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It's big what happens to Jules," Freeman told Reuters of the film, which premiered at the Berlinale film festival last Sunday. For George MacKay, playing the role of Preston was a chance to tap into currents in his own personality. While the film will especially appeal to LGBTQ+ viewers, its moving human story and racy plot has something for everyone, Freeman said. "This is a film that is for queer audiences, but it's also a film for all audiences," he said. "The queer is a label that we proudly attach to it, but it's not all that it is."

☆ Morning Bid: Don't break my heart
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sure, there are a few pundits warning about inflation, but the market is clearly screaming at the top of its lungs that inflation worries are misplaced." Economists polled by Reuters expect Tuesday's CPI reading to show headline prices and the core CPI gaining 0.5% and 0.4% month-over-month for January, respectively. Asian shares edged up on Tuesday, while the yen recouped losses as Japan nominated a new central bank governor. This would mark their first face-to-face talks after the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese spy balloon and other flying objects. Meanwhile, Qatari investors are preparing to make a bid to buy Premier League club Manchester United in the coming days, Bloomberg reported.

☆ Retail investor risk appetite improves with AI stocks leading
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Retail investors had a poor year in 2022, with the average portfolio ending the year down around 35% from all-time highs, Vanda Research previously estimated. However, retail investors have shown renewed interest in the early part of 2023. Meanwhile, shares of early meme stocks GameStop (GME.N) and AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) have pared some losses after last year's tumble. "Investor enthusiasm is also attracting short-sellers that are skeptical about some of the resulting valuations," said Evan Niu, an analyst at Ortex, which tracks real-time short interest data. AI software firm Veritone (VERI.O), SoundHound and BigBear.ai also show a pick up in short interest, Ortex data showed.

☆ There's a middle ground between burning yourself out and quiet quitting: 'enoughness'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There's a middle ground between quiet quitting and burning yourself out: it's called "enoughness." But not so much that it controls your life and you don't have energy for yourself. According to Robert Kelley, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, there's a word for what many of us are seeking: "enoughness." We don't want to slack off, or even quiet quit, but we're less willing to make our jobs our top concern. "Very few people get recharged from their work," Kelley said.

☆ Amazon to start charging delivery fees on Fresh grocery orders under $150
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon will start charging delivery fees for Fresh grocery orders that are less than $150, in a move it said will help keep prices low on its services. Beginning Feb. 28, Prime members who want home delivery from Amazon Fresh will incur a $9.95 delivery fee for orders below $50, while orders between $50 and $100 will include a $6.95 delivery fee, and orders between $100 and $150 will have a $3.95 delivery fee, the company said in a note to customers viewed by CNBC. Only Prime members can use the Amazon Fresh delivery service, although anybody can shop at an Amazon Fresh grocery store. Amazon previously guaranteed members of its $139-a-year Prime service free delivery on Fresh orders over $35. In 2021, Amazon added a $10 service fee for Whole Foods delivery orders to Prime members, after previously offering them for no extra charge.

☆ Approach to Covid needs to be recalibrated to reduce risks, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | 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 EmailApproach to Covid needs to be recalibrated to reduce risks, expert saysPeter Drobac, director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford, talks to "Squawk Box Europe" about how we should deal with Covid as we enter 2023.

☆ Geodis’s Marie-Christine Lombard Sees Global Forces Continuing to Reshape Trade Flows
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Newsletter Sign-up The Logistics Report Top news and in-depth analysis on the world of logistics, from supply chain to transport and technology. MS. LOMBARD: The supply chain used to be quite seamless and fluid. The world order has a huge impact on the supply chain and its stability. The difference is that the supply chain itself was not disrupted. The entire supply chain is being rethought and recalibrated and re-costed.

"Oh FFS (for fuck's sake)," former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves said on Twitter, encapsulating the general feeling among many of France's eastern allies. The annoyance among eastern allies has undermined Macron's own policy agenda to beef up European "strategic autonomy" separate from the U.S.-led NATO umbrella, with eastern allies now trusting the United States more for their defence. An eastern European diplomat said Macron had "misread" Russia once and the fear was he would do so again. The backbone of Macron's foreign policy since 2017 has been to launch initiatives and go against the grain. However, an increasing number of critics and allies see his thrust on Russia as his major foreign policy mistake.

☆ CNN is notifying staff of layoffs as Warner Bros. Discovery seeks further cost reductions. Read CEO Chris Licht's memo to staff about the cuts.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CNN is executing a huge layoff plan starting today, according to a company memo sent out by CEO Chris Licht. CNN CEO Chris Licht notified employees today that the news organization will begin lay-offs as part of a cost reduction effort implemented by parent company Warner Bros. On Thursday, CNN employees will learn if they are impacted. Read Licht's full memo below:To my CNN colleagues,Our people are the heart and soul of this organization. Tomorrow, we will notify impacted employees, and tomorrow afternoon I will follow up with more details on these changes.

☆ Brazil votes in heated Bolsonaro vs. Lula presidential runoff
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Anthony Boadle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Bolsonaro has vowed to consolidate a sharp conservative turn in Brazilian politics after a presidency marred by the pandemic. Lula promises more social and environmental responsibility, recalling the rising prosperity of his 2003-2010 presidency, before corruption scandals tarred his Workers Party. Several polls showed the race between them tightening in the final week, with Bolsonaro eroding a slight lead for Lula. Bolsonaro outperformed opinion polls in the first round of voting on Oct. 2 among a field of 11 candidates. POST-ELECTION CONCERNSBrazil's electoral authorities are preparing for a narrow result, which Bolsonaro may contest if he loses.

☆ These five stocks are best positioned for long-term growth, Goldman analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman Sachs said this week that there are a bunch of stocks that are poised for long-term growth. "PEP remains very well positioned given its strong brand portfolio and long-term growth opportunities in Beverages," she wrote. Tesla "Mixed 3Q report; Company remains well positioned for long-term growth in part from potential cost and EPS drivers. BlackRock "Macro hurdles persist, but long-term growth outlook remains. … PEP remains very well positioned given its strong brand portfolio and long-term growth opportunities in Beverages."

☆ ECB hikes rates by 75 basis points and scales back support for European banks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The European Central Bank announced Thursday a 75-basis-point interest rate hike — its third consecutive increase this year — while also scaling back support for European banks. These are a tool that provides European banks with attractive borrowing conditions, designed to incentivize lending to the real economy. However, because the ECB has been increasing rates faster than expected in the face of soaring inflation, European lenders are benefiting from both TLTROs and higher interest rates. This will see the cost of lending for banks rise significantly under the scheme. Further details on the new conditions for European banks will be published at 2:45 p.m. London time.

☆ Shopify shares pop 18% on smaller-than-expected loss
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Shopify jumped 18% after the e-commerce company reported earnings that beat Wall Street's revenue estimates and a narrower-than-expected loss for the third quarter. Loss per share : loss of $0.02, adjusted, vs. loss of 0.07 expected by analysts according to Refinitiv. : loss of $0.02, adjusted, vs. loss of 0.07 expected by analysts according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $1.37 billion vs $1.33 billion expected, according to Refinitiv. Revenue was up 22% from the same quarter last year, but Shopify said the strong U.S. dollar weighed on its sales.

☆ Larry Summers blasts UK tax cuts as 'utterly irresponsible' and warns of possible contagion
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The sudden sell-off in the pound and U.K. bond markets led economists to anticipate more aggressive interest rate hikes from the Bank of England . I was surprised when the new chancellor spoke over the weekend of the need for even more tax cuts," Summers said on Twitter. U.K. inflation unexpectedly fell to 9.9% in August, and analysts recalibrated their eye-watering expectations after the government stepped in to cap annual household energy bills. 'Emerging market currency crisis'Sterling has fallen by roughly 7-8% on a trade-weighted basis in less than two months, and strategists at Dutch bank ING noted Tuesday that traded volatility levels for the pound are "those you would expect during an emerging market currency crisis." The likening of the U.K. to an emerging market economy has become more prevalent among market commentators in recent days.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File PhotoNEW YORK/LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Global investors are preparing for more market mayhem after a monumental week that whipsawed asset prices around the world, as central banks and governments ramped up their fight against inflation. "It's hard to know what will break where, and when," said Mike Kelly, head of multi-asset at PineBridge Investments (US). "Currency exchange rates ... are now violent in their moves," said David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors. But the murky outlook meant that they were still not cheap enough for some investors. "We are of the view that markets are still massively underestimating the global economic growth hit that is coming," he said.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File PhotoNEW YORK/LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Global investors are preparing for more market mayhem after a monumental week that whipsawed asset prices around the world, as central banks and governments ramped up their fight against inflation. "It's hard to know what will break where, and when," said Mike Kelly, head of multi-asset at PineBridge Investments (US). "Currency exchange rates ... are now violent in their moves," said David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors. The fallout from the hectic week exacerbated trends for stocks and bonds that have been in place all year, pushing down prices for both asset classes. "We are of the view that markets are still massively underestimating the global economic growth hit that is coming," he said.

☆ Despite Biden's assurances, Middle East militaries are buying their own weapons to take on Iran at sea and in the air
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been investing heavily in new military hardware in order to Iran. The Royal Saudi Air Force's core strength are its 232 F-15 Eagles, at least 84 of which are F-15SA variants designed specifically for Saudi Arabia. A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 at King Faisal Air Base in Saudi Arabia in February 2021. US and Bahraini officials in front of unmanned naval vessels at at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in Manama in January. US Navy/MCS1 Mark Thomas MahmodIMX 2022 was also the first time Israel and Saudi Arabia, which don't have diplomatic relations, officially took part in an exercise together.

☆ Why Joe Biden thinks he's never too old to be your president
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

As the oldest sitting president, he's raising concerns about how long he can continue governing. Republicans — including Trump — have gleefully seized on Biden's verbal misadventures, such as when he called his vice president "President Harris." President Joe Biden drives the Ford's new all-electric F-150 Lightning in Dearborn, Michigan. Ruggerio described the idea that Joe Biden is diminished or can't remember things as "bull crap." Cox said that while he thinks Biden is "still Joe" and still capable, he worries that Biden's age is a problem.

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