productivity tools that carve out new niches or address new challenges will have a chance. Startups building new categories are more likely to surviveWhile the downturn makes it harder for productivity and collaboration startups to grow, experts say it's not impossible. Many of the most popular productivity startups address collaboration problems that aren't solved by the existing software tools or are creating a new category of workplace tools. Companies like Miro, Figma, and Canva are creating a new category of visual collaboration tools aimed at remote teams.

You can earn Marriott points from paid stays, co-branded credit cards, or flexible points transfers. How to earn Marriott pointsEarn points from Marriott Bonvoy hotel staysThere are plenty of different ways to earn Marriott points, but let's start with the most simple one: earning points on hotel stays. Earn 6 Marriott Bonvoy points for each dollar of eligible purchases at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy™ program. Award can be used for one night (redemption level at or under 85,000 Marriott Bonvoy points) at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®. Awards can be used for one night (redemption level at or under 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points) at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®.

☆ How much money Instagram influencers make
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-28 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Influencers on Instagram earn money in a multitude of ways. And they don't need millions of followers to earn money on Instagram. Insider has spoken with dozens of Instagram influencers about how much money they charge brands for sponsored content and how else they make a living using the app. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of Insider's Instagram money log series:How much money Instagram influencers make from brand dealsMany influencers earn money on Instagram by working with brands on sponsored content. 35 Instagram influencers told us how much they charge for and have earned from sponsored content.

Some homeowners insurance companies exclude certain dog breeds from coverage. But that can present challenges when you shop for homeowners insurance if you've run into the dog breeds insurance blacklist. Here are seven things you should know about homeowners insurance, banned dog breeds, and dogs with a bite history, whether you have a pit bull, a poodle, or a golden retriever, like me. Commonly banned breeds include:Pit bullsMastiffsGerman shepherdsAkitasStaffordshire terriersChow ChowsAlaskan malamutesDoberman pinschersGreat DanesSiberian HuskiesRottweilersPresa CanariosWolf hybridsThere are options for insuring banned dog breedsIf your homeowners insurance application is denied because of the dog breeds insurance blacklist, you might panic, thinking you must go uninsured or get rid of your dog. All dog owners should have liability insuranceEven if your dog has no bite history or isn't part of the dog breeds insurance blacklist, you should carry liability coverage as part of your homeowners insurance policy.

☆ Everything you need to know about silovarchs — Russia's security elites — and the power they wield
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-10 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia's security elites are silovarchs, a term combining "oligarch" and "siloviki" ("people of force.") Analyst Hugo Crosthwaite said silovarchs are closer to President Vladimir Putin than oligarchs. According to Treisman, oligarchs do not hold a great deal of political influence, while silovarchs are more powerful. Table of Silovarchs Viktor Ivanov – former chair of the board for Almaz-Antei and Aeroflot – had a career in Soviet KGB and Russian FSB. Rashid Nurgaliev– former interior minister and deputy secretary of the Security Council – is Army General and worked for the FSB.

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