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☆ Flipping the bird: Why the middle finger is the most controversial digit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While throwing up a middle finger today clearly communicates a resounding “f**k you,” in classical society, historians say a middle finger was more of a ribald sexual reference. Proudly displaying a middle finger was usually a joke, an insult or a sexual proposition, Nelson and other classical researchers posit. Morris has said that the middle finger landed in the US with Italian immigrants in the late 19th century. Anti-establishment artists from Joe Strummer of The Clash to Tupac Shakur have pointed a middle finger at the ruling class in their work — and, in famous photos, literally. The singer appeared during Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and flexed her middle finger toward the camera, prompting the NFL and NBC to apologize.

Persons: ”, Max Nelson, Nelson, Aristophanes, Socrates, Suetonius, Caligula, Desmond Morris, Morris, ” Morris, It’s, ” Nelson, didn’t, Brian Palmer, Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Tupac Shakur, M.I.A, Madonna, assumedly Organizations: CNN, BBC, University of Windsor, Catholic Church, Slate ., San, NFL, NBC Locations: Ontario, Canada, Greece, Rome, San Quentin, California, M.I.A

☆ How much TikTok pays employees in the US, from data scientists to software engineers, according to salary data
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +109 min

Some examples of salary offers for corporate functions include:AdvertisementAccountant, Expense Management : $73,000: $73,000 HR Business Partner : $127,680 median; ranging from $90,000 to $182,880: $127,680 median; ranging from $90,000 to $182,880 HR Specialist: $114,000 median; ranging from $85,000 to $170,000DesignEmployees on the design team "shape the visual representation" of TikTok's products and business, creating "unique designs that are not just visually appealing, but also express the aesthetic of our brand," the company wrote. : $320,000: $320,000 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Monetization : $210,000: $210,000 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy : $190,000: $190,000 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Social : $126,640 median; ranging from $65,000 to $288,000: $126,640 median; ranging from $65,000 to $288,000 Android Software Engineer, TikTok User Growth : $227,000 median; ranging from $221,000 to $233,000: $227,000 median; ranging from $221,000 to $233,000 Applied Machine Learning Engineer : $273,340 median; ranging from $180,000 to $306,000: $273,340 median; ranging from $180,000 to $306,000 Applied Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation : $190,000: $190,000 AR Effects Interactive Engineer : $125,000: $125,000 AR Software Engineer : $125,000: $125,000 Audio Engineer : $75,000: $75,000 Backend Engineer : $128,000: $128,000 Backend Engineer, Ads Platform : $172,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $240,000: $172,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $240,000 Backend Engineer, Content Ecosystem : $222,360: $222,360 Backend Engineer, Lark Innovation : $160,000: $160,000 Backend Engineer, Machine Learning : $157,680 median; ranging from $157,680 to $175,000: $157,680 median; ranging from $157,680 to $175,000 Backend Engineer, Risk Systems : $295,000 median; ranging from $150,000 to $320,000: $295,000 median; ranging from $150,000 to $320,000 Backend Engineer, TikTok Ads Creative and Ecosystem : $250,000: $250,000 Backend Engineer, TikTok Ads Creativity and Ecosystem : $207,500 median; ranging from $175,000 to $240,000: $207,500 median; ranging from $175,000 to $240,000 Backend Engineer, TikTok Eng. : $220,000 median; ranging from $160,000 to $285,000 0 #NUM! Software Engineer, Computer Vision : $165,000 median; ranging from $165,000 to $200,000: $165,000 median; ranging from $165,000 to $200,000 Software Engineer, Computer Vision, Intelligent Creation : $200,000 median; ranging from $200,000 to $265,000: $200,000 median; ranging from $200,000 to $265,000 Software Engineer, Core Services : $204,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $244,680: $204,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $244,680 Software Engineer, Core Service, Application Security : $129,680: $129,680 Software Engineer, CRM : $175,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $300,555: $175,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $300,555 Software Engineer, Data Access Team : $230,000: $230,000 Software Engineer, Data Mining : $169,680: $169,680 Software Engineer, Data Mining USDS : $182,400: $182,400 Software Engineer, Data Platform : $186,000 median; ranging from $170,000 to $216,880: $186,000 median; ranging from $170,000 to $216,880 Software Engineer, Data Security and Compliance : $180,000: $180,000 Software Engineer, Database Kernel Development : $130,000 median; ranging from $128,000 to $220,000: $130,000 median; ranging from $128,000 to $220,000 Software Engineer, Distributed Storage System : $285,000 median; ranging from $180,000 to $285,000: $285,000 median; ranging from $180,000 to $285,000 Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity : $195,000: $195,000 Software Engineer, Front-End : $147,000: $147,000 Software Engineer, Front-End, Ads Technology : $125,000: $125,000 Software Engineer, Full Stack : $180,000: $180,000 Software Engineer, Full Stack, Ads Technology : $147,500 median; ranging from $125,000 to $170,000: $147,500 median; ranging from $125,000 to $170,000 Software Engineer, Full Stack, E-Commerce Engineering and Architecture : $205,000: $205,000 Software Engineer, Full Stack, Vertical Solutions : $220,000: $220,000 Software Engineer, Global E-Commerce Customer Business : $195,000 median; ranging from $133,240 to $225,000: $195,000 median; ranging from $133,240 to $225,000 Software Engineer, Global Payment : $161,000 median; ranging from $155,000 to $215,000: $161,000 median; ranging from $155,000 to $215,000 Software Engineer, Gov. and Experience, TikTok E-Commerce : $241,540 median; ranging from $219,680 to $263,400: $241,540 median; ranging from $219,680 to $263,400 Software Engineer, GPU Management : $128,000 $128,000 $128,000 0 #NUM!

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The momentary bliss-fueled blackouts that used to consume T.J. Watt after every big play still come. So maybe it's best to let others — like older brother J.J. Watt — serve as his hype men. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin called Watt “the best defensive player on the planet” on Tuesday. Pittsburgh safety Minkah Fitzpatrick — himself a three-time All-Pro — laughed when asked if he took Tomlin's praise of Watt personally. “I just want to continue to be the best player I can be for myself and for this team.”___

Persons: Watt, It's, Bud Dupree, ” Watt, “, “ I’ve, I’m, ”, Matt Canada's, Alex Highsmith, Will Levis, J.J, Watt —, Mike Tomlin, Minkah Fitzpatrick —, —, Fitzpatrick, Tomlin, ” Fitzpatrick, James Conner, Conner, “ TJ, line’s, Cole Holcomb, It’s, Teryl Austin, Derek, He's, Nick Herbig, pang, I've, “ You've, Broderick Jones, you’re, Reggie White, hasn't Organizations: PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL, Steelers, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Baltimore, Tennessee, Titans, Steeler, of Fame Locations: Pittsburgh, Arizona, Wisconsin

☆ AI, autonomous systems, and digital connectivity could help ships cut emissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Amanda Paule | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Autonomous and AI systems could help reduce ships' fuel use. "The only time the maritime industry is ever on the front page of a paper is when there's an accident. Sea Machines RoboticsJohnson said he saw that decarbonization was not only a bonus of Sea Machines' technology but its best value proposition. The Sea Machines Robotics team can monitor (and celebrate) autonomous vessel operations from a control room. Smart-Ship's "Throttle & Bow Buster" is one of three force-feedback levers they offer to help ships increase safety and fuel savings.

Persons: —, AP Moller, Michael Johnson, Johnson, who's, Sea Machines Robotics Johnson, decarbonization, they've, Jelle, Jelle Tiemensma, Sofia Fürstenberg Stott, Stott, Mikael Lind, Lind Organizations: Service, International Maritime Organization, AP Moller, Maersk, AP, AP Moller Holding, Business, Companies, Crowley, Machines, Sea Machines Robotics, Machines Robotics, Smart, Sofia, Sustainable Shipping, Research Institutes of Sweden, International

☆ You can get Covid-19 and flu vaccines at the same time, but should you? What the science says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —With holiday season underway, you may be realizing that you forgot to get your Covid-19 and flu vaccines, and now you’ll be sitting across the table from your elderly relatives. Covid-19 vaccines were updated this year to target one strain of the coronavirus rather than two. “The flu vaccine might have been an adjuvant for the Covid vaccine,” she said. Moss led a recent study that compared neutralizing antibody responses of 53 Israeli health care workers who received their bivalent Covid-19 vaccines separately or with a flu shot. Blood samples from these health care workers were equally able to prevent Covid-19 and flu viruses from infecting cells, whether they got their vaccines together or separately.

Persons: Mandy Cohen, ” Cohen, “, ”, Susanna Barouch, Barouch, they’re, Stephen Moss, Moss, ” Moss, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, William Schaffner Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, US Food and Drug Administration, University of Michigan, Pfizer, CNN Health, Vanderbilt University Locations: Boston, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Netherlands

☆ Western lithium, graphite miners boost prices for ESG-friendly supply
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ernest Scheyder | Thomson Reuters | Ernest Scheyder Is An Award-Winning Senior Correspondent Covering The Green Energy Transition | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Western lithium and graphite miners have started charging the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain higher prices for their material, meeting demand for environmentally-friendly and consistent supply that is not linked to China. Lithium, the lightest metal, is used to make a battery's positively charged cathode and prized for its ability to store energy. Miners say the surcharges make investors more comfortable financing new projects, especially as Chinese rivals have been known to sell metals below prevailing market rates. Brazil's Sigma Lithium (SGML.V) has already begun selling its production at prices it says reflects its sustainability. The surcharge talk comes despite recent plunges in a range of lithium prices.

Persons: Ivan Alvarado, Patrice Boulanger, Shaun Verner, Amanda Hall, surcharges, Hugues Jacquemin, Ernest Scheyder, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Washington, China, EV, Panasonic Energy, Miners, Syrah Resources, Department of Energy, Tesla, ESG, Summit, Thomson Locations: Antofagasta region, Chile, China, Los Angeles, Brussels, Beijing, North America, United States, Louisiana, North, South America, Quebec

☆ C.I.A. Director Visits Israel and the Middle East Amid Israel-Hamas War
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Julian E. Barnes | More About Julian E. Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

director, arrived in Israel on Sunday for discussions with leaders and intelligence officials, the first stop in a multicountry trip in the region, according to U.S. officials. The United States is also looking to expand its intelligence sharing with Israel, providing information that could be useful about hostage locations or any follow-on attacks by Hamas. As one of the Biden administration’s most trusted voices on Middle East issues, Mr. Burns has become something of a roving troubleshooting diplomat for the White House. While the United States and Israel have blamed Hamas for the explosion, Hamas has said Israel is responsible. Mr. Burns has a particularly close relationship with King Abdullah.

Persons: William J, Burns, Israel, Burns’s, Antony J, Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu’s, America’s, Jordan, King Abdullah II, King Abdullah, King Hussein, Abdullah, Mr Organizations: Israel, U.S, Mr, Biden, White, American Locations: Israel, United States, Gaza, Iraq, Palestinian, U.S

☆ Fed Holds Rates Steady and Pledges to Proceed Carefully
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jeanna Smialek | More About Jeanna Smialek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rates have been on hold in a range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent since July, up from near-zero as recently as March 2022. Policymakers think that borrowing costs are now high enough to weigh on economic growth if they are kept at this level over time. While the economy has held up so far — growth was unusually strong this summer — inflation has come down since 2022. Overall price increases decelerated to 3.4 percent as of September, down from above 7 percent at their peak. Fed policymakers are now trying to wrestle inflation the rest of the way back to 2 percent.

Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed

☆ Why some of the 'clean' hydrogen hubs in the U.S. plan to use natural gas, a fossil fuel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The others will use a combination of renewables, nuclear power, and natural gas with carbon capture and storage. Putting federal money behind a program to fight climate change while using natural gas, a fossil fuel, as one of its main ingredients may not seem intuitive. To wit, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, where the funding for the hydrogen hubs comes from, specifically required that two of the selected hydrogen hubs be located in natural gas-rich regions. Making hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture will require additional energy and be more expensive than producing hydrogen from natural gas where the excess carbon emissions just spew into the atmosphere. That is what the U.S. government is trying to change with its hydrogen hubs program and the production tax credit.

Persons: Joe Biden, Elizabeth Flores, Jennifer Granholm, Rachel Fakhry, Fakhry, Jonathan Ernst, Kent, Sean Heinroth, Young's, That's, Heinroth, Tom Oakland, Wisconsin —, They've, Alex Kizer, Kizer Organizations: Cummins, Star Tribune, Getty, Swiss Army, U.S . Department of the Energy, Natural Resources Defense, Energy, Department of Energy, CNBC, Reuters, Infrastructure Law, Ernst, of Energy, North Dakota Department of Commerce, Oakland, EFI Foundation, U.S, Treasury Department Locations: America, Fridley, Minn, United States, U.S, Tioga, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Houston, Montana , North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington

casey newton[CHUCKLES]:: And it would be so funny if the AI actually already was deceptive and was just like, oh, yeah, Kevin, you’ve already figured us out. But I also think it’s part of this sort of undercurrent of the conversation, especially around AI right now. Marc Andreessen — he is clearly so angry at all of the people who criticize technology, technology companies, tech investors. And he is just really, really going after that crowd with this piece. brent sealesYou know I don’t really know.

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☆ How to be Human - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The really good confidants — the people we go to when we are troubled — are more like coaches than philosopher kings. They see who you are becoming before you do and provide you with a reputation you can then go live into. I think I’m more approachable, vulnerable. I know more about human psychology than I used to. I came across it in Kathryn Schulz’s recent memoir, “Lost & Found.” Schulz’s dad, Isaac, was apparently a cheerful, talkative man.

Persons: They’re, I’m, I’ll, Kathryn Schulz’s, ”, Isaac, Edith Wharton, “, ” Schulz, Schulz Locations: unsaid

☆ Welcome to the Great Internet Splintering
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Shubham Agarwal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

But instead of spelling the death of social media, it may be the beginning of a better era. Welcome to the Great Social Media Splintering. One recent study found social media could cause an increase in eating disorders and poor body image in men and women. The fatigue I have felt is therefore partly fueled by another, more-pressing concern: Which social network should I bank on? But until it emerges, I expect to continue living a splintered and nomadic online social life.

Persons: I've, haven't, I'm, it's, Ben Grosser, Harvard University's Berkman Klein, media's, TikTok, Chand Rajendra, Rebecca Rinkevich, Mike McCue, Jack Dorsey, Steve Teixeira, Rajendra, Nicolucci, Shubham Agarwal Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, Great Social Media, Harvard, Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center, Internet & Society, University of Michigan, Institute, Rebooting Social Media, Mastodon, Mozilla, Wired, Company Locations: Instagram, Google's, India, Brazil, Facebook, Ahmedabad

Mexico and China are the primary sources for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the U.S., according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, which is tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking. And last year a group of Republican attorneys general asked the president to declare fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. The U.S. has taken a slew of actions to stem the tide of fentanyl coming into the country. And state lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl. It would also impose reporting requirements and enable the president to confiscate sanctioned property of fentanyl traffickers to use for law enforcement efforts.

Persons: “, ”, Wally Adeyemo, Adeyemo, Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Biden, General Merrick Garland, Lindsay Whitehurst Organizations: WASHINGTON, United States, Treasury, Justice, Homeland Security, Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S . Postal, Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, Republican, Disease Control, Banking, Armed Services, Associated Locations: U.S, China, Canada, United, Mexico, Sinaloa, Mexican, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Great news — social media is falling apart
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Shubham Agarwal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

And I'm not alone: People are spending less and less time on social media. But instead of spelling the death of social media, it may be the beginning of a better era. Welcome to the Great Social Media Splintering. One recent study found social media could cause an increase in eating disorders and poor body image in men and women. Studies have found that news overload from social media can cause stress, anxiety, fatigue, and lack of sleep.

Persons: I've, haven't, I'm, it's, Ben Grosser, Harvard University's Berkman Klein, media's, TikTok, Chand Rajendra, Rebecca Rinkevich, Mike McCue, Jack Dorsey, Steve Teixeira, Rajendra, Nicolucci, Shubham Agarwal Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, Great Social Media, Harvard, Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center, Internet & Society, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Institute, Rebooting Social Media, Mastodon, Mozilla, Wired, Company Locations: Instagram, Google's, India, Brazil, Facebook, Ahmedabad

☆ House Republicans take on Biden as government shutdown looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republicans are about to deliver on the driving purpose of their House majority – enacting Donald Trump’s retribution. Rather than try to solve the crisis, hardline House Republicans are driving the country toward a shutdown that Trump ordered up on social media, insisting it will will damage Biden, his potential general election rival. The two showdowns – and the return to power of Trump’s movement in the House – could shape the fate of the Republican House majority, which was narrowly won in last year’s midterm elections. But paradoxically, the tiny House majority – McCarthy can only lose four votes and still pass legislation on a party line – has given the most extreme GOP members more leverage. Some House Republicans are now refusing to vote for any temporary spending extension expected to come over from the Senate.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, smarting, Biden, corruptly, –, Kevin McCarthy, Vladimir Putin, Trump, McCarthy, Biden’s, Trump’s impeachments, – McCarthy, tormentors, Mary, “, don’t, there’s, Mike Lawler, Ayanna Pressley, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ”, impeachments Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Trump, Republican House, GOP, Republican, Biden, Trump acolytes, Capitol, ” Democratic, Massachusetts, Wednesday, Transportation Security Administration Locations: Ukraine, Michigan, Detroit, California, Arizona, China, New York, San Francisco

☆ How much you drink could have an influence on how your teen drinks, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —If you want to keep your kids from drinking, start by looking at your own consumption. Binge drinking is defined as at least four drinks for women and five drinks for men on one occasion, the study said. Over 45% of kids who started drinking at age 13 or younger develop alcohol problems, Dick said. “We actually know that (teens who drink at home) are more likely to use with their friends in irresponsible and risky ways,” she said. “Adolescents are making healthier choices than many of us did when we were that age,” Dick added.

Persons: ”, Marissa Esser, Danielle Dick, Dick, Rutgers Robert Wood, Scott Hadland, Dick said, ” Dick, “, —, Hadland, Rosamund Dean, Dean, it’s Organizations: CNN, Adolescent Health, US Centers for Disease Control, Rutgers Addiction Research, Rutgers, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School Locations: Piscataway , New Jersey, Massachusetts, Boston

☆ BOJ's July debate highlights rift in view on rate hike timing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Leika Kihara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Japanese national flag is hoisted atop the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan September 20, 2023. One member said there was "still a significantly long way to go" before the BOJ can revise its negative interest rate policy, the minutes showed. One member said inflation could overshoot expectations as a tight job market prod firms to hike pay. But the BOJ has maintained its dovish guidance on the view a premature exit from ultra-loose policy could hurt a fragile recovery, and push Japan back into economic stagnation. Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Issei Kato, Kazuo Ueda, Ueda, Leika Kihara, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Bank of Japan, REUTERS, Companies, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Europe, TOKYO, United States

☆ BOJ chief warns of highly uncertain wage, price outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Leika Kihara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The key to the outlook for monetary policy is whether strong wage growth and consumption, rather than cost pressures from rising import costs, become the key driver of inflation, Ueda said. Ueda said the BOJ was "not fully convinced" that wage hikes would keep accelerating, as many companies seemed undecided on their wage strategy for next year and beyond. That's why we are supporting demand and the broader economy with easy monetary policy," he added. While stressing the need to keep ultra-loose policy for now, Ueda said it was "extremely important" to weigh the benefits and costs of its policy. On the yen's recent falls, Ueda said the BOJ was keeping a close eye on their impact on economic and price developments.

Persons: Kazuo Ueda, Kim Kyung, Ueda, Shingo Torii, Leika Kihara, Chang, Ran Kim, Sam Holmes, Ed Osmond Organizations: Japan, REUTERS, Ueda, Bank of Japan, Panasonic, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Ueda OSAKA, Osaka

☆ Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Will Gendron | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform said it had removed 59,000 fake listings this year and prevented another 157,000 from getting on the site. The company says it has removed 59,000 fake listings and prevented another 157,000 from joining the platform this year alone. Fake listings and high cleaning fees are among several issues that Airbnb users highlighted in a company survey, the rental platform said Wednesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAside from fake listings, Airbnb has had to contend with more stringent regulations in places like New York City.

Persons: there's, Airbnb, Brain Chesky, Chesky Organizations: Service, Airbnb Locations: Wall, Silicon, United States, United Kingdom, U.S, Canada, France, Australia, New York City, San Francisco

But not all of the 146,000 UAW members at company plants are walking picket lines, at least not yet. Top-scale assembly plant workers make about $32 per hour, plus large annual profit-sharing checks. The Ford plant that's on strike employs about 3,300 workers, and it makes Bronco SUVs and Ranger midsize pickup trucks. Under the UAW strategy, workers who go on strike would live on $500 per week in strike pay from the union, while others would stay on the job at full pay. It’s unlikely the companies would lock the remaining workers out of their factories because they want to keep building vehicles.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, ”, Liz Shuler, Shawn Fain, Britney Johnson, It’s, Candace Bowles, “, Bowles, I’m, Fain, ” Fain, “ We’re, Ford, didn’t, Marick, ” Masters, “ They’re, Mary Barra, you’ve, Farley, Jeff Schuster, Stellantis, Schuster, ____ Williams Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, “ Workers, AFL, UAW, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Toledo Jeep, Bronco, Chevrolet Colorado, GMC, Chevrolet Express, Wayne State University, U.S, CNBC, Global Locations: Wentzville , Missouri, Wayne , Michigan, Detroit, Toledo , Ohio, Toledo

☆ If a single farm produced all the food wasted in the US, it would be the size of California and New York combined. We're the culprits.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The land used to produce food that's wasted in the US totals the size of California and New York. If all that food came from a single farm, it would be about the size of California and New York combined. Some states don't allow food to be donated after the quality date has passed — another source of unnecessary food waste, advocates say. Thinking about food waste at every mealMelgar is focused on policy goals like setting standards around food-date labels because changing consumer habits can be tough. "I'm thinking about food waste every time I have a meal, every time I go grocery shopping," Melgar said.

Persons: Danielle Melgar, aren't, Melgar, Danielle, It's, Dana Gunders, Emily Broad Leib, Broad Leib, there's, Gunders, —, it's, she'd, who's Organizations: Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Food Law, Clinic, Harvard Law School, US Department of Agriculture Locations: California, New York, Wall, Silicon, Michigan, San Francisco

☆ Big pharma's blockbuster obesity drug battle is just getting started, and it's headed for $100 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

In this article LLYNOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTOzempic drug to treat diabetes. Since Wegovy and Mounjaro have been on the market, "neither company can make the drug fast enough," she said. The Food and Drug Administration approved Ozempic in 2017 for diabetes and Wegovy in 2021 to treat obesity. Mounjaro, introduced in 2022 to treat diabetes, contains GLP-1, plus GIP, a similar appetite suppressor that can lead to weight loss. Coverage for Mounjaro ($1,023 per month) to treat diabetes varies based on an individual's insurance plan and drug benefits.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Novo's, Lilly's, Emily Field, Lilly, David Ricks, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Ozempic, Novo, Mounjaro, George Frey, Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, Wajahat Mehal, Tom Carper, Bill Cassidy of, We've, Camilla Sylvest, there's, Sylvest, Cowen, What's, It's, Mike Mason, Amgen, Emmanuel Papadakis Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Amgen, Barclays, Nordisk, Drug Administration, Mounjaro, SVB Securities, Food and Drug Administration, Pharmacy, Reuters Novo, Novo, Wegovy, European Union, Medicare, Yale School, Metabolic, Congressional Black Caucus, CDC, pharma, American Medical Association, , Big Pharma, American Diabetes Association, Deutsche Bank Locations: Lilly, Denmark, Provo , Utah, U.S, European, Delaware, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Novo, Kalundborg, Hillerød, Boone County , Indiana

☆ BOJ policymaker signals chance of policy tweak early next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Leika Kihara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The remarks are the strongest signal to date by a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymaker that rising inflation and wages could prod the bank to take bolder steps towards phasing out its radical stimulus. "About a decade has passed since the BOJ began efforts to sustainably and stably achieve its 2% inflation target. For now, the BOJ must sustain monetary easing to scrutinise wage and price developments, said the former commercial banker. "Abandoning negative rates will obviously be among options" if the BOJ were to normalise policy, he said. "Even if the BOJ were to end negative rates, it won't be scaling back monetary easing as long as it can keep interest rates low."

Persons: Issei Kato, Tamura BOJ, KUSHIRO, Naoki Tamura, Tamura, Kazuo Ueda, Shinichi Uchida, Ueda, Leika Kihara, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Sam Holmes Organizations: Bank of Japan, REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ Commerce chief says US firms complain China is 'uninvestible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/4] U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have a light moment during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, August 29, 2023. "Increasingly I hear from American business that China is uninvestible because it's become too risky," she said. Raimondo insists the United States does not want to decouple from China. The United States and China used to be each other's largest trading partners but Washington now trades more with neighbors Canada and Mexico, while Beijing deals more with Southeast Asia. Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics"All of that creates uncertainty and unpredictability," Raimondo said of recent Chinese actions.

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☆ Japan's price trend gauges hit record, signal broadening inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Leika Kihara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A man walks at the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2023. Based on the government's consumer price data, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) releases several measurements of underlying inflation that look at the distribution of price changes. The indices are closely watched by the BOJ for clues on whether price rises are driven by one-off factors like fuel, or broadening enough to sustainably hit its 2% inflation target. The ratio of items that saw prices rise year-on-year hit a record 85.6% in July. Japan's annual core consumer inflation hit 3.1% in July, slowing from 3.3% in June due to sliding utility bills but staying above the BOJ's target for the 16th straight month.

Persons: Issei Kato, Naoya Hasegawa, Kazuo Ueda, Leika, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Bank of Japan, REUTERS, Rights, Okasan Securities, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan

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