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☆ One of the oldest hotels in Hong Kong is the definition of luxury. 13 photos offer a glimpse inside Art Basel's hotel partner, The Peninsula.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong, an iconic property that opened in 1928, offers a luxury experience. Steps away from the glistening Victoria Harbour sits the Peninsula Hotel. The flagship hotel in the Peninsula Hotels group, which boasts properties worldwide, opened in December 1928, making it one of the oldest hotels in Hong Kong. The iconic hotel, one of the official hotel partners of Art Basel Hong Kong, sponsored by the global lead partner UBS, is nestled right on the Kowloon Peninsula in Tsim Sha Tsui. Thanks to their Art in Resonance program, it's also home to four memorable art pieces featuring "emerging and mid-career" artists.

Persons: —, Chanel, Harry Winston, it's, Bon Jovi, Tom Cruise Organizations: Service, Hotels, Art Basel, UBS Locations: Hong Kong, Art Basel Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui

☆ UBS CEO says integrating Credit Suisse will become a 'case study' for future big bank mergers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The mammoth integration of failed bank Credit Suisse into its former rival UBS will act as a "case study," UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said Friday, one that will show that big bank mergers should be allowed. "Of course, we can't just rely on a crisis to create or facilitate the merger of banks," Ermotti said. "It's good to have strong players that can be part of the solution, like UBS was in the Credit Suisse case. UBS in June completed its takeover of the 167-year-old bank in a deal controversially brokered by Swiss authorities. The Swiss National Bank has said the size of the new entity flags potential competition issues that will need to be monitored.

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti, CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, it's Organizations: Suisse, UBS, Credit, Credit Suisse, Swiss, Swiss National Bank Locations: Europe, Italy, underperformance

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Super Micro, Meta, Wynn, Reddit, Coinbase, GM & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Mizuho reiterates Nvidia as a top pick Mizuho says Nvidia is still a top idea at the firm. Morgan Stanley initiates Mural Oncology at overweight Morgan said in its initiation of the biotech company that it sees a long "cash runway" lasting through 2025. Morgan Stanley downgrades Block to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley sees growth headwinds for the payment tech company. Morgan Stanley upgrades Zeta to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the marketing technology company has an underappreciated valuation. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla at overweight Morgan Stanley lowered its price target to $310 per share from $320. "

Persons: Bernstein, Reddit, underperform Bernstein, Raymond James, Raymond James downgrades Bumble, Barclays downgrades Ferrari, it's, Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Wolfe, underperform Wolfe, Piper Sandler, Piper, Synopsys, Morgan Stanley downgrades Block, Dave, Buster's, Jefferies, Zeta, Oppenheimer, Ball, Wayfair, Wynn, bullish, Tesla, Goldman Sachs downgrades Hertz Organizations: Citi, Barclays, Ferrari, Nvidia, JPMorgan, Avis, UBS downgrades Bank of America, UBS, Apple, AstraZeneca JPMorgan, AstraZeneca, Amazon, AWS, Meta, General Motors, GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, GM, DFS, Mizuho, Eversource Energy Locations: Avis, MURA, Charlotte, Wayfair, Capital, Macau

☆ June rate cut from U.S. Federal Reserve close to 50-50: UBS
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | 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 EmailJune rate cut from U.S. Federal Reserve close to 50-50: UBSMark Andersen, co-head of global asset allocation at UBS, discusses the interest rate outlook and whether recent market gains have peaked.

Persons: UBS Mark Andersen Organizations: . Federal, UBS

Other analysts saw upside for Coinbase and DoorDash along with Meta Platforms, as the social network builds advertising market share. The firm initiated coverage of DoorDash stock with a buy rating and a $165 per share price target. The analyst reiterated his overweight rating on Tesla stock but lowered his price target slightly to $310 per share from $320. The firm reiterated a buy rating on Meta stock and raised its price target to $585 per share from $550 on Thursday. Meta stock has surged more than 43% in 2024.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Pamela Kaufman, Kaufman, — Jesse Pound, Mark Zgutowicz, — Brian Evans, Oliver Wintermantel, Wintermantel, Brian Evans, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas, Morgan Stanley's, Adam Jonas, Tesla's, Jonas, Tesla, — Brian Evans TSLA, Oppenheimer, Coinbase, Owen Lau, Jefferies, Brent Thill, outgrow Amazon's, Meta, Thill, Erika Najarian, Najarian, BofA's Organizations: CNBC, Jefferies, Bank of America, UBS, Big Four, Meta, Hershey, ISI, Tesla Network, 2Q, Amazon, UBS downgrades Bank of America Locations: Big Four U.S, Hershey, cryptocurrency, Wednesday's, 2H24

☆ Forget Recession, New York City Is Entering a Wild New Gilded Age
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

In a country roiled by recession worries, those at the top of New York City — for better or worse — couldn't give a single gilded shit. For New York City, a brush with death called for a time of decadence. "New York City's restaurants and bars are experiencing an uneven pandemic recovery nearly four years after COVID-19 struck our city," Andrew Rigie, the executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, said. AdvertisementIf a pandemic can't defeat New York City, a little inflation certainly isn't going to do it. And what that looks like is the affluent in New York City eating caviar, and poorer Americans eating cereal.

Persons: Steve Jobs, it's, Jennifer Saesue, Saesue, Fish Cheeks, Z, bistros, James Murphy, us Carbone, Casas — Cruz, Cipriani, Jean, Georges Vongerichten, Bongo, Andrew Rigie, Corey Mintz, we're, WK Kellogg, Gary Pilnick, Gary Pilnick's Organizations: Grand Prospect Hall, New, New York City, Apple, Mastercard, Chefs, Casas, Soho House, Bangkok Supper, Village, IBA, Hospitality Alliance, Nationwide, National Restaurant Association, Nasdaq, The University of Michigan Consumer, UBS, New York Locations: New York City, New York, Rome, Xinjiang, New, Manhattan, Coqodaq, Las Vegas, York, Bangkok, Hell, TouchBistro, Brooklyn, The Bronx

☆ Feeling FOMO over Reddit or Truth Social? Here's another way to cash in on meme stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meme stocks, which gained popularity through social media platforms like Reddit and Twitter, have attracted retail investors looking to make a quick profit. In 2021, GameStop shares skyrocketed by more than 1,500% in just a few weeks, driven by a coordinated effort from retail investors on the Reddit forum r/WallStreetBets . This means that retail investors are often in a disadvantaged position when trading. Cashing in So, what can investors do to capitalize on the trading phenomenon without taking on the risks associated with meme stocks? Gooch-Peters suggests looking at the exchanges themselves, citing Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) as an example.

Persons: Hannah Gooch, Peters, Gooch, Gerry Fowler, Fowler Organizations: GameStop, Sanlam Investments, Twitter, UBS, Intercontinental Exchange, ICE, Quality, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, CBOE

☆ The great myth about dollar stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But recent earnings for Dollar General and Dollar Tree show both companies have hit rough patches. But four years later, Dollar General — and Dollar Tree, its main rival — are seeing a slowdown. AdvertisementAnd rival Dollar Tree is closing 1,000 Family Dollar stores after spending nearly a decade trying to integrate the chain into its business. Messy stores and understaffing have caught up to Dollar General and Dollar Tree. Do you work at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, or Family Dollar and have a story idea to share?

Persons: —, Todd Vasos, Vasos, Robert Ohmes, It's, Michael Lasser Organizations: Dollar, Service, Shoppers, Bank of America, Business, UBS Locations: Minnesota

☆ UBS is bullish on investment-grade corporate bonds. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Yields may be down from last year's highs, but there is still plenty for income investors to like about investment-grade corporate bonds, according to UBS. The effective yield on the ICE BofA U.S. Corporate Bond Index , which tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate debt, is currently hovering around 5.5%. "This measures IG's return over duration-matched Treasuries, meaning that it's been advantageous to own IG over U.S. government bonds," he added. Inside the investment grade market, UBS prefers the financial sector over nonfinancial issuers, and favors short- and intermediate-term duration. Meanwhile, the spread pickup from A-rated bonds to BBB-rated bonds is historically tight, on average.

Persons: Barry McAlinden, McAlinden, Fitch Organizations: UBS, ICE, Corporate, ., Treasury, Poor's

☆ Dollar stores are supposed to do well regardless of the economy. Turns out, that's not true.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Persons: —, Todd Vasos, Vasos, Robert Ohmes, It's, Michael Lasser Organizations: Dollar, Service, Shoppers, Bank of America, Business, UBS Locations: Minnesota

☆ The best street style we spotted at Art Basel Hong Kong 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Fashion's elite, including Maison Margiela's Stefano Rosso, attended Art Basel in Hong Kong last month. BI was in Hong Kong to admire art, but also the city's innovative fashion sense. This article is part of BI's 2024 Art Basel series, taking you inside the art fair's global scene. Fashion and art are inextricably linked — evident at this year's Art Basel in Hong Kong. The art fair, sponsored by UBS, attracted more than 240 galleries from around the world to descend on the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre last month.

Persons: Maison Margiela's Stefano Rosso, —, Art Basel Organizations: Art Basel, BI, Service, Art, UBS, Hong Kong Convention, Exhibition, Harbour Locations: Hong Kong, Basel, Art Basel, Hong

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, GE Vernova, UnitedHealth Group and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla — Tesla shares sank more than 6% after the electric vehicle maker reported an 8.5% year-over-year decline in deliveries in the first quarter. GE Vernova — Shares jumped more than 3% after GE Vernova started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday under the ticker "GEV," following its spinoff from General Electric. Shares of GE Aerospace , which was formerly General Electric and is keeping the "GE" ticker symbol, gained roughly 1%. Figs — Shares of the health-care apparel maker slipped 6.2% following a Bank of America downgrade to underperform from neutral. Horton — The homebuilder's shares slipped 3.7%.

Persons: PVH, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Blackstone, Nextracker, Horton —, Wedbush, Horton, Brent Bowman, Tim Cabral, —, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin Organizations: GE, —, GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange, General Electric, GE Aerospace, SLB, CVS, Health, Medicare, Medicaid Services, CVS Health, UnitedHealth, Endeavor, Silver, Blackstone —, UBS, Barclays, Bank of America, Veeva Locations: Europe, D.R

☆ Swiss banking giant UBS to launch share buyback of up to $2 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

UBS logo is seen at the office building in Krakow, Poland on February 22, 2024. UBS on Tuesday announced a new share repurchase program of up to $2 billion, with up to $1 billion of that total expected to take place this year. The new program follows the completion of the 2022 buyback, during which 298.5 million of it shares were purchased. This represented 8.62% of its stock worth $5.2 billion, according to UBS. The bank's 2022 share repurchase program concluded last month.

Organizations: UBS, UBS AG, Credit Suisse AG Locations: Krakow, Poland

Post's price target increase is in line with his move on the GAAP price-to-earnings multiple to 22 from 21. — Alex Harring 6:39 a.m.: Melius moves to sidelines on Boeing Boeing has too many areas of concern, Melius Research warned. Analyst Robert Spingarn downgraded the plane maker to hold from buy and slashed his price target by $71 to $209. Analyst Filippo Falorni upgraded the cosmetics stock to buy from neutral and hiked his price target by $15 to $175. Analyst Brennan Hawken downgraded the investment asset manager to neutral from buy and cut his price target by $5 to $135.

Persons: Grinder, Justin Post, Meta, — Alex Harring, Eli Lilly, Andrew Baum, Baum, Novo, Robert Spingarn, Spingarn, LSEG, Alex Harring, Filippo Falorni, Falorni, Estee Lauder, Lauder, Tom Ford, Le, Blackstone, Brennan Hawken, Hawken, JMP, Nicholas Jones, Jones, Grindr, Christopher Dendrinos, Dendrinos, — Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, RBC, GE, of America, Citi, Indianapolis, Boeing Boeing, Melius, Boeing, Dow Jones, Coca, Cola, Beverage, Travel, UBS, GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Monday's, Asia Pacific, Asia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: PVH, UnitedHealth, CVS Health, ChampionX and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PVH — Shares of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger parent tanked more than 21% on weak revenue guidance for the first quarter and full year. Humana , UnitedHealth — Health insurance managed care stocks declined after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced rates for the 2025 calendar year will increase 3.7%, as previously proposed. Humana shed 9.6%, while CVS Health tanked 5.3%. GE Aerospace — General Electric shares ticked higher by 0.6% after the company completed spinning off its energy business from its aerospace business. GE Vernova will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange at market open under the ticker GEV, while General Electric — which becomes GE Aerospace — will keep the GE ticker symbol.

Persons: Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Estee Lauder —, Estee Lauder, Blackstone — Blackstone, —, Sarah Min, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Center, Medicare, Services, CVS, UnitedHealth, Citi, Blackstone, UBS, Trump Media, Technology, Truth, Bank of America, GE Aerospace — General Electric, GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange, General, GE Aerospace, GE, SLB Locations: Europe

☆ Tesla Q1 sales miss Wall Street expectations — and clock the first year-over-year quarterly decline since 2020
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Graham Rapier | Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTesla delivered fewer cars to customers in the first three months of 2024 than Wall Street expected, it said Tuesday, marking the company's first year-over-year sales drop in nearly four years. It's also the first year-over-year decline in quarterly deliveries since 2020, as well as the company's lowest quarterly performance since 2022. Over the past year, Tesla has cut the prices of its cars significantly, hurting its profits in pursuit of sales. During an earnings call last year, Musk said that Tesla could theoretically sell its cars for no profit because of the technology.

Persons: Tesla, —, It's, Elon, Musk, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, Wall, UBS, That's, Elon Musk's, Deutsche Bank Locations: U.S, China

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Meta, Boeing, Eli Lilly, Disney, Coca-Cola, Grindr & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Oppenheimer reiterates Nvidia as outperform Oppenheimer said it's sticking with its outperform rating on shares of Nvidia. Citi reiterates Eli Lilly as buy Citi said the biopharma company is "riding the GLP-1 rocket." Citi downgrades Clorox to neutral from buy Citi said that the bullish thesis for the stock has largely played out for now. Citi upgrades Estee Lauder to buy from neutral Citi said it sees a "topline inflection point" for the stock. Barclays upgrades Array Technologies to overweight from equal weight Barclays said it sees share gains for the solar company.

Persons: Oppenheimer, McCormick, Argus, Needham, it's, Nelson Peltz, Melius, Horton, Citi, Eli Lilly, Estee Lauder, ARRY, JMP, Piper Sandler, Piper, Nio, CFRA, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Blackstone, Petco Organizations: Nvidia, JPMorgan, Disney, Boeing, Citi, Coca, MTH, RBC, GE Vernova, General Electric, Bank of America, Meta, Travel, Barclays, Eaton, MI, Olema Pharmaceuticals, UBS, Bank of, of America Locations: underperform, LEN, DHI, Asia, Eaton, 4Q23

☆ Wall Street is worried about Tesla's Q1 deliveries as analysts slash estimates
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wall Street is worried about Tesla's Q1 deliveries. Wedbush Securities analysts have called it "a nightmare quarter for Tesla." AdvertisementWall Street is getting nervous about Tesla's Q1 deliveries. Analysts' consensus puts the number of deliveries at 477,000 for Q1, according to UBS, which itself has cut its estimate to 432,000. Wedbush analysts called the company's Q1 deliveries "a nightmare quarter for Tesla."

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank's Emmanuel Rosner, Tesla, Daniel Ives, Elon Musk Organizations: Wedbush Securities, Tesla, Service, Deutsche Bank, EV maker's, UBS, Bloomberg, Deutsche, Wall, CNBC, Business Locations: Berlin, China

☆ UBS: Expect Fed to cut rates by 75 basis points this year, starting in June
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | 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 EmailUBS: Expect Fed to cut rates by 75 basis points this year, starting in JuneFahd Iqbal, Middle East CIO at UBS Global Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for the Chinese and U.S. economies.

Persons: Fahd Iqbal Organizations: UBS, Middle, UBS Global Wealth Management Locations: U.S

☆ This payments firm has Nvidia-like profit margins — and it's even more sustainable, investor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Gooch-Peters pointed to Visa — which has a 60% operating profit margin — as a more sustainable investment opportunity. This creates a strong competitive moat and helps to sustain the company's high profit margins over time. Gerry Fowler, chief European equity strategist at UBS, echoed the sentiment about the importance of a company's competitive moat while picking stocks. The UBS strategist pointed to the attempts of Apple, then the world's biggest company, to break into the payments network sector. The UBS strategist also cautioned that impenetrable moats might sometimes pose a downside risk to investors.

Persons: Hannah Gooch, Peters, you've, Gooch, London Business School . Gooch, " Gooch, Gerry Fowler, Fowler, Flower Organizations: Nvidia, Sanlam Investments, CNBC, London Business School, Visa, Sanlam's, Quality, UBS, Apple, world's, MasterCard, Apple Card, Mastercard, U.S

☆ This semiconductor ETF is headed for its best quarterly gain in a year. Here are the winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Semiconductor stocks are off to another hot start to the year. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is up 28.5% in the first three months of 2024. That puts the SMH on pace for its biggest quarterly gain since the first quarter of 2023, when it jumped 30%. The stock is up more than 30% to start 2024. Shares have skyrocketed more than 39% to start 2024, helped by strong sales in high bandwidth memory necessary in AI infrastructure.

Persons: Ken Mahoney, Nvidia, Hendi, Management's Paul Meeks, Andrew Garthwaite cautioning Organizations: VanEck Semiconductor, Asset, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Apple, Devices, JPMorgan, PHLX Semiconductor, Intel, Micron Technology, Micron, UBS, Universal Locations: Taiwan

☆ UBS chief's surprise return to the Swiss banking giant bagged him a $15.9 million paycheck
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Newly appointed UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti (R) speaks with UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher during a press conference in Zurich on March 29, 2023. UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti earned 14.4 million Swiss francs ($15.9 million) in 2023 after his surprise return at the helm of the Swiss banking giant, following its takeover of stricken rival Credit Suisse. Hamers earned 12.6 million Swiss francs in 2022 during his last full year as CEO, according to UBS' annual report published on Thursday. In total, the bank's executive board picked up a 140.3 million Swiss franc pay package in 2023, a significant increase from the previous year's 106.9 million francs. UBS shares have gained more than 52% since Ermotti took the reins on April 5, 2023.

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Colm Kelleher, Ermotti, Ralph Hamers, Hamers Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse Locations: Zurich, Swiss

LONDON (AP) — A British financial trader, who has been described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis, lost his appeal Wednesday to have his conviction quashed. At a three-day hearing in London earlier this month, the men’s lawyers argued that their convictions were “unsafe” and should be quashed. An appeal to the Supreme Court has to be made within 14 days. The scandal emerged in 2012 when some banks were accused of submitting fake numbers on purpose to have the LIBOR set at a rate that better suited them. LIBOR has been phased out in recent years, partly because it was seen by many as worsening the 2008 financial crisis.

Persons: —, Tom Hayes, Hayes, Carlo Palombo, Palombo, dishonestly, “, LIBOR Organizations: Citigroup, Switzerland's UBS, London Inter, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, of Justice, Supreme, U.S Locations: British, U.S, London, France, Germany

☆ UBS discusses outlook for U.S. rates and stock market
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | 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 EmailUBS discusses outlook for U.S. rates and stock marketAdrian Zuercher, head global asset allocation and co-head global investment management Asia-Pacific at UBS Global Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for U.S. interest rates.

Persons: Adrian Zuercher Organizations: UBS, UBS Global Wealth Management Locations: Asia, Pacific

☆ Disney proxy battle heats up: Here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | 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 EmailDisney proxy battle heats up: Here's what you need to knowJohn Hodulik, UBS media and telecom analyst, and James Stewart, New York Times columnist, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss what to expect from Disney's proxy battle, the outlook for Disney's direct-to-consumer business, and more.

Persons: John Hodulik, James Stewart Organizations: UBS, James Stewart , New York Times Locations: James Stewart ,

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