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☆ Everest grew taller faster after Himalayan river ‘piracy,’ scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This process, known as river piracy, set in motion a chain of geological events that reshaped the landscape, scientists reported Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. While some instances of river capture and landscape remodeling began millions of years ago, others are happening today, she added. Evidence of one ancient example still exists around the edges of the Himalayas, where long-ago river capture eroded deep gorges. Han’s simulations suggested that river capture would have dramatically increased the flow of water in the Kosi’s lower segments. Compared with river piracy, erosion and uplift unspool over a much longer time span — and are still happening with Everest, Lhotse and Makalu.

Persons: Everest, ”, Jin, Dai, ” Dai, Devon A, Orme, ” Orme, Nanga Parbat, Xu Han, “ There’s, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Nature, China University of Geosciences, Colorado, Montana State University, of Earth Sciences, Resources, Slims, Scientific Locations: Arun, Beijing, Antarctica, Himalayas, Tibet, Nepal, Orme, Everest, Canada’s Yukon

☆ Everyone from Starbucks to Chinese giants wants in on the boba tea craze. Meet the family who says they started it all.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Chun Shui Tang founder Liu Han-chieh and managing director Angela Liu at one of their company's teahouses in Taichung. Chun Shui Tang's executives appear unperturbed by the many shapes and forms boba tea takes these days — Heinz ketchup boba tea, anyone? AdvertisementIn 2008, Chun Shui Tang introduced a boba tea hot pot with a savory tea-infused broth. Huileng Tan/Business InsiderChun Shui Tang OG shop in Taichung is a tourist hotspotToday, Liu's OG Chun Shui Tang teahouse in Taichung is on many tourists' checklists. Chun Shui Tang founder Liu said he isn't worried about the competition, because the market is big enough for everyone.

Persons: —, Chui, Chui Shui Tang, Chun Shui Tang, Liu Han, Liu, It's, Lin Hsiu, Chun, Huileng Tan, Lin, Angela —, doesn't, he's, Tang, He's, boba, Tu, Liu's, Angela, Chun Shui, Angela Liu, Heinz, they've, Liu wasn't, Mark Anthony Villones, Villones, Filippino Mark Anthony Villones, Kayne Sy, China Chun Shui Tang, Jason Yu, Kantar, Aly Song, Yu, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Chun Shui, Starbucks, Purdue University, Chun Shui Tang, Liu's, BI Locations: Chui Shui, Taiwan, Taichung, Japan, Tainan, China, Huileng, —, Philippines, Central China, Hong Kong

☆ Wende Zomnir revolutionized makeup with Urban Decay. She's not done building her empire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

And Urban Decay was the first brand to have all recycled paper cartons," she told BI. "So it's not like Caliray's wellness and sustainability is a 180 departure from Urban Decay. Wende Zomnir at an Urban Decay party in 2018. Wende Zomnir CalirayStarting fresh with CalirayConceptualizing a new makeup brand with a California aesthetic was a no-brainer for Zomnir. While on the road promoting Urban Decay, she noticed that people asked her the same questions: What's California like?

Persons: I'm, Zomnir, she's, Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden skincare, Leo Burnett, Sandy Lerner, Lerner, she'd, Wende, Han Myung, Carol Hamilton, Tara Simon, Caliray's mascara, Caliray, There's, She's Organizations: Business, Leo, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Cisco Systems, Beauty Independent, Urban, Fast Company, BI Locations: New Jersey, she's, Newport Beach , California, It's, Texas, California, Sandy, L'Oréal, Sephora

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Instacart, CrowdStrike and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The technology stock climbed 15% after Hewlett Packard reported stronger-than-expected results for its fiscal second quarter. Dollar Tree — The discount retailer slipped 2% after reporting first-quarter results that were in line with analysts' expectations, according to LSEG. PVH — Shares slipped more than 1% after the luxury clothing brand owner announced that Martijn Hagman, CEO of Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe, would be leaving the company. PVH also reported a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat and raised its full-year earnings guidance. Instacart — Shares of the e-commerce company rose nearly 2% after an upgrade to buy from hold at research firm Gordon Haskett.

Persons: CrowdStrike, LSEG, Hewlett Packard, Rick Dreiling, PVH, Martijn Hagman, Tommy Hilfiger, Nio, Roaring Kitty, Tom O'Malley, Gordon Haskett, Hanesbrands, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, PVH, Reuters, AMC Entertainment, GameStop, Materials, KLA, Barclays, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Authentic Brands Locations: PVH Europe, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CrowdStrike, GameStop, Dollar Tree, Nvidia and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity company popped 9% after posting a strong outlook and a first-quarter results beat. Dollar Tree — Shares of the discount retailer fell more than 4% after second-quarter guidance came in below expectations. Dollar Tree said it expected between $1 and $1.10 in adjusted earnings per share, while analysts surveyed by FactSet had penciled in $1.19 per share. Verint reported adjusted earnings of 59 cents per share on revenue of $221.3 million in the first quarter. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had anticipated just 54 cents in earnings per share and $214.5 million in revenue.

Persons: CrowdStrike, LSEG, FactSet, Kerrisdale, Brown, Forman, Verint, Tommy Hilfiger, PVH, Fadi Chamoun, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, KeyBanc, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Yun Li, Sean Conlon, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, GameStop, AMC, Kerrisdale, FactSet, SAP, Archer Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration, Systems, Materials, KLA, Barclays, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Authentic Brands, Old Dominion, BMO Capital Markets, Nvidia, America's, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Locations: China

☆ Certain work shifts may harm your health later in life, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

More dire long-term consequences may also be at play, according to new research on the associations between work patterns in young adulthood and health outcomes later in life. Multiple studies have shown how irregular work hours can harm overall health and social life, but the new paper views the relationship through a “life-course” approach, observing how work patterns affect health throughout adulthood instead of one point in time. Despite the challenges of today’s work schedules, health experts say there are strategies people can use to mitigate the negative impacts. Additionally, still having some kind of routine or schedule around that shift can make it easier to fit in those health-promoting activities — especially sleep, Yao added. And past research has found that refraining from eating late at night counteracts the negative effects of shift work on health, he added.

Persons: ”, Wen, Han, ” Han, White, Xiaoxi Yao, wasn’t, Yao, ” Yao, “, Leana Wen, Wen wasn’t, Azizi Seixas, Christian Benedict, Han’s, ” Benedict, Benedict, ” Seixas Organizations: CNN, Silver School of Social, New York University, Longitudinal Survey, Mayo Clinic, “, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Uppsala University Locations: midlife, Minnesota, Sweden

☆ Why this artist is making ink from guns
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Nearly 43,000 people died from gun injuries across the US in 2023, according to the database Gun Violence Archive. Red, for example, requires roasting the iron sulfate; yellow, the more finnicky hue, is the result of mixing the iron sulfate with an alkali like baking soda. Because of the time and labor involved to make the pigments, Little only produces them in “special batches” for artists who seek them out. It’s like gun violence in that this small thing can do so much, and it’s so potent.”Little's large batch of ink for the artist Christina Kwan, who has been experimenting with his materials. Thomas LittleKwan says she has anxiety over gun violence in the US, particularly after the birth of her child.

Persons: CNN —, Thomas Little, Little, “ I’ve, ” Little, ”, —, Little's van, Helen Hill, “, Smith, Thomas Little Black, he’s, I’ve, Christina Kwan, Kwan, ” Kwan, Aram Han Sifuentes, Han Sifuentes, Han, Thomas Little Kwan, Christina Kwan Little, ’, ” He’s, lightheartedly Organizations: CNN, Beretta, Wesson, National Liberty Museum Locations: North Carolina, Little’s, New Orleans, Sampson County, Atlanta, Little, Chicago, Philadelphia

☆ How a Dior bag shook South Korean politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Yoonjung Seo | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is months out from a crucial election seen as a barometer of his mid-term popularity, but surveys show he has a big problem – the latest scandal surrounding his wife. “But with the Dior bag, there is this powerful visual evidence.”South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, attend an Independence Movement Day event in Seoul on March 1, 2023. The channel also provided Choi with the wristwatch and the Dior bag, according to the pastor. By appearing to not reject the bag, Kim gave ammunition to critics who have long accused her of using her position for personal gain. In a Gallup Korea survey last month, 56% of respondents said Kim should apologize for allegedly receiving the Dior bag.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Kim Keon Hee, Yoon, Kim, Dior, “, ”, Cho Hee, Jung Yeon, Choi Jae, Choi, Yoon Suk, ” Yoon, Shin Pyeong, ’, Cho, it’s, Hongik University Choi, Kim Yun, Park, hye, Patrick van Katwijk, Marie Antoinette, Han Dong, Han, he’d, Leon Neal, ” Kim, ” Kim Yun, Kyung Hee University “ She’s, Deutsch, Kim’s Organizations: South Korea CNN — South, CNN, Hongik University, “, Getty, of, KBS, Kyung Hee University . South, Gallup Korea, Gallup, Power Party, Democratic Party, PPP, South, Kyung Hee University, Kookmin University, Deutsch Motors, BMW Locations: Seoul, South Korea, American, of Seoul, North Korea, Pyongyang, Netherlands, Gallup Korea, Bali , Indonesia, Korea

☆ How unregulated radio stations out of Mexico fueled the country music boom in America
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Known as "border radio," the unregulated American radio industry sprung up on Mexico's northern border in the 1930s. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesIn the years that followed, other border radio stations sprung up in Mexico. Hank Thompson, another country music star who grew up in Waco in the 30s, said border radio stations were the only stations where one could listen to country music most of the time. But the legacy of border radio stations continued to live on in the country music they helped popularize, as well as its cousin genres. According to American honky-tonk star Webb Pierce, country music "might not have survived if it hadn't been for border radio."

Persons: —, Bill Crawford, Crawford, weren't, Will Horwitz, Horwitz's, Jimmie Rodgers, Carter, Michael Ochs, Jesus Christ, Dallas Turner, John Romulus Brinkley, Brinkley, Pope Brock, Minerva, Minnie, Jones, Patsy Montana, Slim Rinehart, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Hank Thompson, Lydia Mendoza, Rosa Dominguez, Mexican Nightingale, Dominguez, Maybelle, Webb Pierce, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Amazing Broadcasters, American Airwaves, Keystone, Gamma, Getty Images, US, charlatans, Houston, Country, Michael Ochs Archives, Kansas he'd, The Kansas State Medical Board, Federal Radio Commission, Soibelman, Tejano, Getty, Thunderbirds, ZZ Locations: American, West, Mexico, Canada, United States, Mexican, France, Tamaulipas, KFKB, Kansas, New York, Waco, South Dakota

When the North Korean men’s soccer team took the field for two 2026 World Cup qualifying matches this month, close observers noticed an important roster change. Han Kwang-song, a high-profile striker, was back, more than three years after vanishing from public view for reasons beyond his control: United Nations-imposed sanctions on North Korean nationals over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. Mr. Han’s story is a rare case of North Korea sanctions reverberating through professional soccer. It also shows how enforcement of U.N. sanctions against individuals varies by country. The government in Italy did not deport Mr. Han, now 25, while he was playing professional soccer there.

Persons: Han Kwang, Han Organizations: United Nations, North Locations: Korean, North Korea, Italy, Qatar, Qatari

CNN —After more than three years of going missing from world soccer, North Korean striker Han Kwang Song has reappeared, playing for his country in two recent World Cup qualifiers and scoring in the 6-1 win over Myanmar on Tuesday. Attempting to qualify for the World Cup for a third time, North Korea lost 1-0. The North Korea football federation, the Asian Football Confederation and world soccer governing body FIFA didn’t respond to CNN’s request for comment on Han’s return to international football. The return of the North Korean wunderkind has surprised soccer pundits and fans, who worried about his safety and promising career being cut short. The Covid-19 pandemic led to North Korea fully sealing its borders, making it impossible for Han and fellow repatriated North Korean nationals to return home.

Persons: Han Kwang, Han, Duhail, –, Korean wunderkind, Max Canzi, ” Canzi, Han’s, Nicholas Pennington, Kwang, Choe, Pölten, Alberto Mier, Qatar’s, ”, Kim Jong, Kim, Tullio M Organizations: CNN, North, Myanmar, North Korean, Qatar, Al, Asian Football Confederation, FIFA, Korean, Serie, CNN Sport, Syria, Cagliari, Austria’s SKN, Italy’s, UN, Juventus, United Nations Security Council, Qatar Stars, Qatar Stars League, UNSC, Qatar Airways, Perugia, Getty, Tokyo, Beijing Winter Games, International Olympic Committee Locations: North Korean, Syria, Saudi Arabian, Jeddah, North Korea, Yangon, Rome, Qatar, Korean, Pyongyang, Myanmar, Austria’s SKN St, Arezzo, Qatari, Korea, Ahli, Doha, Puglia, Beijing, Asia

☆ 3 Charged With Running Prostitution Service Used by Politicians and Others
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Aishvarya Kavi | More About Aishvarya Kavi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They are accused of using “coercive tactics” to draw the women into providing sexual services, for which clients were charged about $350 to $600 per hour. Some of the properties were leased in Mr. Han’s and Mr. Junmyung’s names, according to the affidavit from the homeland security agent. He added that the women were often flown across state lines to engage in prostitution. The women were showcased on the websites according to their height, weight and bust size along with seminude photos, according to the affidavit. The clients would then receive a “menu” of services and women.

Persons: Han’s, Zachary Mitlitsky, Junmyung Locations: Washington, Boston, Fairfax, Virginia, Cambridge, Watertown, Massachusetts

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, Lockheed Martin and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The company posted $6.73 in earnings per share on $16.88 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, had forecast $6.67 in earnings per share on $16.74 billion in revenue. Dollar Tree — The discount retailer jumped 4.8% after getting an upgrade from Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. Analysts polled by LSEG forecast an adjusted $2.52 in earnings per share and $21.04 billion in revenue. Goldman Sachs earned $5.47 per share on revenue of $11.82 billion, exceeding LSEG estimates.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, chipmakers, Goldman Sachs, Johnson, LSEG, Wyndham, Brian Essex, Hannon Armstrong, Morgan Stanley, Fortrea, Jeff Smith, —, Samantha Subin, Alex Harring, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Lockheed, LSEG, Circor, Nvidia, U.S . Department of Commerce, Marvell Technology, Devices, Broadcom, Goldman, Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, Wyndham Hotels, Resorts, Wyndham, Choice, JPMorgan, VF Corp, Viasat —, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Systems Locations: China

I asked money experts for tips on how to get the most out of selling stocks by the end of the year. I'm going to use tax-loss harvesting to maximize the benefit I get from selling stocks. One pain point I'm addressing is that I have lost so much money in the stock market this year, and I just want out. With his recommendation, I sat down and reviewed each individual stock, looked into the company's earning reports, and researched news about emerging trends in that industry. However, Han shared a caveat that's important to know if you're someone who plans to keep on buying and selling stocks.

Persons: I'm, —, I've, Jeff Rose, Lei Han, Rose, Han, shouldn't Organizations: Service, CPA

☆ Belt and Road Forum: Beijing to host global gathering as Xi Jinping lays out China's vision
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Russia’s Vladimir Putin, whose on-going assault on Ukraine is another major point of global instability and division, is expected to attend. The last time he was in Beijing was for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in early 2022. Winning backing for China’s global leadership from a broad swath of developing and emerging economies is key to Xi’s strategy to push back against perceived international threats, analysts say. Overseas development finance from China’s two major development banks has also decreased significantly since a peak in 2016, the report’s data show. Ten years on, Chinese decision makers are becoming “more selective and more calculating” about the benefits of their financing, she said.

Persons: Xi Jinping, laud China’s, –, weren’t, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, ”, Craig Singleton, “, Kenya . Han Xu, Li Mingjiang, ” Jonathan Fulton, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Cyril Ramaphosa, Narendra Modi, Sergei Lavrov, Alet Pretorius, ” It’s, Liang, Yun Sun Organizations: CNN, Global, Initiative, Foundation for Defense, Democracies, Getty, Communist Party, Hamas, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, Officials, Atlantic Council, Indian, Russia's, Boston University Global Development, Center, World Bank, Overseas, China’s National, Reform, China Program, Stimson Locations: China, Beijing, United States, Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Ukraine’s, Washington, Kenya ., Xinhua, Russia, Moscow, China’s, Abu Dhabi, Fulton, Johannesburg, New Delhi, saddling

☆ South Korea breakdancing: Korean b-boys eye Asian Games and Olympic gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

South Korean breakdancing team Jinjo Crew at the World K-pop Concert in 2021. Jeon Jiye, or b-girl Fresh Bella, will feature for the South Korean delegation at the Asian Games. The veteran, from the legendary Jinjo Crew, is a multiple world champion and Asian Games gold medal contender. There is added motivation after the country’s emphatic success in fellow Asian Games debutant, esports. “At the Asian Games, we will see all of this.

Persons: John Jay Chon, Breakdancing, Seo, –, United States –, Ronald Reagan’s, Han Myung, breakdancing, “, ”, Jeon Jiye, Fresh Bella, Jiang Han, Kim Heon, Korea’s, Kim, esports, We’ve, ” Kim, ” Kim Heonwoo, ’, Kwon Jang, Kwon, ” Kwon, we’re, We’re, Chen Po Chun, Chen Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Korean, South, Asian, Summer, South Korean, World, Games, CNN, Getty, Asian Games, “ Locations: Hong Kong, Korea’s, Korean, American, South Korea, United States, Korea, Hangzhou, China, Paris, Bronx, Xinhua, South, Seoul, United Kingdom, Asia, Japan, somebodies

☆ South Korea lawmakers vote to pave way for opposition leader's arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, speaks at campaign rally while campaigning for the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea March 8, 2022. The vote means Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung will face court to contest his arrest over the charges. Members of parliament have immunity against arrest when the assembly is in session unless its members vote to rescind it with a simple majority. Lee's Democratic Party holds 167 seats in the 297-member parliament. President Yoon is currently in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

Persons: Lee Jae, myung, Kim Hong, Han, Han Duck, Yoon Suk Yeol, Democratic Party's Lee, Lee, Yoon, Hyunsu Yim, Jason Neely Organizations: South Korea's Democratic Party, REUTERS, Democratic Party, Democratic, United Nations General Assembly, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, SEOUL, North Korea, Gyeonggi Province, Seongnam, New York, Korea's

☆ I was arrested for trying to buy cannabis 15 years ago. Now, I run a multi-million dollar business selling weed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Keshawn Warner is the cofounder of Dazed, a cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts and New York. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Keshawn Warner, co-founder of the cannabis dispensary Dazed. Then, in 2008, at the height of the stop and frisk era, I was arrested for trying to buy cannabis. A Dazed cannabis dispensary. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen we heard that New York had legalized cannabis and was opening up its cannabis industry, my ears perked up.

Persons: Keshawn Warner, Warner, Yoonji Han, Woodrow Wilson, There's, we'd, Andrew Lichtenstein, dink, I'd, Patrick Roberts, frisked Organizations: Warner, Morning, Getty Images, Norfolk State University, Yankees, York Locations: Massachusetts, New York, New York City, East Harlem, Puerto Rican, California, Breckenridge in Colorado . Denver, York, Manhattan

☆ Former Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang quits cloud in surprise move amid landmark restructuring
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —Daniel Zhang, the outgoing chairman and CEO of Alibaba, has stepped down from his position running the company’s cloud division in a surprise move announced just months after he assumed the pivotal role. Daniel Zhang, the then CEO of Alibaba, speaks at a conference in Shanghai in November 2022. Han Haidan/China News Service/Getty ImagesEddie Yongming Wu will succeed Zhang as acting chairman and CEO of its cloud unit, Alibaba said Monday. Significant restructuringIn March, Alibaba announced it would split into six separate units, including cloud, e-commerce, logistics, media and entertainment. Analysts said Zhang’s departure from the cloud business came as a surprise, but should not affect a potential IPO of the unit.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Daniel Zhang, Zhang, “, “ Mr Zhang, Daniel Zhang, Han Haidan, Eddie Yongming Wu, Alibaba, Joseph C Tsai, Wu, Joe Tsai, Steven Ferdman, Tsai, —, ”, ” Tsai, Jacob Cooke Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, ” Citi, Alibaba, China News Service, Cloud Intelligence Group, Paley International, Paley Museum, CNN, Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, South China Morning, Alibaba Group, Analysts Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York, Alibaba

☆ Here's the bitcoin outlook for September as crypto industry turns focus on Washington
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bitcoin is poised to end August on a down beat despite the crypto industry scoring a milestone win on the regulation front. Bitcoin recently jumped 7% after a federal appeals court sided with Grayscale over the Securities and Exchange Commission in a key crypto ETF case. While crypto investors have a lot to cheer, it hasn't been reflected in prices, and bitcoin could remain rangebound throughout September. All eyes on Washington September kicks off with an anticipated update from the SEC on at least one spot bitcoin ETF application. On Thursday afternoon the agency delayed its decisions on bitcoin ETF applications from WisdomTree and Invesco.

Persons: Bitcoin, Rob Ginsberg, Will Tamplin, Tamplin, Cantor Fitzgerald's Elliot Han, Han, Kristin Smith, They're, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Metrics, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wolfe Research, SEC, Fidelity Locations: Washington, Bitwise, BlackRock

☆ Paid Late, or Never: Painters, Builders and Realtors Hit by China’s Property Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Alexandra Stevenson | More About Alexandra Stevenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But a drop in sales over the past six months has pushed it to the edge and in August, it threw up its hands. Country Garden skipped two small interest payments on bonds, something that has pushed it to the edge of default. If it fails to make those payments by early September, when a grace period for the interest payments ends, it will join a long list of private companies that have defaulted. “Such apartments have run out; we can’t get them,” said Han Tao, a manager at a landscaping company that is owed $1.4 million from property developers. For Mr. Han, apartments wouldn’t have been that useful anyway; no one is buying them right now.

Persons: China Evergrande, ”, Han Tao, Han Organizations: Garden, behemoth Locations: China

And, in that same earnings call earlier this year, Novogratz said Galaxy hired some traders based in Hong Kong. Just this week, Societe General 's crypto arm received approval by France's financial regulator to offer crypto services, including crypto assets. The next month, Hong Kong implemented a new licensing regime so crypto exchanges can serve retail customers. Hong Kong, in particular, has tried to position itself as an international hub for crypto. Galaxy Chief Investment Officer Chris Ferraro echoed that sentiment in a recent "Crypto World" interview.

Persons: –, Mike Novogratz, Brian Armstrong, Novogratz, Cantor Fitzgerald's Elliot Han, Dean Sovolos, Lily King, Cobo, Owen Lau, Chris Ferraro, Kraken –, Binance, Han, we're Organizations: BlackRock, SEC, Washington, Galaxy, United, Gemini, Payment, Societe, European Union, Crypto, Assets Regulatory Authority, Financial, Oppenheimer, U.S, Coinbase, Huobi, BTC Locations: U.S, Europe, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bermuda, United Arab Emirates, Asia, Gurgaon, India, Singapore, United States, East, VARA, B2C2, Silicon, London, Berlin, China

☆ Substance Abuse Is Climbing Among Seniors
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Paula Span | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He asks, too, about their use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other nonprescription drugs. “Patients tend to not want to disclose this, but I put it in a health context,” Dr. Han said. He tells them, “As you get older, there are physiological changes and your brain becomes much more sensitive. It can put you at risk.”That’s how he learns that someone complaining about insomnia might be using stimulants, possibly methamphetamines, to get going in the morning. Or that a patient who has long taken an opioid for chronic pain has run into trouble with an added prescription for, say, gabapentin.

Persons: Benjamin Han, Dr, Han Organizations: School of Medicine, University of California Locations: San Diego

☆ See Margot Robbie’s best outfits from the ‘Barbie’ press tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —She may be a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, but the boundaries between Barbieland and real life are blurring as Margot Robbie undertakes her whirlwind international press tour for the Greta Gerwig-directed movie, out later this month. Han Myung-Gu/WireImage/Getty ImagesIn Sydney, Robbie wore a shimmering Versace mini dress. Richard Milnes/ShutterstockRyan Gosling and Robbie at a press event in Los Angeles, where Robbie wore Valentino. Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesRobbie's polkadot Valentino dress was a nod to the 'Pink and Fabulous' Barbie doll from 2015. Mattel; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images NorthRobbie in Versace at a "Barbie" fan event on July 1.

Persons: Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Robbie, Andrew Mukamal, Mukamal, Herve Leger, ’ Barbie, Versace, Chung Sung, Zendaya, ” Jenna, ”, Jeremy Scott, Barbie, Han Myung, Richard Milnes, Shutterstock Ryan Gosling, Valentino, Jon Kopaloff, polkadot Valentino, James Gourley Organizations: CNN, Mattel, ”, Halle Bailey’s, Warner Bros . Pictures, Warner Bros . Locations: Seoul, Moschino, Sydney, Los Angeles

☆ Harvard-trained neuroscientist: The 'most underrated' skill successful people use at work—and how to develop it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Instead, there's a different skill that gives successful people a competitive edge in the workplace, says Juliette Han, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist: Self-awareness. Research suggests that developing self-awareness helps us be more creative, make sounder decisions, communicate better and build stronger relationships. According to Han, it's "the most underrated skill" successful people use to get ahead in their careers. Here are three tips to identify your strengths and cultivate greater self-awareness:Reflect on your interests and skillsWhat are you good at? "Sometimes, you don't realize what your strengths are until you see them through someone else's eyes," Han adds.

Persons: —, there's, Juliette Han, Han, you'd Organizations: Harvard, Columbia Business School, Harvard Medical School, Research

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