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☆ Dollar unlikely to lose global dominance soon even as BRICS expand, BNY Mellon says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The dollar is unlikely to lose its status as the global reserve currency anytime soon, even as the expansion of the BRICS group of developing nations signals another challenge to the dollar's dominance in the world economy, BNY Mellon said in a note. One of the objectives of the BRICS is to find an alternative to the dollar, BNY noted in a report published on Friday. Adding Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iran, to the BRICS meanwhile would include three of the world’s largest oil exporters and make up 42% of global oil supply. Still, BNY Mellon added this would not be enough to challenge the dollar's dominance. "The USD is unlikely to lose its global reserve status anytime soon – new currency unions should look to technology or green baskets, rather than gold- or carbon-based ones," said Bob Savage, head of markets, strategy and insights at BNY Mellon wrote.

Persons: BNY Mellon, BNY, Bob Savage, Savage, Dhara Ranasinghe, Amanda Cooper Organizations: United Arab Emirates, BNY, Thomson Locations: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ethiopia, Egypt, Johannesburg

☆ New home sales rose to a 17-month high in July
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Anna Bahney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington, DC CNN —New home sales rose in July from the month before, beating estimates and reaching a 17-month high, as buyers continue to look to new construction as an option in the face of a historically low supply of existing homes. While new home sales have been trending higher over the past year, sales of existing homes have been down for the past few months. Sales in the Midwest surged 47.4% from a month ago and sales in the West were up 21.5% from June. Meanwhile, sales in the Northeast declined by 2.9% from last month and dropped by 6.3% in the South. “When existing homes are hard to find, new homes at the right price are a good substitute.”

Persons: Kelly Mangold, ”, George Ratiu, Odeta Kushi Organizations: DC CNN, US Department of Housing, Urban Development, Census, Real Estate Consulting, ”, Midwest, National Association of Realtors, “ Builders, Builders, First Locations: Washington, –

As president, Trump could try to pardon himself for federal crimes or otherwise seek to dismiss the Justice Department’s cases with “control” of the agency, his attorneys have said. Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Trial Date: May 20, 2024Sentence the Charges Carry: each carries a maximum fine of $250,000, with a maximum prison sentence of between five and 20 years. Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaTrial date: TBDSentence the Charges Carry: Each carries a maximum prison sentence of between five and 20 years. Willis had requested a trial date of Aug. 5, 2024, but McAfee has not yet settled on a date.

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☆ Emotional Rickie Fowler ends four-year winning drought with Rocket Mortgage Classic victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Triumph at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday ended the Fowler’s four year wait for a sixth PGA Tour title as the 34-year-old emerged victorious from a three-way playoff at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan. By July 2022, he found himself outside the world’s top 150 ranked players for the first time since his rookie season on the PGA Tour 12 years prior. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire/APNear-misses for Hadwin and Morikawa extended the pair’s search for further PGA Tour wins. The fans still come out to see him no matter how he’s playing, but he’s been playing well. “Look how he’s been playing, especially the US Open, the scores he’s been posting last week, it’s awesome.

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☆ The mosquito era: As the world warms, these insects are thriving – and bringing disease
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

James Gathany/CDC/Handout/ReutersWhile serious mosquito-borne diseases remain rare in the US, other countries are not so lucky. While scientists are yet to assess the role climate change has played in the outbreak, Carlson said the links seem clear. But the shift of mosquito-borne diseases into regions like the US and Europe is still likely to be a shock. Scientists are working to develop tools to be able to better assess the link between mosquito-borne diseases and climate change. The path the world takes on reducing planet-heating pollution will lead to very different futures for mosquito-borne diseases, Brady said.

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Dara Treseder, chief marketing officer, AutodeskDara Treseder, the chief marketing officer at Autodesk. Autodesk is a software company that makes products architects and engineers often use, but its name isn't well-known beyond the professionals that rely on its tools. Within 30 days of joining the company, Treseder worked with Ryan Reynolds' agency, Maximum Effort, to launch the company's first TV ad in over ten years. The company's next TV-related success was the "Otto Desć" campaign during the 2023 Oscars, which got over 25 million views. Treseder worked with the French government to launch a campaign on the Autodesk website to make sure consumers knew of Autodesk's contribution.

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☆ Opinion: A tail of two cities – how Parisians and New Yorkers take on rats
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Indeed, if there’s one attribute shared by New York and Paris it’s rats. The mayor of Paris is forming a committee to look into the cohabitation of the city's citizens with its notorious population of rats. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty ImagesNot surprisingly, there are some who believe ridding the city of rats with traps and rat poison is utterly inhumane. In contrast, Boulard with his anti-rat vengeance, sounds more like the mayor of New York than the mayor of Paris. Of course, Paris has a far longer history than New York with rats.

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☆ Apple’s new challenge: making VR headsets look cool
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But behind this speculation is a more serious potential problem: even Apple may struggle to make VR headsets look cool. The new headset, which blends both virtual reality and augmented reality, is Apple’s most ambitious – and riskiest – new hardware product in years. In one early marketing image, a woman is shown wearing the headset while dressed in very chic clothing and lounging in an upscale living room. Apple’s silhouette ads in the early 2000s somehow managed to make not just iPods look cool, but also wired headphones. People use phones as Apple's Vision Pro headsets are on display at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. June 5, 2023.

Persons: Tim Cook, Palmer Luckey, Oculus, memed, It’s, Robert Scoble, Larry Page, “ Robert, “ They’re, ” Lisa Peyton, “, Loren Elliott Loren Elliott, Reuters “, ” Marcus Collins, Collins, “ you’re, Alan Dye, it’s, ”, ” Peyton, “ It’s, they’ll Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple, Facebook, Google, University of Oregon, CNN, Developers, REUTERS, Reuters, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Locations: New York, —, Cupertino , California, U.S

CNN —The recovery of wreckage from a private plane that crashed Sunday in Virginia, killing all four people onboard, after its pilot became unresponsive is expected to begin Tuesday. The unresponsive aircraft prompted the deployment of six fighter jets as it flew near Washington, DC, officials said. Six F-16s were launched from three bases and raced to intercept the private plane, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said Monday. Investigators are now examining the private plane’s autopilot function in the Virginia crash, a source familiar with the investigation said. Correction: An earlier version of this story gave the wrong source for information about the course taken by the private plane.

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This year, advertisers and ad agencies may well use the strike as a bargaining tool, said Erin Firneno, vice president of business intelligence for researcher Advertiser Perceptions. The writers’ strike, which has entered its third week, is also injecting a new element of uncertainty for ad buyers, at a time when television viewership is declining and the possibility of recession looms. While the TV networks have long contended with splintered viewership amid the rise of social media and streaming, the writers' strike puts content production at risk, said Rishad Tobaccowala, a former executive at advertising and public relations giant Publicis Groupe and advisor on business transformation. Last year, NBC’s upfront presentation emphasized star power as the network returned to a live event after a COVID-19-imposed hiatus. Ahead of the upfront presentations, media executives sought to reassure investors about the strike’s impact.

☆ 'The Mandalorian' season 3 finale review: 'The Return' hits the reset button (SPOILERS)
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers about the seventh episode of “The Mandalorian,” Season 3, “The Return.”CNN —To borrow a line from another Disney+ series, it’s been the Empire all along. It was the kind of cinematic sequence that would surely play well in the planned movie that will capitalize upon this timeline of the “Star Wars” universe. That said, after resolving the fate of Mandalore, the finale essentially hit the reset button on the show’s central premise in the form of happy ending. That involved formalizing the central duo’s bond by having the Mandalorian adopt Grogu, before assuming a new bounty-hunting role focused on pursuing Imperial remnants across the galaxy. Overall, to say the third season wasn’t always neat or pretty would be an understatement.

☆ “Angry Birds” may finally have found right nest
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The winning trick of “Angry Birds” is to fire your slingshot at just the right angle to knock out the squadrons of enemy green pigs attempting to steal the birds’ eggs. Japanese gaming company Sega Sammy (6460.T) may have found that position. On Monday, Sega agreed to pay about 700 million euros in cash for Rovio Entertainment (ROVIO.HE), the maker of the “Angry Birds” franchise. The 9.25 offer price is a 63% premium to the closing price of Jan. 19, when rival suitor Playtika (8II.F)made a previous approach. Half the investors have preliminarily accepted the deal, and Rovio shares are near the offer price.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: First Republic, UBS, Enphase Energy
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

First Republic — The bank tumbled about 19% premarket after Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating again, to B+ from BB+, on Sunday. S&P first lowered First Republic's credit rating to junk status last week. UBS , Credit Suisse — Shares of UBS fell about 5% before the U.S. open, while Credit Suisse shares plunged 58%. Some analysts said UBS's forced Credit Suisse merger over the weekend could boost investor sentiment toward U.S. regionals. Zions Bancorp.

Warren Buffett released his latest annual shareholder letter for Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday. "And I doubt very much that any reader of this letter will have a different experience in the future." And I doubt very much that any reader of this letter will have a different experience in the future." Buffett defends stock buybacks "Gains from value-accretive repurchases, it should be emphasized, benefit all owners – in every respect. • Finally, I will add two short sentences by Charlie that have been his decision-clinchers for decades: "Warren, think more about it.

☆ Amid negotiation gridlock between Mount Sinai Hospital and the nurse's union, newborns in intensive care are caught in the middle
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Celina Tebor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A NICU nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital told CNN that families of patients in the unit have been deeply concerned about moving their sick infants from one hospital to another. As of Saturday, negotiations across New York’s hospitals were continuing at Montefiore Bronx and the Mount Sinai Morningside and West campuses, according to the nurse’s union. But the president of the nurse’s union told reporters Saturday the main Mount Sinai Hospital complex left the bargaining table late Thursday and no further bargaining sessions have been scheduled since. A Mount Sinai Health System spokesperson told CNN that hospital management is “waiting for the union to come back to us” to resume negotiations. Tentative agreements have also been reached with union nurses at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island.

☆ A $3,300 self-driving stroller is at this year’s CES. Are parents ready?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Hang onto your baby bonnets: Self-driving technology is coming to strollers. Canadian-based baby gear startup Gluxkind was showing off its Ella AI Powered Smart Stroller at this year’s CES, the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas that offers some of the most cutting edge – and out-there – new technologies. The smart stroller offers much of the same tech seen in autonomous cars and delivery robots, including a dual-motor system for uphill walks and automatic downhill brake assist. The Ella stroller is able to drive itself for hands-free strolling – but only when a child is not inside. Deliveries of the stroller are expected to begin in April 2023, according to the company website.

☆ Actor Kevin Spacey faces more sexual assault charges in Britain
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised seven additional charges against Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey for a number of sexual assaults against one man between 2001 and 2004, it said on Wednesday. The new CPS charges include one of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and others of indecent and sexual assault. Spacey, 63, was previously accused of five offences in Britain - four counts of sexual assault by touching, and a more serious charge of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. 71st Tony Awards – Arrivals – New York City, U.S., 11/06/2017 - Actor Kevin Spacey. Spacey's defence lawyer in Britain, Patrick Gibbs, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the latest charges.

☆ Getting laid off? Know your rights
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The abrupt and unceremonious way that thousands of Twitter employees got laid off last week was a spectacle. But it was also a helpful reminder that while employers can get rid of many workers at will (and with zero graciousness), employees are not without rights when they are laid off en masse. Technically you will remain on the company’s payroll and will continue to receive pay and benefits in the interim, and then any severance you’re given would kick in. A second reason many offer severance: “Good will and fairness to the employees and to the community as a whole. Or, if you just have some very simple questions, some employment lawyers might offer a free consultation by phone.

☆ (foto) Republica Moldova a fost prezentată în exclusivitate ca destinație turistică la New Deal Europe Marketplace 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Republica Moldova prezentată în exclusivitate ca destinație turistică la cel mai mare eveniment internațional în promovarea produselor turistice – New Deal Europe 2021, eveniment care conectează anual principalii buyeri și furnizori din domeniul turismului din Balcani. Marketplace-ul a avut loc în format online în contextul restricțiilor impuse de pandemie, unde 200 de clienți turistici din 38 de țări s-au întâlnit cu 148 de furnizori din toate cele 12 țări din regiunea balcanică. Evenimentul a atins recordul de 3 000 de întâlniri B2B, realizate între participanți, cu scopul de a stimula turismul în perioada de criză. Directoarea Generală a Agenției de Investiții, Rodica Verbeniuc, a participat la eveniment și a prezentat oferta turistică a Republicii Moldova, accentuând cele mai importante destinații și activități care pot reprezenta puncte de atracție pentru turiști. Rodica Verbeniuc a mai subliniat cât este de important să susținem companiile noastre în eforturile lor de dezvoltare, într-o perioadă deloc ușoară pentru acest domeniu.

Persons: Rodica Verbeniuc Organizations: Evenimentul, Agenției Locations: Republica Moldova, New Deal Europe, Balcani, Republicii Moldova

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☆ 'Historic victory': How the world is reacting to Boris Johnson's landslide win
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-13 | by ( Vicky Mckeever | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party Boris Johnson speaks to supporters and press as the Conservatives celebrate election victory on December 13, 2019 in London, England. Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesAs the world wakes up to the news of a landslide victory for the ruling Conservative Party in the U.K.'s general election, CNBC takes a look at frontpage reaction from newspapers across the globe. 'Carrie on Boris – Tory landslide … and Corbyn's on his bike' – The SunTweet 1 British tabloid The Sun pictured a "jubilant" Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds arriving in his west London constituency of Uxbridge this morning. It also referred to the "disaster" defeat suffered by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who announced plans to step down. 'Johnson's historic victory' – The TelegraphMeanwhile, pro-Conservative paper The Telegraph, which once counted Johnson as a columnist, highlighted that the ruling party was set for its "biggest success since (Margaret) Thatcher", who won a landslide vote in 1987.

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