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Nearly 50,000 people from 200 countries — including, for the first time, the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan — were in Azerbaijan for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, with the goal of reaching a critical deal on climate finance. Participating world leaders Tuesday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. “It is really disappointing to see that world leaders haven’t shown up in force in solidarity,” she added. While Trump “may put climate action on the back burner,” U.S. climate envoy John Podesta said, “the work to contain climate change is going to continue.”U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said states, cities, nongovernmental organizations and companies are still “all-in” on pursuing climate goals. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks Tuesday on day two of the COP29 climate conference.

Persons: Donald Trump, Alexander Nemenov, General Ban, ”, Ruth Townend, COP29, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Justin Trudeau, Shigeru Ishiba, ” Townend, haven’t, Matiul Haq Khalis, Laurent Thomet, Trump, John Podesta, Jennifer Granholm, ” Granholm, Darren Woods, Who, Ilham Aliyev, Carl Court, Getty Images Aliyev, Adel, Lord Adair Turner, Britain, “, James Marape, Marape, Asadullah Jawid Organizations: Change, United Nations, Getty, World Meteorological Organization, House, Pacific, British, Seven, Canadian, Japanese, Environmental Protection Agency, Getty Images, U.S . Energy, Infrastructure Law, NBC, Exxon, Independent, Climate Finance, U.S, Energy, Commission, Union, Baku, American University of Locations: BAKU, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, United States, Paris, AFP, London, Baku, U.S, ”, Saudi, Adel Al, Saudi Arabia, Saharan Africa, China, Papua New Guinea, American University of Afghanistan

☆ Bluesky is growing so fast it's racing to get hold of more servers, its chief operating officer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementBluesky's user base surged to 21 million, prompting the company to race to get more servers. Its growth follows users leaving X, with over 280,000 closing their accounts on Election Day. Bluesky has "blown past" its user growth projections so much that it's racing to get more servers to keep the site running smoothly, the social media platform's chief operating officer has said. AdvertisementThe social media network has surpassed 21 million users, up from 13 million in October, as X users have left in droves and flocked to the platform. The US election appears to have triggered a migration of X users to Bluesky, which has been praised because of its similarity to the "old Twitter."

Persons: Rose Wang, Bluesky, Wang, Gordon MacMillan, X's, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jack Dorsey, Jay Gruber, Dorsey, Musk, Elon Organizations: Twitter, Wired

☆ ‘The Interview’: K-Pop Trained Rosé to Be ‘a Perfect Girl.’ Now She’s Trying to Be Herself.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Lulu Garcia-Navarro | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s a system that works for the idols who make it big, but it has also drawn criticism for its grueling methods, which some call exploitative. One of the biggest stars to come out of that system is Rosé. Born Roseanne Park, she trained for four years with one of K-pop’s largest agencies, YG Entertainment, eventually breaking through as part of the girl group Blackpink. Now at age 27, she is striking out on her own with her first full-length solo album, “Rosie,” which comes out on Dec. 6 from Atlantic Records. She is still a member of Blackpink, and the group re-signed with YG in 2023.

Persons: Roseanne Park, “ Rosie, ”, Bruno Mars Organizations: YG Entertainment, Atlantic Records, APT, YG

☆ Cher came back from owing $270,000 in back taxes, only to wind up broke again. 6 points about money from her new memoir.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementCher came back from owing $270,000 in back taxes only to wind up broke again years later. We owe the IRS $270,000 in back taxes and we don't have the money," Bono said to Cher in the late 1960s, in her telling. Cher's divorce from Sonny Bono was finalized in 1975. Cher writes in her memoir that "the contracts he'd had me sign were secretly designed to strip me of my income and the rights to my own career." Advertisement"Mom's store attracted a lot of press attention, but it was never solvent and soon began to lose money," Cher writes.

Persons: Cher, overspent, Sonny Bono, I'd, We're, Bono, Getty Images Cher, she'd, you've, Ed Sullivan, who'd, David Geffen, Barry King, Geffen, Sonny, he'd, overextending, John Marshall Organizations: CBS, Getty Images, Geffen Locations: Los Angeles, Brentwood , California

☆ How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Bernie Moreno, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, attends a campaign event in Holland, Ohio, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. In total, crypto-related PACs and other groups tied to the industry reeled in over $245 million, according to Federal Election Commission data. Crypto accounted for nearly half of all corporate dollars that flowed into the election, according to nonprofit watchdog Public Citizen. It was one of the top spending committees of any industry this cycle and exclusively gave to pro-crypto candidates running for Congress. "Welcome to America's most pro-crypto Congress ever," Armstrong wrote on X on Nov. 5.

Persons: Bernie Moreno, Moreno, Sen, Sherrod Brown, Tom Williams, Donald Trump, Coinbase, Crypto, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, David Sacks, " Moreno, Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam, Faryar Shirzad, Armstrong, Ehrsam, Coinbase's Armstrong, Gary Gensler, Brown, Elizabeth Warren, FTX, Fairshake, gunning, Republican Jim Justice, Democratic Sen, Joe Manchin, Katie Porter, Porter, he'd, Horowitz, Sacks, Coinbase's Shirzad, Moreno wasn't, Shirzad, David McIntosh, McIntosh, hasn't, JD Vance's, Sam Bankman, Gensler, Andreessen Horowitz, Cameron, Tyler Winklevoss, Ripple, Chris Larsen, JD Vance, Paul Grewal, Jesse Powell, Trump, Phil Potter, Multicoin Capital's Kyle Samani, Fred Wilson, Charles Cascarilla, Mike Belshe, Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko, Wences Casares Organizations: Republican U.S, Cq, Inc, Getty, Democratic, Banking Committee, Public Citizen, Crypto, House, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Senate, Committee, Republicans, Protect, Fairshake, Defend, Jobs, Republican, New, CNBC, Andreessen, Craft Ventures, Club for Growth, Growth, Politico, PAC, Labs, Senate Inc, Trump, Union Square Ventures, Xapo Bank Locations: Republican, Ohio, Holland , Ohio, Cleveland, Coinbase, U.S, Arizona, Michigan, West Virginia, California, Washington, FTX, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ I moved to Dubai for a dream job and loved the glamorous life. Eventually, it took a toll.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Kaila Yu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Malic said life in Dubai was glamorous, but she got burned out at work and missed parts of Phoenix. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessika Ros Malic, a former Emirates stewardess from Phoenix, about living in Dubai. AdvertisementI had a glamorous life in Dubai and loved travelingUpon arriving, Emirates housed me in an apartment. Temperature-wise, Dubai is comparable to Phoenix, but Dubai is much more humid because of the ocean. Because of Emirates, Dubai was affordable for me.

Persons: Malic, Jessika Ros Malic, It's, we'd, Manseen Logan Organizations: Emirates, Dubai — Locations: Phoenix, Dubai, Emirates, it's, Phoenix ., South Phoenix, mlogan

☆ UN talks in disarray as a draft deal for climate cash is rejected by developing nations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Baku, Azerbaijan AP —As nerves frayed and the clock ticked, negotiators from rich and poor nations were huddled in one room Saturday during overtime United Nations climate talks to try to hash out an elusive deal on money for developing countries to curb and adapt to climate change. We need to speak to other developing countries and decide what to do,” Evans Njewa, the chair of the LDC group, said. The rough draft discussed on Saturday was for $300 billion in climate finance, sources told AP. Until we’re tired, until we’re delusional from not eating, from not sleeping.”Activists protested for climate finance grants for poor countries at the United Nations talks. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesWith developing nations’ ministers and delegation chiefs having to catch flights home, desperation sets in, said Power Shift Africa’s Mohamed Adow.

Persons: ” Evans Njewa, Susana Mohamed, John Podesta, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, ” Gomez, Sean Gallup, Mohamed Adow, ”, Teresa Anderson, Luis Acosta, “ We’re, Eamon Ryan, it’s, ” Ryan, Alden Meyer, ” Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai, “, Nabeel Munir, Monterrey Gomez Organizations: Azerbaijan AP, Nations, Alliance of Small, Associated Press, European Union, ”, United Nations, Action, Colombia's, Unit for, Risk Management, Getty Locations: Baku, Azerbaijan, Colombia, United States, Panama, Paris, AFP, Sierra Leone, Pakistan

☆ Meet 21 DC power players who shape federal policy for chip companies like Intel, Nvidia, and TSMC
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementThe CHIPS and Science Act, offering over $30 billion in incentives, spurred semiconductor lobbying. Related VideoAmerican manufacturers like Intel and Micron boosted their lobbying funding, while foreign companies like TSMC assembled their DC-based government relations teams in response. Business Insider reviewed lobbying public disclosure reports associated with various chip companies and focused on the top listed lobbyists and governmental affairs departments. Only three companies—Polar Semiconductor, Global Foundries, and TSMC—have finalized funding contracts out of 21 set to receive CHIPS Act grant funding. The spokesperson declined to comment on chip lobbying efforts and the specifics of individual CHIPS applicants.

Persons: TSMC, Chris Miller, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Joe Rogan, TSMC —, Lori Yue, Yue, Trump, Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald Organizations: Nvidia, TSMC, Intel, Big Tech, Micron, AMD, Business, Polar Semiconductor, Global, of Commerce, Companies, Columbia Business School, The Locations: Washington, Washington ,, Taiwan

☆ Activist Ananym has a list of suggestions for Henry Schein. How the firm can help improve profits
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Henry Schein is a leading global distributor of health-care products and services primarily to office-based dental and medical practitioners. Health care distribution covers Henry Schein's distribution of dental and medical products, such as laboratory products, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, dental specialty products and diagnostic tests. While Henry Schein has successfully carved into the office-based physician niche as the No. Henry Schein is a great company that has gotten sleepy and been allowed to coast when it could have been soaring. Several directors have been in their seats at Henry Schein for over a decade and the board lacks best-in-class distribution expertise.

Persons: Henry Schein, Charlie Penner, Alex Silver, Schein's, Henry Schein's, Patterson, Benco, Schein, Stanley Bergman, Ananym, Ken Squire Organizations: Ananym Capital Management, Jana Partners, P2 Capital Partners, Cardinal Health, 13D Locations: New York, EBITDA ., EBITDA

☆ The US is finally going to make a key explosive at home, and that's good news for the military
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But a new US Army contract for a TNT production facility in Kentucky will change that. The US intends to start making TNT at home again. The US Army plans to build a domestic production facility for the explosive compound, which the Pentagon has long been forced to obtain from overseas. Restarting domestic TNT production is an investment in the country's industrial base, she said. The new TNT production facility is expected to help strengthen the US military's preparation for large-scale conflict.

Persons: It's, John T, Kevin Sterling Payne, Bradley Martin, Oleg Petrasiuk, Cynthia Cook, Cook, Reim Organizations: TNT, US Army, Pentagon, Factory, Army, USA, Defense, Armaments and, US, Russia, 24th Mechanised Brigade, AP, Industrial, Group, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Operation Locations: Kentucky, Russia, China, Ukraine, Army's, Germany, Navy, Kyiv, South Korea, Poland

☆ Chinese Marines are becoming more like US Marines, while the USMC returns to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementBack to their rootsUS Marine amphibious assault vehicles approach the USS Wasp during a 2020 ship-to-shore exercise. This is transforming the US Marine Corps into "an archipelagic maneuver force designed to conduct littoral, sea-denial operations," Tangredi said. Ironically, the US Marine Corps is returning to its historical roots. This is what the US Marine Corps did for most of its history since its founding in 1775. AdvertisementAs for Chinese marines, their historical purpose was to storm Taiwan, not garrison tiny atolls on behalf of the navy.

Persons: Sam Tangredi, Tangredi, Lance Cpl, Jacqueline Parsons, Rudyard Kipling, Michael Peck Organizations: US Marine Corps, US, China's, Corps, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, China Maritime Studies, US Naval, PLA, People's, Army, PLAN, People's Liberation Army Navy, People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, Nationalist, War College's Institute for Future Warfare, Marine, USS, US Navy, senior Marine, USMC, US Army, 3rd Littoral Regiment, South China, Marines, Navy, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Taiwan, United States, South China, of Africa, East, South, Roman, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pacific, America, Forbes

☆ Europe’s Leaders Seek Greater Unity to Counter Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Liz Alderman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For months, European business leaders have watched as Donald J. Trump paved a path back to the White House by doubling down on an “America First” economic policy, putting protectionism and business-friendly tax and regulatory pledges high on the agenda. With the U.S. presidential inauguration less than two months away, they are now furiously lobbying policymakers in Brussels with an appeal of their own: Put Europe First. Nothing has galvanized the European business community quite as urgently as the prospect of a second Trump presidency, this time with Mr. Trump wielding bolder promises to disrupt the global economic order in ways that threaten to leave Europe lagging even further behind. At a business conference in Paris this week, hundreds of corporate chiefs and lobby groups from France, Germany and Italy gathered to discuss just that. They described Mr. Trump’s election as a “wake-up call” for Europe to get its house in order — or face a painful economic fallout.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: U.S, Trump Locations: Brussels, Europe, Paris, France, Germany, Italy

☆ London's historic art scene is getting a tech upgrade
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The United Kingdom's historic art scene has embraced technology such as artificial intelligence, as it evolves to compete with growing markets such as China. While the United States and China hold the number one and two spots respectively, the U.K.'s contribution to the art market is nothing to be sniffed at – holding 17% of the global share, according to the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report. London is widely regarded as the art hub of Europe, and its biggest art fair, Frieze, boasted 90,000 visitors in 2024. Within the art world, it's been sort of bubbling away, burning away for a while, and it's suddenly caught fire," said Henry Highley, Head of European Private Sales for Phillips. Watch the video above for an up-close look at some of the art breaking barriers on London's art scene.

Persons: Eva Langret, it's, Langret, Marie Antoinette's, Phillips, Henry Highley Organizations: Art Basel, UBS Art, Frieze, CNBC's, European Locations: China, United States, Europe, Frieze London

☆ Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to companies developing the facilities. Now, with the advent of artificial intelligence, data centers are growing so large that finding enough power to drive them and enough suitable land to house them will become increasingly difficult, the developers say. Technology companies are in a "race of a lifetime to global dominance" in artificial intelligence, said Ali Fenn, president of Lancium, a company that secures land and power for data centers in Texas. Beyond VirginiaAs land and power grow more limited, data centers are expanding into new markets outside the long-established global hub in northern Virginia, Sahlstrom said. The privately-held company is working with utilities to secure up to 1.8 gigawatts of power for the site to support as many as 40 individual data centers.

Persons: Ali Fenn, Nat Sahlstrom, Sahlstrom, Phoenix — Organizations: Technology, Phoenix, CNBC, Department of Energy, Bureau Locations: U.S, Pittsburgh, Texas, Denver, Virginia, Maricopa County , Arizona, Storey County , Nevada, Reno, Buckeye , Arizona

☆ Researchers capture baleen whales for the first time to study their hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The results of the study, published Thursday in the journal Science, surprised whale researchers because they suggest the creatures can hear at much higher frequencies than expected. Scientists had never captured baleen whales and tested their hearing before because the animals are so large it could be dangerous to both the whales and researchers. Scientists know, from recordings and other observations, that baleen whales rely on hearing for social communication and that it’s important to their survival. Minke whales were a good target for audio testing because they’re the smallest baleen whale and a species whose hearing scientists don’t understand very well. He said the Minke Whale Hearing Project is on hold, but he’d like to pursue the topic further if he could secure funding.

Persons: ”, Dorian Houser, “, Susan Parks, —, that’s, ” Houser, ” Parks, Houser, Regina Asmutis, Silvia, ” Asmutis, Asmutis, Brandon Southall, ” Southall, Southall Organizations: Marine Mammal Foundation, Mammal, Syracuse University, Conservation, “ Locations: Norway, New York, Norwegian, Lofoten, North America

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, a top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. And with Trump proposing aggressive tariffs on imports from countries spanning the globe, the new Treasury Department chief will have to manage relationships with global finance ministers who may choose to retaliate with tariffs of their own. With inflation moderating over the past year, the Powell-led Fed has cut interest rates as part of a bid to stop high borrowing costs from unduly raising unemployment. In Trump’s first term, he tapped banker Steven Mnuchin to lead the Treasury Department. But his tenure at the Treasury Department was more stable than those of other high-level Cabinet posts in Trump’s first term.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Bessent, Bessent, Trump, Jerome Powell, “, ” Powell, Powell, Steven Mnuchin, Mnuchin, Trump’s Organizations: Treasury Department, NBC News, Senate, White, Republican, Congress, Federal Reserve, Bloomberg News, Fed, CNBC Locations: Hollywood

☆ How the world's 431 women billionaires make, spend and give away their fortunes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Of the 3,323 billionaires in the world, 13% (or 431) of them are women, according to the Altrata Billionaire Census. Of the 431 female billionaires today, three-quarters inherited a portion of their wealth, according to the report. By contrast, only 5% of male billionaires inherited their fortunes. Nearly one in five female billionaires spend most of their professional time in nonprofits, compared with 5% of men. Billionaire men are 3.8 times more likely that billionaire women to own a car worth more than $1 million.

Persons: they’re, Alice Walton, Julia Flesher Koch, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Altrata, — Organizations: Altrata, Cerulli Associates

Under the Rome statute that created the ICC, its signatories are obliged to carry out arrest warrants, no matter the rank of the accused. Mohammed Deif was accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including for his role as a mastermind of Oct. 7. Some European countries have not said whether they would arrest Netanyahu if he visited, including a number of Israeli allies. Britain respects the independence of the ICC, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said, but did not say whether Britain would arrest Netanyahu. Netanyahu and the other two Israelis facing the arrest warrants join a group that includes Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been subject to an ICC arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Ukraine since last year.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, —, Yoav Gallant, Mohammed Deif —, Netanyahu, Viktor Orbán, Hungary, ”, Joe Biden’s, “, Gallant, Mohammed Deif, Keir Starmer’s, Petr Fiala, Alexander Schallenberg, Omar Al, Israel, Pope Francis, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Israeli, U.S, Criminal Court, Government Press, AFP, Getty, ICC, World Health Organization, Austrian, International Court of Justice Locations: Gaza, Ireland, Netherlands, Hungary, U.S, Tel Aviv, The Hague, Rome, Israel, Britain, France, Paris, Sweden, Norway, Czech, Austrian, Gaza City, AFP, South Africa, Ukraine

Here are eight health claims — with little or no scientific evidence to back them up — that Oz made over the years. Green coffee extract, the ‘magic weight loss cure’In 2014, Oz went to Washington to seek help fighting internet marketers who were using his name and image to sell weight loss products. Senators provided several examples from Oz’s own show, but much of the hearing focused on his claims about green coffee bean extract. The BMJ study from 2014 found that the majority of Oz’s health recommendations touched on nutrition and dietary advice. (The research shows no evidence that HCG is an effective weight loss tool.)

Persons: Donald Trump, Mehmet Oz, ”, he’s, Trump, Oz, Melania Trump, Kedric Payne, Richard Besser, Robert Wood Johnson, ” Besser, Dr, Besser, ” Karoline Leavitt, Vance, “ Dr, Trump’s, it’s, ’, Sen, Claire McCaskill, ” McCaskill, “, Joe Vinson, Bryan Burnham, Harriet Hall, kaempferol, —, Tim Sullivan, ” Sullivan, ” Oz, “ Life’s Organizations: Medicare, Medicaid Services, CMS, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, NBC News, Federal Trade Commission, Washington Post, YouTube, Vox, The Washington Post, National Institutes of Health, Nutrition, Cancer, Drug Administration, FDA, CBS News, Business Locations: Washington, U.S, New Jersey

“In this time, it’s extremely important that we bring the voices of Afghan women forward,” Yousafzai said in a Zoom interview with NBC News. (The militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, is a separate organization from the Taliban in Afghanistan, but a close ally.) “The Taliban are attempting to make women invisible, in a way,” said Yousafzai, who graduated from Oxford University in 2020. Mani, who also serves as a producer, said she was working on a different documentary in Afghanistan when the Taliban takeover happened. “We need women’s demands and rights to be on the agenda where the future of Afghanistan is being discussed and decided.

Persons: ’ eduction, ”, Sahra Mani, Sharifa Mowahedzada, Zahra Mohammadi, Taranom Seyedi, ” Yousafzai, “, Yousafzai, Malala, Bryan Bedder, Laden, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Mani, Jennifer Lawrence, Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, ” Lawrence, coldheartedness, ” Mowahedzada, Zabihullah Mujahid, ” Fereshta Abbasi Organizations: Apple, NBC News, Oxford University, Al, U.S, United, Associated Press, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights, Malala Locations: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Swat, Taliban Pakistan, American, Al Qaeda, United Nations, Qatar, Western

☆ Leaked memo: Amazon says staff in Germany can apply to work from home 2 days a week amid RTO push
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAmazon has told staff in Germany they can apply to work from home for up to two days a week. Amazon has a global mandate for all employees to return five days a week to the office from January. Amazon employees in Germany will be able to apply to work from home up to two days a week when the company's global return-to-office mandate takes effect, Business Insider has learned. Amazon said the expectation is still for employees to work from the office five days a week in Germany, and that it had a similar flexible work policy before the pandemic. It also states that the policy applies to all Amazon employees in Germany, but it does not include Twitch and Audible employees.

Persons: Slack, Andy Jassy, Amazon, Jassy, it's, Jyoti Mann Organizations: BI, Amazon, Business Locations: Germany, jyotimann

☆ See diversification opportunities in global developed markets soon
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailShould see diversification opportunities in the U.S. and global developed markets: Fund managerAlex Morris of F/m Investments discusses the animal spirits in the U.S. markets, the strength of the U.S. dollar and what this means for global equities.

Persons: Alex Morris Organizations: Investments, U.S . Locations: U.S

☆ The Fed is very much a political entity, says Komal Sri-Kumar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Fed is very much a political entity, says Komal Sri-KumarKomal Sri-Kumar, president of Sri-Kumar Global Strategies, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss his outlook on the economy, how he thinks the Fed should handle interest rates going forward, and more.

Persons: Komal, Kumar Komal, Kumar Organizations: Sri, Kumar

☆ Are we any closer to a greener future? Leaders weigh in at the world's largest energy event
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fossil fuels still dominate the global energy mix at 81.5% in 2023, according to the Energy Institute. "It just goes to show how difficult it is to change the energy mix. It's because it takes time," said Lorenzo Simonelli, chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes, a global energy technology company. Takayuki Ueda, the representative director president and CEO of INPEX, a Japanese oil company, reiterated technology's role in the energy transition. Energy companies have been leaning on gas as a "reliable dispatch of power" to meet demand, said Maví Zingoni, CEO of Power at GE Vernova, an energy equipment manufacturing and services company.

Persons: Lorenzo Simonelli, Baker Hughes, Simonelli, Takayuki Ueda, Ueda, Maví Zingoni, Zingoni, Olivier Le Peuch, Le Peuch, CNBC's Dan Murphy Organizations: Energy Institute, CNBC, Energy, Power, GE Vernova, SLB Locations: Abu Dhabi

☆ America's allies in Syria hope they can sway Trump's decisions about US troops there
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementUS troops remain in Syria to counter ISIS and patrol oil fields in the region. For almost a decade, US troops have been on the ground in Syria to assist Kurdish-led forces in the defeat of the infamous Islamic State. AdvertisementDuring his first term, Trump ordered the withdrawal of US troops partnered with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after ISIS' territorial defeat. Trump then backtracked and kept 900 US troops in Syria. Advertisement"We may have felt frustrated during Trump's first term due to his decision to withdraw American forces from Syria in 2019," Mohamad said.

Persons: Trump, tamp, Donald Trump, specter, Sinam Mohamad, Trump's, Mohamad, Bashar al, Assad, Mohammed A, Salih, Delil SOULEIMAN, Paul Iddon Organizations: ISIS, Syrian Democratic Forces, Office, Syrian Democratic Council, Autonomous Administration, North, Kurdistan Workers ' Party, Trump, Foreign Policy Research Institute, SDF Locations: Syria, Turkey, Kurdish, State, Russia, United States, East Syria, Syrian, Kurdistan, Ankara, America, Jordan, Hol, Afghanistan, Iran, North

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