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☆ In this volatile housing market, here's how to know when the bottom is in
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

"People for the most part have come to terms with interest rates." No return of 2008, or 3% mortgage rate The biggest reason why housing prices aren't plunging like they did after 2008? At current levels, the Housing Affordability Index says the median buyer can afford the median U.S. home — but barely. Having seen 6 percent interest rates when she bought her first place in 2007, she's not daunted by today's rates, she said. "People have wrapped their heads around where interest rates are, and they have adapted," Fisher said.

☆ Tuesday Morning says it wants to close 265 stores as part of its bankruptcy filing. See if your local store is on the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

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☆ Is the iPhone's 'Made in India' era beginning as Apple breaks with China?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said Apple was already making between 5% and 7% of its products in India. His comments come at a time when Foxconn (HNHPF), a top Apple supplier, is looking to expand its operations in India after suffering severe supply disruptions in China. For years, Apple had relied on a vast manufacturing network in China to mass produce iPhones, iPads and other popular products. China headaches mountBut the world’s most valuable company posted shockingly weak earnings this month, partly because of its recent problems in China. According to Counterpoint’s Pathak, India accounts for 16% of the global smartphone production, while China constitutes 70%.

Damascus has long said aid to the rebel enclave in the north should go via Syria not across the Turkish border. Jordan and the UAE, which once backed Syria's opposition but have normalised ties with Assad in recent years, have sent aid to Damascus, Syrian state media has reported. WRANGLE OVER RESOURCESMoscow has long argued that delivering aid to northwest Syria from Turkey violates Syrian sovereignty. But he said aid flows must be coordinated with the government and delivered through Syria not across the Turkish border. The Damascus-based Syrian Red Crescent called for lifting of sanctions, which Syria's government has long blamed for mounting economic hardship.

☆ Morning bid: Dodging a downturn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Global investors have fretted endlessly about a 2023 recession for the major global economies for more than six months. And Tuesday's latest economic healthcheck showed that the severe hit to Chinese economic activity from the draconian lockdown policies was actually much less than feared. The survey showed that investors' recession expectations peaked at a net 77% of respondents in November but have fallen to 68% in January. The BofA survey showed fund managers may have already repositioned, however, as their allocation to U.S. equities dived in January and a net 39% said they were underweight while preferring euro zone stocks.

☆ Family of N.Y. woman who disappeared after New Year's Eve subway ride desperate for answers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The family of a New York City woman who was last seen on a subway train on New Year's Eve says it's unlike like her to not check in or go so long without being in touch. She’s never gone for a long period of time without anyone knowing,” Jessenia Robles, 20, said about her cousin Adamaruis “Yuri” Garcia. Garcia was last seen about 11:15 p.m. Saturday on a northbound N train at Queensboro Plaza. Before she disappeared, Garcia had spoken to her boyfriend and arranged to meet at her Queens home, Robles said. Garcia, who is about 4 feet, 11 inches, was wearing a long-sleeve black dress, black socks and black and white sneakers, according to New York City police.

☆ A day in the life of Lisa Simonsen, an NYC luxury real-estate agent who takes calls at 3 a.m., counts Kelly Ripa as a client, and closed over $100 million in deals in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lisa Simonsen is a New York high-society fixture and a real-estate broker with Douglas Elliman. She has closed over $2 billion in deals since 2005, with over $100 million in sales in 2022. Her day starts at 5 a.m. with cycling and green juice and ends at 10 p.m. with client phone calls. These days she is among the top-selling brokers at brokerage Douglas Elliman, where she heads up the ten-member Simonsen Team. "I'm very passionate about my work," Simonsen said.

☆ How We Turned Pigeons Into Pests
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Bethany Brookshire | Photographs Lucia Buricelli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Today city-dwellers tend to think of pigeons as “rats with wings”—pests that are good for nothing but tarnishing buildings and spreading disease. In fact, the pigeons strutting the streets today are descendants of birds that were raised in dovecotes by human beings who found them very useful. The reason why feral pigeons thrive in cities today is that we bred them for skills that serve them well in an urban environment. Wild pigeons love nesting in cliff faces, leaving home daily to forage on grains and seeds and returning home at night. Even before humans started domesticating the birds on purpose, they were probably following farming settlements, says Will Smith, a zoologist at the University of Oxford who studies feral pigeons.

He is the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, which U.S. officials have described as an anti-government group. According to the indictment, Rhodes began encouraging his Oath Keepers followers in November 2020 to "oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power." Caldwell has denied he was a member of the Oath Keepers, but prosecutors have said he has strong ties to the group. KENNETH HARRELSONHarrelson, 41, of Titusville, Florida, helped Meggs organize the Florida Oath Keepers and was part of the militia group that stormed into the Capitol building, according to the indictment. JESSICA WATKINSWatkins, 40, of Woodstock, Ohio, led the Ohio team of Oath Keepers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to the indictment.

Democrat Nikki Budzinski defeated Republican Regan Deering in Illinois' 13th Congressional District. Democrat Nikki Budzinski defeated Republican Regan Deering in Illinois' 13th Congressional District. Republican Rep. Rodney Davis, who currently represents the 13th District, was drawn out when the district was newly reconfigured, leaving the seat vacant. Illinois' 13th Congressional District candidatesBudzinski, who is running for Congress the first time, has previous experience in Washington. Voting history for Illinois' 13th Congressional DistrictIllinois' 13th Congressional District spans from Metro East St. Louis to parts of Springfield, Decatur, and Champaign-Urbana.

☆ Democrat Nikki Budzinski faces off against Republican Regan Deering in Illinois' 13th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democrat Nikki Budzinski is running against Republican Regan Deering in Illinois' 13th Congressional District. The 13th District is located in the south-central region of the state. Republican Rep. Rodney Davis, who currently represents the 13th District, was drawn out when the district was newly reconfigured, leaving the seat vacant. Illinois' 13th Congressional District candidatesBudzinski, who is running for Congress the first time, has previous experience in Washington. Voting history for Illinois' 13th Congressional DistrictIllinois' 13th Congressional District spans from Metro East St. Louis to parts of Springfield, Decatur, and Champaign-Urbana.

☆ What Video Footage Reveals About the Protests in Iran
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Nilo Tabrizy | Haley Willis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

One of the latest examples surfaced online Friday, from protests in the southeastern city of Zahedan. Showing Their Support : From World Cup soccer players to movie personalities, From World Cup soccer players to movie personalities, high-profile Iranians are increasingly making public gestures of support for the protests. Using Ambulances : Witness accounts and a Times video analysis reveal how Iran’s security forces are Witness accounts and a Times video analysis reveal how Iran’s security forces are co-opting ambulances to infiltrate demonstrations and detain protestersStruck Blind: Across Iran, hundreds of protesters have Across Iran, hundreds of protesters have suffered severe eye injuries inflicted by the metal pellets and rubber bullets that security forces fire to disperse crowds. In the past, the families of those killed by security forces have been intimidated by the authorities into keeping quiet. The large number of women leading the protests “in so many of the videos that we see, we saw that in 2009, too,” said Dr. Bajoghli, referring to the 2009 uprising in Iran.

☆ Cuba slowly begins to restore power after Hurricane Ian knocks out grid
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Dave Sherwood | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniHAVANA, Cuba, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Cuba had slowly begun to restore power across the eastern end of the island, the state electricity provider said early on Wednesday, after Hurricane Ian caused the country's grid to collapse, turning off the lights for more than 11 million people. But officials said Hurricane Ian had proven too much, knocking out power even in far eastern Cuba, which was largely unaffected by the storm. By early morning Wednesday, officials said some power had been restored to the areas with the least storm damage. Further west in Cuba, nearer the capital Havana, the process would be slower and more "complicated," the generator said. Ian, which left a swath of destruction and at least two dead across western Cuba, has now strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.

☆ Indian refiners pay dollars for Russian oil after dirham attempts fail
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Nidhi Verma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Traders supplying Russian oil in July had asked at least two Indian companies to settle in dirham. An invoice from one of the refiners seen by Reuters showed oil payments were calculated in dollars while payment was requested in dirhams. The three sources said the dirham payments did not go through because Mashreq declined to facilitate the trade. The U.S. Treasury, Mashreq Bank and Gazprombank did not immediately respond to requests for comment. That provided Indian refiners, which rarely bought Russian oil due to high freight costs, an opportunity to snap up exports at hefty discounts to Brent and Middle East staples.

☆ After Turkey's stock market plunge, investors brace for another rate cut as inflation soars
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Investors are bracing for another potential interest rate cut – or simply a hold on the current rate – as Turkey refuses to follow economic orthodoxy in battling its soaring inflation, now at more than 80%. Or indeed, the investors that can still stomach Turkey's market volatility. It prompted regulators and brokers to hold an emergency meeting, though ultimately they decided not to intervene in the market. First, Turkey's high inflation had pushed investors to pour their money into stocks to protect the value of their assets. The drop wiped out more than $12.1 billion in market value from the country's publicly-listed banks.

Police clear the U.S. Capitol Building with tear gas as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside, in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. He is the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers. Caldwell has denied he was a member of the Oath Keepers but prosecutors have said he has strong ties to the group. JESSICA WATKINSWatkins, 40, of Woodstock, Ohio, led the Ohio team of Oath Keepers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to the indictment. PREVIOUS DEFENDANTSThree other Oath Keepers defendants - Joshua James, Brian Ulrich and William Todd Wilson - pleaded guilty this year to engaging in seditious conspiracy in connection with the attack.

☆ Anti-vaxxers evaded social-media content bans by replacing the word 'vaccine' with a carrot emoji, BBC investigation finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One large Facebook group used the carrot emoji to replace the word vaccine, per the BBC. The shot glass emoji was also used to replace the word "shot" and disparage vaccines. Per the BBC, several social media groups were using the emoji as a code for the word "vaccine." He said in a Twitter thread on Sunday the carrot emoji symbol was used to replace the word vaccine "presumably to evade censorship. Turqay Melikli/Getty imagesThe BBC flagged the group using the emojis as code to Facebook's parent company Meta, which took them down.

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