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☆ Jupiter's aurora triggered a planet-wide heat wave, a map animation reveals, solving a mystery that's puzzled scientists
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An astronomer's map of a heat wave on Jupiter helped solve the planet's "energy crisis" mystery. Solar plasma triggered an aurora at Jupiter's north pole, which sent a heat wave spilling down the planet. He's still studying the features of the heat wave, which he presented at the Europlanet Science Congress in September. O'Donoghue published his team's first research linking Jupiter's aurora to planet-wide heating in 2021. They think the aurora storm and resulting heat wave came from a surge of plasma from the sun.

☆ Robinhood has no direct exposure to FTX, says CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Broker Robinhood has no direct exposure to crypto exchange FTX, chief executive Vlad Tenev said on Twitter. "Despite SBF having an equity stake in Robinhood, we have no direct exposure to Alameda, FTX, or any of its entities," he wrote, referring to FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. He said there were elevated trading volumes recently and that the last couple of days were "our two biggest days of crypto inflows ever." Cryptocurrency markets have been sliding as uncertainty swirls around the fate of FTX. Reporting by Tom Westbrook; Editing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ When Did Linoleum Get So Luxe?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Sarah Karnasiewicz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

FOR DECADES linoleum has been shorthand for downmarket and drab, the stuff of dingy, unrenovated kitchens and hospital corridors. But lately that bad rap is fading, thanks to creative, environmentally conscious designers who are approaching the material with fresh eyes. In the linoleum renaissance, the colors are rich and sophisticated, the patterns unexpected. In cabinetry and furnishings as well as underfoot, these new, elevated versions argue persuasively that the utilitarian workhorse can deliver practicality with panache. “Around 2000, you started to see a fetishization of luxury and ‘natural’ materials like stone and wood,” said Ms. Lange.

[1/5] Volunteers fill boxes with donated food at the Ottawa Food Bank warehouse in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 27, 2022. Demand has surged 33% at the Ottawa Food Bank from pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, with visits up as spiraling grocery, gas and rent prices, along with fast-rising borrowing costs, leave more Canadians struggling to make ends meet. "That's because the cost of food has risen ... but also because of the number of people that are turning to a food bank right now," said Wilson. "Our wholesalers are definitely more tentative about spending money," said Farnell. "Everyone's nervous ... Will people be spending money?

☆ Goldman Sachs shares the 2 stock market sectors that have historically outperformed the most in the 2 months following midterm elections — and the best area of the market to put your money if Republic
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Midterm elections in the US are just three weeks away. Usually, midterm elections that are just three weeks out are relatively high up on investors' list of concerns as uncertainty swirls around future regulation and fiscal policy. In the 12 months following midterm elections, the S&P 500 has historically risen 17%. "Since 1932, the 12 months following midterm elections have historically been the strongest year for equities in the four-year presidential cycle," a team of strategists led by Ben Snider said in the note. Goldman SachsRegardless of the outcome, however, two market sectors have outperformed most in the two months following midterms: information technology and healthcare.

London CNN Business —UK Prime Minister Liz Truss will hold a news conference Friday amid widespread speculation that she’s getting ready to ditch a big part of her economic strategy unveiled just three weeks ago. Kwarteng flew back from the IMF meeting in Washington, D.C., on Friday for discussions with Truss about the plan. Under pressure, Kwarteng has already brought forward his full budget statement to Oct. 31, more than three weeks earlier than planned. But investors may not be prepared to wait that long for reassurance about the state of Britain’s public finances. — Luke McGee and Zahid Mahmood in London, and Xiaofei Xu in Paris contributed to this article

☆ Here’s why hurricane hunters fly their planes in weird patterns into storms
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-19 | by ( Allison Chinchar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The second half of hurricane season is here and there have already been 17 named storms to keep hurricane hunters busy. But have you ever noticed hurricane hunters’ flight patterns shown by meteorologists on TV look like random, odd shapes? Hurricane hunters don’t fly away from these storms like commercial airlines do. There are two distinctive groups of hurricane hunters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Air Force Reserve (USAF). Fixed missionsFixed missions are designated for systems that meet tropical cyclone qualifications, such as tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes.

☆ WATCH: Meet the last family practicing this 400-year-old Indian art form
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Dylan Barth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Today, the Khatri family says they are the only artisans left in the world practicing this traditional craft. "The perfect thread out of this color, which can run on cloth, is in the mind of the artist," Khatri told Business Insider. Khatri told Business Insider, "Now we are just waiting and watching to see what will happen next." "I remember at that time I promised him that I'll dedicate my whole life to this art," Khatri told Business Insider. Since then, the Khatri family has brought rogan art to the international level.

☆ 50 of the world’s best breads
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-15 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +33 min

In alphabetical order by location, here are 50 of the world’s most wonderful breads. Roti gambang, IndonesiaShutterstockPalm sugar and cinnamon lend a light, aromatic sweetness to roti gambang, a tender wheat bread that’s an old-fashioned favorite at Jakarta bakeries. This is where locals bring rounds of tender wheat dough ready to bake into khobz kesra, one of the country’s homiest breads. Gyeran-ppang, South KoreaShutterstockThere’s buried treasure within every loaf of gyeran-ppang, individually sized wheat breads with a whole egg baked inside. To make malawach, bakers roll wheat dough into a delicate sheet and fold it over a slick of melted butter.

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