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☆ Sheffield United seal Premier League promotion with 2-0 win over West Brom
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 26 (Reuters) - Sheffield United secured automatic promotion to the Premier League with three games to spare after Wednesday's 2-0 home victory over West Bromwich Albion ensured they will finish second in the Championship behind champions Burnley. The Blades will return to the Premier League after two seasons, having been relegated in the 2020-21 campaign in which they finished bottom of the table. "We want to give back to the club and fans, I came here when we were in the Premier League and now we're back where we need to be." The top two in the division are promoted to the Premier League while the teams that finish third to sixth go into the playoffs to fight for the final spot. Promotion can be worth over 300 million pounds ($373.95 million) over five seasons if a club survives their first season in the Premier League - according to last year's Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance.

☆ Piper Sandler says this struggling bank stock is not the next SVB, buy the dip
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PacWest Bancorp has withstood large withdrawals in deposits, and the regional bank stock is now set up for a rebound, according to Piper Sander. PacWest was one of several regional banks that saw deposits pulled by customers in the aftermath of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. PACW 1M mountain PacWest's stock has dropped sharply since the failure of SVB. The company also said Wednesday that deposits have stabilized and that it had decided against a capital raise. Piper Sandler has a price target of $33 per share for PacWest, which is more than 200% above where the stock closed on Wednesday.

☆ The 4-day workweek may not be the answer to workplace productivity and flexibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The four-day workweek was also discussed in a panel at the World Economic Forum earlier this year. "We have had a static, for many countries, five-day week for about a century," Grant said Thursday at his panel discussion called "The Four-Day Week." While a four-day workweek seems like an obvious answer, there are some key factors to consider before making the change, they agreed. But there are productivity benefits to giving employees more time to invest in themselves, which could come through the four-day workweek or other rescheduling methods. Flexibility through reorganizationWhether it be a four-day workweek or another method of schedule restructuring, a focus on both flexibility and productivity also benefits companies, van 't Noordende said.

☆ Has the Basic Black Dress Disappeared?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Christine Lennon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

AS A BABY EDITOR at fashion magazines in the 1990s, I was raised on a steady visual diet of the chicest black clothes. The office grown-ups at Harper’s Bazaar, W and Vogue would glide down the halls in form-fitting knits or svelte Helmut Lang pants that grazed their Manolo Blahnik BB pumps. Their sleek black Jil Sander suits and pencil skirts were constructed with care. My middle-aged years, it seemed, were going to be sartorially amazing: Choosing an artful black wardrobe would give me license to ignore lesser trends, signify maturity and fill my closet with essentials to rely on for decades—especially once I had the financial leeway to splurge on quality pieces. My commute is 30 feet to an office above our garage, my co-workers two terriers that shed shamelessly, leaving anything I wear covered in hair.

☆ Howard Schultz declined Bernie Sanders’ request to testify before Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Dayun Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Howard Schultz has declined Bernie Sanders’ request to testify before Congress. While Starbucks Workers United has sought better pay and benefits, the company has apparently put efforts into retaliating against workers who tried to unionize. About 100 Starbucks stores across the U.S staged a three-day strike in December, following a one-day strike in November, to protest unfair labor practices. One of the main reasons Starbucks workers organized is to hold billionaire executives, like Schultz, accountable for their actions,” Starbucks Workers United said in a statement to CNN. A total of 338 Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since 2021, 282 have been certified across 36 states and 56 didn’t get certified.

☆ Ford to cut 11% of its European workforce in EV push
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Ford has announced plans to axe 3,800 jobs across Europe, citing difficult economic conditions and its major push toward electric vehicles. Economic pressureThe job cuts also come on the back of “unprecedented economic and geopolitical headwinds” in the region, a Ford spokesperson told CNN. The past year has been difficult for European manufacturers. The eye-watering costs weighed on producers, causing some to slash production, relocate parts of their operations outside Europe, and lay off staff. Wholesale gas prices — a key input for much of Europe’s heavy industry — are now back to their pre-war levels.

☆ Ford to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe in shift to electric vehicle production
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Automaker Ford on Tuesday said it intends to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years to adopt a "leaner" structure as it focuses on electric vehicle production. The company plans to slash 2,300 jobs in production development and administration in Germany, 1,300 in the U.K. and 200 posts elsewhere in Europe. It said it will retain roughly 3,400 engineering roles in Europe, focused on vehicle design and development, alongside the creation of linked services. The company expects production of its first European-built electric passenger vehicle to start later this year. "Paving the way to a sustainably profitable future for Ford in Europe requires broad-based actions and changes in the way we develop, build, and sell Ford vehicles.

☆ Ford to cut 3,800 engineering, administration jobs in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Ford (F.N) plans to cut 3,800 product development and administration jobs in Europe in the next three years, the company said on Tuesday, citing rising costs and the need for a leaner structure as it pivots production to electric vehicles. The news comes as a blow to unions who said in late January the worst-case scenario was 2,500 job cuts in Europe in product development and a further 700 in administration. The cuts were needed to "revitalise business in Europe", Ford said in a statement. Lawler also said at the time that productivity of engineers in Europe was 25-30% lower than it should be. Ford is due to launch its first electric vehicle in Europe built on Volkswagen's MEB platform in Cologne later this year and is considering bringing a Ford platform to Europe, possibly to its plant in Valencia, Sander said.

☆ Want Big-Skirt Energy? How to Master the Statement Look
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Fiorella Valdesolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

A drenching is always amusing, but it’s her tutu that makes that scene indelible. The show’s costume designer, Patricia Field, was insistent on the garment, saying in an interview, “Whatever she’s wearing has to be completely original to last in time.”That iconic look embodies “big-skirt energy,” a mood dominating the resort and spring 2023 collections. A skirt needn’t literally be big to possess BSE. But whether maxi or midi, spangled or satin, printed or plain, it must project outsize attitude. And women are gravitating to that, reports Marc Rofsky, a buying director at e-commerce site Moda Operandi, who’s seen year-over-year, double-digit growth in skirts between October and January 2023.

☆ Enjoy Smashing Things to Bits? Make $650,000 Crushing Everyday Objects Online
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( John Keilman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Paul Roth used to fire up his belt sander when he was building something. Now he does it to make something disappear. Mr. Roth, a 34-year-old home-remodeler from Hazelwood, Mo., has TikTok and YouTube channels in which he feeds toys, cellphones, candy and other items into his sander until they vanish against the grit. Viewers grimace but can’t stop watching. When he sanded the face off a Thomas the Tank Engine, one commenter said: “Well, there goes my childhood down the drain.”

☆ The rising cost of living isn't the only reason many in Asia are putting off retirement, Randstad says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Workers surveyed in China are the least likely to retire as soon as possible — even "in an ideal world," Randstad said. Edwin Tan | E+ | Getty ImagesThe cost of living crisis is delaying the retirement plans of working professionals worldwide, said recruitment agency Randstad. Its latest Workmonitor report found that only half of surveyed workers believe they can permanently leave the workforce before they turn 65, down from 61% last year. The annual report surveyed 35,000 people across 34 markets for their sentiments on the world of work. Workers feel they "need" work in their lives because having a stable job allows them to "feel valued and respected" by their peers, he added.

☆ Estee Lauder's latest Wall Street endorsement underscores our long-held view on the company
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Chinese market is a "vastly underappreciated opportunity" for Estee Lauder, analysts at Piper Sandler wrote in a research note. U.S.-based Estee Lauder, which manufactures luxury skin-care products, makeup and fragrances, relies on China for more than a third of total sales. Looking ahead, Piper Sandler sees massive growth potential for Estee Lauder's stock in 2023. Oppenheimer maintained a $300 per-share price target on Estee Lauder and outperform rating. An Estee Lauder pop-up store is seen inside daimaru Department Store on Nanjing Road Pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, August 6, 2021.

☆ Why the 4-day work week isn't the kind of perk most workers want: It's 'an upper-class issue'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Four-day work week trials across the world have been successful for both employers and workers. But when it comes to the four-day work week, that's "an upper-class issue," Gennip said. "They're happy to do a 15-hour stretch, but they want an eight-hour break"Recent studies show that four-day work trials have been big successes. "We have Amazon workers who do four-day work weeks, but ten hours days, and they would prefer five eight-hour days." "Some people would rather have a five-day work week and have six weeks off," she said.

☆ A Dutch executive chides Americans for not taking more vacation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some US workers aren't provided much vacation, while others are leaving unused days on the table. Including paid holidays as well as vacation days, the average American took over 20 days off between 1978 and 2000, but this has fallen to roughly 17 days in recent years. The fact that many vacation days are left unused is even more notable when one considers how few vacation days most Americans have to begin with when compared to the rest of the world. The US is the only country in the OECD, a group of 38 of the world's most developed nations, that does not require businesses to offer any paid vacation or paid holidays. For these people — many of whom are among the lowest-wage workers — choosing to not use all of their vacation days isn't even an option.

☆ The 4-day workweek may not be the answer to workplace productivity and flexibility, Davos panelists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, included a panel on the four-day workweek. "We have had a static, for many countries, five-day week for about a century," Grant said Thursday at his panel discussion called "The Four-Day Week." While a four-day workweek seems like an obvious answer, there are some key factors to consider before making the change, they agreed. The four-day week "is very much a discussion for the upper class," van Gennip said. Flexibility through reorganizationWhether it be a four-day workweek or another method of schedule restructuring, a focus on both flexibility and productivity also benefits companies, van 't Noordende said.

☆ Talent scarcity is here to stay, warns Randstad CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | 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 EmailTalent scarcity is here to stay, warns Randstad CEOSander van't Noordende, CEO of global staffing company Randstad, discusses the changing nature of work, and his outlook for employment in Europe.

☆ An architect shares interior-design upgrades for 4 rooms in your home for an extra-cozy winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NYC architect and designer Michael Gabellini recommended four upgrades to make a home extra cozy. His clients may demand luxury, but that doesn't mean that some upgrades can't be affordable. Install heated walls in the bathroomGabellini Sheppard designed the interiors for 611 West 56th Street in New York, with bathrooms that include heated floors. He's seeing a growing demand for heated walls, which are already popular in Germany. Gabellini SheppardYou've heard of heated floors — and now, heated walls — but what about heated countertops?

☆ Rapid tests for Covid, RSV and flu are available in Europe. What's stopping them in the U.S.?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Aria-Bendix-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Aria Bendix | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But unlike Covid tests, which are available over the counter, RSV and flu tests must be performed at a doctor’s office or ordered via prescription. The rapid test from Brus' photo, however, is available in the European Union, and the manufacturer has certified that it meets the E.U. The FDA said it strongly supports at-home tests for respiratory viruses, including combination tests for flu and Covid. Unlike Covid tests, Butler-Wu said, there have been fewer opportunities to study whether rapid flu tests can be administered in the shallower part of the nose and maintain their accuracy. Butler-Wu said rapid flu tests given by medical professionals are generally about 60% sensitive, meaning they produce false negatives about 40% of the time.

☆ In California, two Asian Americans fight for a seat in the House — and with each other
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

As the midterms loom, one key House race in California is drawing significant attention both to Asian Americans in the district, and from them. The race features a rare matchup between two Asian Americans, and the result hinges on Asian Americans, who make up about a third of the district’s voters. “I think here, we’re seeing a wake-up call,” Connie Chung Joe, chief executive of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, told NBC News. Within the electorate, almost half are of Vietnamese descent, one of the few Asian American groups that tends to lean right. It’s something, Joe said, that white candidates, for example, can “take for granted.”But Wong added that accusing another Asian American candidate of being disloyal “hurts the whole Asian American community.”As fiery as the race has been, it’s also reflective of a political maturation within the Asian American community, experts say.

☆ Uniqlo operator posts record annual profit despite China slump
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Ritsuko AndoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Fast Retailing Co, owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, reported record full-year profit on Thursday despite a continuing slump in China, its biggest overseas market. Operating profit was 297.3 billion yen ($2.02 billion) in the 12 months through August compared with 249 billion yen a year earlier. That surpassed the company’s guidance and the consensus forecast of 291 billion yen, according to the average of 12 analyst estimates from Refinitiv. Fast Retailing saw a slight increase in sales in mainland China for the year while operating profit slid 17% amid stringent COVID 19-related controls. Profit will rise to 350 billion yen next fiscal year, the company forecast.

☆ Fights over political lines have fueled the aging of America's government. But that may be changing.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Grace Panetta | Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Redistricting and fights over political lines have fueled the aging of America's government. Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois outside a January 6 committee hearing on June 13, 2022. Partisan gerrymandering, the redrawing of political district lines to favor one political party over the other, has gotten increasingly tactical. In all, 14 House incumbents lost renomination in 2022, the highest number in a single cycle since 1992. If you're a Democrat in a Republican district, your days are probably numbered."

☆ Ce avere are arbitrul care va conduce Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesCe avere are arbitrul care va conduce Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020 programată duminică, ora 22:00, pe Wembley, va fi condusă de centralul olandez în vârstă de 48 de ani Bjorn Kuipers. Purtător al ecusonului FIFA din 2006, olandezul licențiat în administrarea afacerilor e considerat cel mai bogat arbitru din lume. Bjorn Kuipers e co-fondator în Olanda al lanțului de supermarket-uri Jumbo Kuipers, iar AS.com îl caracteriza în urmă cu trei ani "probabil unicul arbitru milionar din fotbalul mondial". Potrivit publicației spaniole, centralul olandez ar avea o avere de peste 12 milioane de euro strânsă din afacerea profitabilă pusă pe picioare. Kuipers îi va avea asistenți în finala EURO 2020 pe olandezii Sander van Roekel și Erwin Zeinstra, iar al patrulea arbitru va fi Carlos Del Cerro Grande.

Persons: Bjorn, Max Verstappen, Kuipers, ., Sander van Roekel, Erwin Zeinstra, Carlos Organizations: EURO, Wembley, FIFA, olandeză, Daily Mail, Liga Campionilor, Mondiale Locations: Italia, Anglia, olandez, Olanda, Danemarca, Belgia, Spania, Slovacia, Cehia, Europa League, Cerro Grande

☆ STUDIU: Incendiile ''zombie'' riscă să fie ''mai frecvente şi mai catastrofale'' odată cu schimbarea climei
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Într-un an, însă, ''incendiile zombie'' au fost responsabile de 38% dintre regiunile arse, scrie agerpres.ro. Pe măsură ce schimbările climatice aridizează peisajele şi conduc la creşterea numărului de incendii violente pe perioada verii, aceste ''incendii zombie'' vor deveni probabil mai frecvente, a precizat cercetătorul. Pentru a calcula amploarea ''incendiilor zombie'' dintr-o zonă, cercetătorii au conceput un algoritm computerizat care ia în considerare imaginile satelitare, datele privind fulgerel şi prezenţa umană şi infrastructura. Pentru a supravieţui pe timpul iernii, incendiile trebuie să ardă la temperaturi deosebit de ridicate şi în profunzime, sugerează studiul. ''Ceea ce în trecut a fost un fenomen relativ rar ar putea deveni ceva mai frecvent şi mai catastrofal'', a subliniat Fresco.

Persons: Reuters, Sander Organizations: Universitatea din Locations: ştiinţă, Olanda, Alaska, SUA, Teritoriile de Nord, Vest, Canadei, Amsterdam, Teritoriile de Nord - Vest, Canada, Siberia, Rusiei, Nancy, Universitatea din Alaska, Fairbanks

Campioana Franţei avea nevoie de victorie, dar echipa pregătită de Pep Guardiola a fost cea care a început cu dreptul şi a deschis scorul în min. 11, prin Mahrez, algerian născut la Paris, cu un şut din unghi, după un şut blocat al lui De Bruyne. Formaţia antrenată de Pochettino a trecut din nou pe lângă gol câteva minute mai târziu (19), când Bernardo Silva a fost deposedat de minge, iar Di Maria a şutat pe lângă poarta părăsită pentru moment de Ederson. Angel Di Maria, 6. Cartonaş roşu: Di Maria (69).

Persons: Pep Guardiola, PSG, Marquinhos, Bernardo Silva, Di, Oaspeţii, portughezul Ruben Dias, Di Maria, Navas, Paris Saint - Germain, Ederson, . Kyle Walker, John Stones, . Ruben Dias, Oleksandr, Raheem, Ilkay, Riyad, Kevin, Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden, Sergio Aguero, Zack Steffen, Scott Carson, 6, Nathan Ake, Aymeric, Torres, Benjamin Mendy, Keylor, Alessandro Florenzi, Colin Dagba, Presnel, Abdou, Mitchel Bakker, Ander Herrera, Julian Draxler, Leandro Daniel Paredes, Danilo Pereira, Marco, Mauro Icardi, Moise Kean, Sergio Rico, Mathyas, Thilo, Kylian, Pablo Sarabia, Layvin, Sander, Roekel, Erwin Zeinstra, Boekel, Dennis Higler, Danilo, Maria Organizations: City, Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester Locations: PSG, algerian, Paris, Istanbul, Paris Saint -, Olanda, Grecia, Pol

☆ Vitamina D și COVID-19. Care este adevărul despre "leacul miraculos"
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +5 min

Ce rol ar avea vitamina D în tratarea COVID-19 a fost una dintre întrebările care încă subzistă la mai mult de un an de pandemie, scrie digi24.ro. Hidroxiclorochina, Ivermectina și vitamina D - toate sunt sau au fost studiate. Documentul a fost distribuit pe scară largă în mediul online, dar apoi a fost retras din cauza îngrijorărilor privind acuratețea cercetării. Potrivit medicului, deși deficiența de vitamina D a fost un factor de risc stabilit în rândul persoanelor care mor în terapie intensivă, suplimentarea cu vitamina D nu a reușit să reducă riscul dezvoltat de acești pacienți. Așa se răspândesc mesajele de tipul celor - „nu aveți nevoie de vaccin, puteți lua doar vitamina D”.

Persons: ., David Davis, Dr . Baluja, Van der Linden Organizations: BBC, Universitatea din Locations: Universitatea din Barcelona, Spania, Universitatea din Cambridge

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