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☆ The state of Wall Street's drug culture
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, we're looking at the state of Wall Street's drug culture. What's on deck:AdvertisementBut first, does Wall Street have a drug problem? The big storyHigh on Wall StreetVartika Sharma for BIOf the many stereotypes about Wall Street, one of the most prevalent is the industry's rampant drug use. From Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" to HBO's "Industry," extreme drug use and working in finance are often portrayed as being hand-in-hand. Business Insider's finance team spoke to more than a dozen current and former finance professionals, along with several health professionals, to get a sense of Wall Street's drug culture these days.

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"When you see the news of a Wall Street employee or any highly paid professional dying this way, it obviously wakes you up." Wall Street is all about relationships, which often means spending big money to show people a good time. "That's been the Wall Street playbook for many, many years, and I don't think it has changed." On the other side of the coin is Wall Street, where a history of drug use can haunt working professionals for years. AdvertisementLaird thinks Wall Street firms could learn a thing or two from other industries when it comes to their response to addiction.

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☆ EU Targets Eight Chinese Companies in Russia Sanctions Push
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Laurence Norman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels. Photo: James Arthur Gekiere/Zuma PressThe European Union is considering sanctioning eight Chinese companies over Russia’s war in Ukraine, diplomats said, with the bloc looking to target firms they believe have provided Moscow electronic items, including semiconductors, that can be used for military purposes. The proposed listings are part of an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion. The new measures center on efforts to prevent the circumvention of Western sanctions by Russia and its military, a central plank in the effort by European and U.S. policy makers to weaken Russia’s economy and crimp the revenue the Kremlin has to continue its war effort.

☆ Când va avea loc festivalul Untold din România şi care sunt condiţiile de acces (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Untold, unul dintre cele mai mari festivaluri din Europa, va fi organizat între 9 și 12 septembrie 2021, fiind așteptați sute de mii de oameni, au anunțat luni organizatorii. De asemenea, Uniunea Europeană va aproba de la 1 iulie Certificatul Verde - COVID-19 care asigură aceleași trei condiții: vaccin, certificat anticorpi sau test negativ (antigen sau PCR). Experiența, rigurozitatea și seriozitatea organizatorilor UNTOLD, alături de măsurile de maximă siguranță propuse, vor permite condiții de siguranță la evenimentul de la Cluj-Napoca, spun organizatorii. (...) Între timp, va exista și certificatul verde COVID, care include toate cele trei variante: vaccin, anticorpi după trecerea prin boală sau test negativ", a mai spus reprezentantul Untold. Organizatorii Untold mai anunță că pregătesc și în acest an nume mari internaționale și cea mai intensă experiență de până acum.

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☆ Untold revine în 2021 fără limită de capacitate. Vezi în ce perioadă va avea loc festivalul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Festivalul Untold va avea loc în perioada 9-12 septembrie, la Cluj-Napoca, şi este primul mare festival din Europa anunţat pentru acest an, potrivit organizatorilor. Sute de mii de oameni, din întreaga lume, se vor bucura din nou patru zile şi patru nopţi pe tărâmul magic Untold, din Cluj-Napoca. Întâlnirea din acest an dintre fani, artişti, organizatori şi partenerii festivalului va fi una greu de egalat şi plină de încărcătură emoţională, după aproape doi ani de pauză. Untold, unul dintre cele mai mari festivaluri din întreaga lume, îşi deschide porţile, între 9 şi 12 septembrie 2021. Astfel, Untold este unul dintre puţinele festivaluri de amploare internaţională, care se va desfăşura în acest an, în întreaga lume!”, se arată într-un comunicat transmis de organizatori, menționează Digi.

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