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☆ Office vacancies have soared to a 20-year high, showing just how tough it is to get workers to return
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Office vacancies in London and the US have hit a 20-year high, data shows. Many want workers in the office more regularly after the disruption caused by the pandemic. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Data shows that office vacancies soared to a 20-year high in the US and London in the third quarter of the year. It suggests a clear drop in interest in office space at a tricky time for the commercial property sector.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Meta Locations: London, New York, San Francisco

☆ Israeli parents have been warned to take social media off of children's phones over fears of broadcasted hostage videos from Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli parents are being warned to delete apps from their kids' phones over hostage video fears. A Tel Aviv school's parents association warned parents to remove apps like TikTok, CNN reported. Fears that fighters from the Palestinian militant group Hamas will broadcast videos of hostages taken from Israel have prompted warnings to Israeli parents to delete social media from their children's cell phones. The association asked parents to remove social media apps, including TikTok and Instagram, from their children's phones, according to the news outlet. Israel declared war on Hamas after the attacks, launching retaliatory strikes in Gaza, where hundreds more people have been killed.

Persons: —, Hama, Joe Biden, Eli Cohen, Israel Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Service, The New York Times, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli, Associated Press Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza

☆ Cocoa farmers face mounting challenges as El Nino rages on
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Quek Jie Ann | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Frequent extreme weather events caused by El Nino and climate change hurts cocoa production. According to the the latest El Nino-Southern Oscillation Outlook, El Nino is expected to last through January to March 2024, with a 71% chance it will intensify from November to January. An intensified and frequent El Nino effect could significantly reduce the amount of arable land for cocoa cultivation. watch nowAccording to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a high intensity El Nino may result in severe economic disruption across Africa. The financial cost of El Nino and climate change remains unquantified for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.

Persons: Cristina Aldehuela, El, El Nino, Nino, Jonathan Haines, it's, Kerry Daroci, Daroci, That's, Steffany Bermudez, Bermudez Organizations: Afp, Getty, El, El Nino, Southern Oscillation, Gro Intelligence, CNBC, Cocoa, Rainforest Alliance, International Cocoa Organization ., West Africa's Cote d'Ivoire, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Economist Intelligence Unit, Cote d'Ivoire, West, Rainforest, International Cocoa Organization, Environmental Protection Agency, International Institute for Sustainable Development Locations: Asikasu, Ghana, El Nino, West, West Africa, Kerry, Brazil, Ecuador, International Cocoa Organization . Asia, Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, West Africa's Cote, Ivory, Ivory Coast, Africa, London, New York

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. Top ranking Fed officials indicated rising yields on long-term U.S. Treasury bonds could steer the central bank from further increases in its short-term policy rate. Focus will be on remarks from a slew of Fed officials including Minneapolis' Neel Kashkari, San Francisco's Mary Daly and Board Governor Christopher Waller during the day. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 2.57-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.93-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P index recorded four new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 27 new highs and 86 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Neel Kashkari, Mary Daly, Christopher Waller, Peter Cardillo, J.P.Morgan, decliners, Shashwat Chauhan, Ankika Biswas, Arun Koyyur, Shounak Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, PepsiCo, Dow, Nasdaq, Treasury, Federal, Columbus, Peoples, Traders, Dow Jones, Spartan Capital Securities, Truist, Rivian, UBS, EV, Skyworks Solutions, Citigroup, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Gaza, Minneapolis, Washington, Bengaluru

☆ London Luton Airport suspends flights after car park inferno
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain's London Luton Airport suspended all flights until 1400 GMT on Wednesday after a car fire triggered a wider blaze that led to a partial collapse of one of its multi-storey car parks. There were no known fatalities in the fire, which was first reported to emergency services late on Tuesday evening. "Our priority remains supporting the emergency services and the safety of our passengers and staff. [1/5]Flames are seen as emergency services respond to a fire in Terminal Car Park 2 at London Luton airport in Luton, Britain, October 10, 2023. Britain's easyJet (EZJ.L), whose flights operate from Luton airport, said "airlines are currently experiencing some disruption to their flying programmes."

Persons: Peter Cziborra, Britain's, Baranjot Kaur, William James, Mrinmay Dey, Chris Reese, Sonali Paul, Kate Holton, Paul Sandle Organizations: Luton Airport, London, REUTERS, Civil Aviation Authority, Ryanair, Wizz, Thomson Locations: London Luton, Luton, Britain, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Bengaluru, London

☆ A Ukrainian refugee fled to Israel to escape violence only to find herself in another war. This time she says she won't leave.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A woman from Bucha, Ukraine fled to Israel last year to escape Russian occupation. Viktoria Druzhenko told Radio Free Europe that the Hamas attack reminds her of the war in Ukraine. She said she will not leave this time around because she is "tired of fleeing from war." AdvertisementAdvertisementA Ukrainian refugee who escaped to Israel told Radio Free Europe that she's not going to evacuate this time because she's "tired of fleeing from war." Druzhenko told Radio Free Europe that she experienced "déjà vu" after seeing footage of the Palestinian militant group Hamas attack Israel over the weekend.

Persons: Viktoria Druzhenko, —, she's, Druzhenko, Israel, Israel Druzhenko, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Radio Free, Service, International Criminal, Hamas, country's Ministry of Aliyah Locations: Bucha, Ukraine, Israel, Radio Free Europe, Russian, Belarusian, Kyiv, Gaza

☆ EU plans anti-subsidy probe into Chinese steelmakers - FT
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A worker walks past steel rolls at the Chongqing Iron and Steel plant in Changshou, Chongqing, China August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 10 (Reuters) - The European Union is planning to announce anti-subsidy investigations against Chinese steelmakers at a summit with the U.S. this month, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Washington had asked Brussels to move against Chinese steel producers in return for avoiding the re-imposition of Trump-era tariffs on EU steel, the newspaper said. In September, Brussels launched an investigation into whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect EU producers against cheaper Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports it says are benefiting from state subsidies. Additional reporting by Amy Lv in Beijing; Editing by Jacqueline Wong & Simon Cameron-MooreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Damir Sagolj, Washington, Joe Biden, Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, Nilutpal, Amy Lv, Jacqueline Wong, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Chongqing Iron, REUTERS, European, U.S, Financial Times, Trump, China's Ministry of Commerce, EVs, Thomson Locations: Chongqing, Changshou, China, Brussels, Beijing, Bengaluru

☆ Israel's Ports Feel Strain as Shipping Traffic Slows After Attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Israel's southern coastal city of Ashkelon, which has a small port well in range of Hamas rockets, is not allowing ships to enter, shipping sources said. While the main Israeli ports of Ashdod further up the coast and Haifa in the north, remain open, shipping and maritime security companies are reviewing their operations for Israel, industry sources said. "Israeli ports are deemed to be at heightened risk," said Noah Trowbridge, with British maritime risk advisory and security company Dryad Global. "Since Gaza has a coastline, direct threats to shipping inside Israeli waters cannot be ruled out," BRS said. This compared with a premium of 0.0125% earlier this year, insurance sources said.

Persons: Jonathan Saul, Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Noah Trowbridge, Hapag Lloyd, Shipbroker BRS, BRS, Moller Maersk, Eli Glickman, INTERTANKO, ” INTERTANKO, Ari Rabinovitch, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Hamas, Dryad, Reuters, Ships, Zim, Ministry of Defense, Facebook Locations: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Haifa, Israel, London, East Gulf, Gulf of Oman

☆ Activist investor Peltz boost Disney stake, seeks board seat for himself -WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A vehicle drives through the main gate at The Walt Disney Studios the day after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced it reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios in Burbank, California, U.S., September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management has increased its stake in Disney (DIS.N) and the activist investor is expected to request multiple board seats, including for himself, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Trian is now one of Disney's largest investors with a stake worth upward of $2.5 billion after boosting its stake to more than 30 million shares, from roughly 6.4 million shares at the end of the second quarter, the WSJ reported. Trian thinks Disney shares are significantly undervalued and that the company needs a more focused board, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Disney and Trian did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Nelson, Trian, Peltz, Bob Iger, Urvi, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Savio D'Souza 私たち Organizations: Walt Disney Studios, Writers Guild of America, REUTERS, Management, Disney, Wall Street Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Look beyond the headline jobs number
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. What you need to know todayThe bottom lineThe number of jobs the U.S. economy added in September was so unexpectedly high that markets fell right on cue. Instead, the shocker of a jobs report said nonfarm payrolls increased by 336,000 last month, the most since January. After reeling from the shocking headline number, investors had time to digest the details in the report.

Persons: Joe Raedle, nonfarm, Stocks, Dante DeAntonio, Dow, It's Organizations: Tire, CNBC, shocker, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Treasury, Dow Jones Industrial, Moody's Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, Israel

☆ Your local Walgreens might be closed this week. Here's why pharmacy workers are walking off the job.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Pharmacy staff at dozens of Walgreens locations have walked off the job over workplace conditions. AdvertisementAdvertisementPharmacy staff at dozens of Walgreens locations walked off the job Monday, calling for increased staffing levels and improved safety policies. Walgreens has approximately 9,000 locations across the US, and a comprehensive list of affected locations was not available as of Monday morning. Pharmacy workers at CVS locations in Kansas City walked off the job in September over similar issues of unsafe and stressful workplace conditions. AdvertisementAdvertisementHogue also said that the APhA supports workers who have decided to "pull back from unsafe work conditions," such as harassment and understaffing.

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"It's very disturbing," study co-author Matthew Huber of Purdue University in the U.S. state of Indiana told Reuters. It found that around 750 million people could experience one week per year of potentially deadly humid heat if temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels. At 4C of warming, Hodeidah, Yemen, would see around 300 days per year of potentially unsurvivable humid heat. WET-BULB THRESHOLDTo track such moist heat, scientists use a measurement known as "wet-bulb" temperature. Beyond this, people were likely to succumb to heat stress if they could not find a way to cool down.

Persons: Nico, Adrees Latif, Matthew Huber, Huber, George Mason, George Mason University climatologist Daniel Vecellio, Vecellio, Jane Baldwin of, Gloria Dickie, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Emergency Aid Coalition, REUTERS, U.S . Midwest, Purdue University, Reuters, George, George Mason University, National Academy of Sciences, Jane Baldwin of University of California Irvine, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Delhi, Shanghai, U.S ., Indiana, India, Pakistan, Lagos, Nigeria, Chicago , Illinois, South America, Australia, Hodeidah, Yemen, London

☆ Tesla stock dips after China EV sales fall 11%
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Jake Piazza | In Jakepiazza | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The new Tesla Model 3+ is on sale at a Tesla store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in China, on Sept. 26, 2023. Tesla stock dipped about 2% Monday after its sales of China-made electric vehicles decreased 10.9% year over year for the month of September, according to a report from the China Passenger Car Association published Sunday. Sales for the Model 3 and Model Y vehicles made in China were down 12% from August to September. The company slashed prices for some of its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the U.S. on Oct. 6. Tesla will report third-quarter earnings on Oct. 18.

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☆ Hamas built a mock Israeli town in Gaza and practiced its attack in plain sight — but Israel didn't react, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hamas trained its fighters on a mock Israeli settlement, learning how to storm it, Reuters added. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Palestinian militant group Hamas built a mock Israeli town in Gaza and practiced attacking in plain sight — but Israel didn't react, Reuters reported on Sunday. Despite convincing Israel that they had no interest in war, Hamas militants were practicing for the offensive in plain sight by setting up a mock Israeli settlement in Gaza to train its fighters. "Israel surely saw [the videos], but they were convinced that Hamas wasn't keen on getting into a confrontation," the source told Reuters. Since the attacks over the weekend, Israel conceded that it was duped by Hamas.

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☆ Bank of England approached UK lenders to gauge interest in troubled Metro Bank, Financial Times reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signage is seen outside of a Metro Bank in London, Britain, May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - The Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority approached a number of big UK lenders this week to see if they had any interest in taking over British lender Metro Bank (MTRO.L), the Financial Times reported on Sunday. JPMorgan and Metro Bank did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. Metro Bank has recently rejected a series of takeover approaches from specialist business lender Shawbrook and on Saturday held talks with bondholders about an equity injection alongside a debt restructuring, media reports said. Metro Bank said on Thursday its options included a combination of equity and debt issuance, as well as refinancing and asset sales.

Persons: Hannah McKay, Kanjyik Ghosh, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Metro Bank, REUTERS, Bank of England's Prudential, Authority, Financial Times, Sunday, JPMorgan, HSBC, Metro, The Bank of England, Saturday, Reuters, Metro Bank's, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Bengaluru

BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — A pilot's error during landing caused a 2021 plane crash that killed four people on a Michigan island, federal investigators concluded. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Nov. 13, 2021 crash on Beaver Island, said in a report released Thursday that the pilot lost control during landing and crashed 300 feet (91 meters) from the airport's runway. While approaching the airport, the plane was observed flying slowly and “‘wallowing’ as if nobody was flying,” the report said. The pilot and three others were killed in the crash; a young girl survived. The pilot was flying for Island Airways, which takes travelers between Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan and Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula.

Organizations: National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Island Airways Locations: BEAVER, Mich, Michigan, Beaver, Lake Michigan, Lower

☆ Stocks to bet on China’s economic future after the real estate pain ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For example, China's urbanization rate in 2022 was 64%, the same as Japan's back in the 1960s, she said, noting Japan's urbanization rate in the 1990s was a much higher 77%. China is also leading in innovation based on research and development spending as a percentage of sales, the report said. Easier said than done, especially since that debt and urban development are linked to a struggling real estate sector that's accounted for about a quarter of China's economy. After a summer of mounting worries about China's growth prospects, KKR's head of global macro, Henry McVey, made yet another trip to the region . He pointed to China's push to reduce carbon emissions and increase the integration of tech in the economy — such as through automation.

Persons: Yao Yang, Yao, Bernstein, Rupal Agarwal, Bernstein's Agarwal, BYD — Bernstein, Meituan, Henry McVey, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Tokyo, CNBC, National School of Development, Peking University, KKR, Citi Locations: China, Japan, Asia, Hong Kong

☆ American kids are facing an epidemic of loneliness. Overhauling youth sports could help fix that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementA Hooptown Youth League game. While Americans of all ages are vulnerable to loneliness, young people are particularly at risk. Data on grade-school-aged children is limited in the US, but research in other countries has found that young children aren't immune to these problems. One of the few studies to explore sports participation's connection to youth loneliness was conducted by European researchers in 2019. A Hooptown Youth League game.

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☆ UK's Metro Bank rejected takeover approaches from Shawbrook, in talks for debt restructuring, equity injection - media
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 7 (Reuters) - British lender Metro Bank (MTRO.L) on Saturday rejected a series of takeover approaches from specialist business lender Shawbrook and later held talks with bondholders about an equity injection alongside a debt restructuring, media reports said. Metro Bank rejected a series of takeover approaches from Shawbrook, including one made in the second half of September, Sky News reported on Saturday. Both Metro Bank and Shawbrook declined to comment on the Sky News report when contacted by Reuters. Metro didn't immediately respond to request for comment about the debt restructuring and equity injection. The mid-sized British lender's shares plunged on Thursday following reports it is trying to raise as much as 600 million pounds to strengthen its capital levels.

Persons: Shawbrook, Jaime Gilinski, Juby Babu, Baranjot Kaur, Clelia Oziel, Franklin Paul Organizations: Metro Bank, Sky News, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, Reuters, Metro, Spaldy Investments, LinkedIn, Franklin Paul Our, Thomson Locations: Shawbrook, London, Bengaluru

☆ Walgreens pharmacy employees plan walkout at US stores, CNN reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Signage is seen outside of a Walgreens, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc FollowOct 6 (Reuters) - Pharmacy employees at some U.S. Walgreens (WBA.O) stores, including pharmacists, technicians and support staff, plan a walkout between Monday and Wednesday, CNN reported on Friday, citing an organizer. Some employees plan to walk out for one day, while others expect to close their pharmacies for all three, the network said, citing employees in three states. The walkout is in response to what pharmacy employees call burdensome prescription and vaccination expectations placed on pharmacists, the report said. Walgreens said in an emailed response it was engaged and listening to concerns raised by some of its team members.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Walgreens, Kaiser, Dimpal, Devika Nair, Rishabh, Sandra Maler, Rosalba O'Brien, William Mallard Organizations: Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc, REUTERS, CNN, Reuters, Kaiser Permanente, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Tesla signs lease to open vast sales and service centre in Shanghai industrial park
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Tesla logo is seen at a groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSHANGHAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) has signed a leasing contract with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group (600648.SS) to open a massive sales and service centre in an industrial park in the city, its biggest one in China, the government-owned company said. The company, the world's biggest electric car manufacturer, has nearly 300 stores across China. Reuters reported last year that it was considering closing some showrooms in flashy malls in cities like Beijing. Reporting by Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; editing by Clelia OzielOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tesla, Aly, Elon Musk's, Zhang Yan, Brenda Goh, Clelia Organizations: Tesla Shanghai, REUTERS, Rights, Shanghai Waigaoqiao, Trade Zone Group, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Xin Park, Shanghai's Pudong, Beijing

☆ UK's Metro Bank rejected takeover approaches from specialist lender Shawbrook-Sky News
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 7 (Reuters) - British lender Metro Bank (MTRO.L) has rejected a series of takeover approaches from specialist business lender Shawbrook, including one made in the second half of September, Sky News reported on Saturday. Both Metro Bank and Shawbrook declined to comment on the story when contacted by Reuters. Reuters had reported on Friday that Metro Bank is set to discuss funding options with its shareholders over the weekend, as the lender seeks to shore up its finances and assure regulators after a volatile week of trading. The mid-sized British lender's shares plunged on Thursday following reports it is trying to raise as much as 600 million pounds to strengthen its capital levels. London-based Shawbrook is a specialist lender serving real estate professionals, SMEs and consumers.

Persons: Juby Babu, Clelia Organizations: Metro Bank, Sky News, Reuters, Thomson Locations: London, Bengaluru

☆ Walgreens pharmacy employees plan walkout at US stores - CNN
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

☆ UK's Metro Bank rejected takeover approaches from specialist lender Shawbrook, Sky News reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 7 (Reuters) - British lender Metro Bank (MTRO.L) has rejected a series of takeover approaches from specialist business lender Shawbrook, including one made in the second half of September, Sky News reported on Saturday. Both Metro Bank and Shawbrook declined to comment on the story when contacted by Reuters. The mid-sized British lender's shares plunged on Thursday following reports it is trying to raise as much as 600 million pounds to strengthen its capital levels. London-based Shawbrook is a specialist lender serving real estate professionals, SMEs and consumers. ($1 = 0.8171 pounds)Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; editing by Clelia OzielOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Juby Babu, Clelia Organizations: Metro Bank, Sky News, Reuters, Thomson Locations: London, Bengaluru

☆ How 1880s technology made it possible for 2 women to travel around the world in under 80 days
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

In 1889, journalist Nellie Bly set off on a trip around the world, trying to make it under 80 days. "You see a huge emphasis being placed on building ships that were ever faster than the previous generation of ships," Goodman said. Once aboard the train, Bly began to receive telegrams from her editors and well-wishers. "Sometimes it literally literally just says, 'Nelly Bly's train,'" Behn said. For Behn, what Bly and Bisland did remains incredible and deserve to be remembered as much as Verne's story.

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