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☆ I 'quiet quit' my accounting job in my 30s. It was the right decision and helped me determine what truly makes me happy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But she realized her job wasn't making her happy and became a "quiet quitter." AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Heather Doran, a 43-year-old in Mississippi, about "quiet quitting" at work. Roughly three years into the role, I started "quiet quitting." But "quiet quitting" is about going back to just doing the job we were hired to do, which isn't lazy. AdvertisementDo you have a "quiet quitting" story you want to share with Business Insider?

Persons: Heather Doran, she'd, —, We're, We'll, I'd Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Mississippi, South Carolina, I've

☆ I wish I'd dropped out of college. Graduating with a degree didn't justify my now-mounting debt.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Eibhlis Gale-Coleman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But, in hindsight, I wish I'd dropped out just to save myself on my now-mounting debt. Since then, nobody has asked me about my college degree. AdvertisementI believe my best — and safest — bet would have been to switch to an online degree when the pandemic first hit. It just goes to show that sometimes, a bit of risk-taking can pay off; I wish I'd been bolder. I'll definitely chalk up my university experience as "You live, and you learn" territory; I still really enjoyed aspects of my college experience.

Persons: —, I'd, I'm, I've, Little, it's Organizations: Service, Citadel

☆ Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya win the New York City Marathon
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK — Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won the men’s race at the New York City Marathon on Sunday and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the women’s event. Chepkirui was running New York for the first time and pulled away from defending champion Hellen Obiri in the women’s race. Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui crosses the finish line to win the women's elite race in the New York City Marathon on Sunday. The weather was perfect to run in with temperatures in the lower 40s when the race started. Last year, it was 61 degrees when the race started.

Persons: Abdi Nageeye, Sheila Chepkirui, Nageeye, Evans Chebet, Chebet, Chepkirui, Hellen Obiri, Obiri, Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui, Andrew Kelly, Reuters Obiri, Mary Keitany, Vivian Cheruiyot, Tamirat Tola, Albert Korir, Conner Mantz, Sara Vaughn, Vaughn, Marcel Hug, Daniel Romanchuk, Susannah Scaroni Organizations: New York City Marathon, Reuters, Kenya, Paris Olympic, Chicago Locations: Netherlands, Kenya, Central, New York, COVID, Staten Island, Central Park

In October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that high-risk adults get a second updated Covid vaccine to bolster their protection against the virus. No other vaccines are given at such a high frequency, but experts say there’s no reason to believe that the vaccines — and in particular, the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna — aren’t effective. Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines were the first to use mRNA technology to induce immunity to a virus, an approach that proved critical in the early days of the pandemic because mRNA vaccines can be developed much faster than traditional vaccines. Despite the CDC recommending an additional shot, there’s no evidence that the mRNA vaccines aren’t working as expected, said Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunology at the Yale School of Medicine. In a perfect world, the Covid vaccines would be able to be updated much faster to match the strains in circulation.

Persons: Akiko Iwasaki, Iwasaki, —, ”, Ashish Jha, ” Jha, “, Jha, I’ve, “ Topping, John Wherry, ” Wherry, Anna Durbin, ” Durkin, we’ll Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Pfizer, Moderna, CDC, Yale School of Medicine, Emory University, Brown University School of Public Health, White, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

☆ Why flights to Europe are the cheapest they've been in years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A tourist takes a photo as the Acropolis’ Propylaea are seen in the background, in Athens, Greece, on June 28, 2024. Flights between the U.S. and Europe have not been this cheap in three years, when many countries were just lifting Covid-19 era rules. According to flight-tracking company Hopper, "good deal" fares across the Atlantic to Europe are averaging $578 in November, down from $619 a year earlier. Many airlines from financially troubled Spirit Airlines to profitable Southwest Airlines have cut flights or trimmed growth plans into next year, which has helped keep U.S. fares firm. Aircraft scarcity is also limiting airlines from adding many flights.

Persons: Brett Snyder, Hopper Organizations: U.S, Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines Locations: Athens, Greece, Europe, Hopper .

☆ The US presidential election is 2 days away. Here's where things stand.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Harris and Trump are campaigning in swing states as they make their final appeals to voters. AdvertisementWith Election Day on Tuesday, the end is in sight for what has been a contentious US presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. It wasn't long before Harris began to narrow the gap between the Democrats and the GOP in the presidential race. Now, millions of women live in states with near-total abortion bans, while millions of other women live in states where abortion rights have been strengthened. In the closing days of the race, Harris has heavily emphasized the issue, which also helped Democrats in the 2022 midterms.

Persons: Harris, Trump, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Brandon Bell, Barack Obama, ANGELA WEISS, Roe, Wade Organizations: Service, Democratic, Democratic Party, GOP, Congressional, Getty Images, Nebraska's, Nebraska's Omaha, Sun, Biden, Trump, Getty, New York Times, Siena College Locations: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Getty Images Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, United States, Siena

☆ TGI Friday’s operator files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid financial woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

TGI Fridays, an American casual dining chain, said on Saturday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after grappling with prolonged financial challenges and a collapsed deal with UK-based Hostmore. Privately owned by TriArtisan Capital Advisors, TGI Fridays has been a beloved dining destination since its inaugural bar opened in Manhattan, New York, over five decades ago, in 1965. TGI Fridays, owner and operator of 39 domestic “Thank God it’s Friday!” restaurants, said it maintains operations across its corporate-owned ‘happy hour’ dining places in the U.S., adding that it has secured a financing commitment to support operations. Rohit Manocha, executive chairman of TGI Fridays, said: “The primary driver of our financial challenges resulted from COVID-19 and our capital structure. Hostmore, which operated TGI Fridays in Britain through its unit Thursdays (UK), saw its shares crash 90% after the news, and later announced its intention to enter administration, overwhelmed by debt.

Persons: God, Rohit Manocha, ” Organizations: U.S, Northern, Northern District of, TriArtisan Capital Advisors Locations: American, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, Manhattan , New York, U.S, COVID, British, Britain

Here are five keys to Harris’ bid to make history and become the first woman, the first Black woman and the first Indian American person to become president. Harris cannot afford much slippage with these groups, which are full of low-propensity voters who need encouragement to turn out. Here are five keys to a Trump victoryBut will that curiosity materialize into actual votes for Trump at the ballot box? They could give Harris a crucial boost because these voters tend to reliably turn out in election after election. In addition, Trump has campaigned heavily on the fears of migration and blamed Harris for chaos at the southern border.

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☆ TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —TGI Fridays Inc., the American casual dining chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Saturday. The bankruptcy affects TGI Fridays’ parent company, which operates 39 restaurants, and not the franchisees that control the remaining locations. TGI Fridays is privately owned by TriArtisan Capital Advisors, a private equity firm, so financial results aren’t released. In September, TGI Fridays’ operations in the United Kingdom also ran into trouble. TGI Fridays joins Red Lobster and Buca di Beppo chains, both of which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in recent months.

Persons: ”, “, Rohit Manocha, ” John Bringardner, Tiffany, aren’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, TriArtisan Capital Advisors, It’s Locations: New York, Manhattan, United States, United Kingdom

☆ TGI Friday's files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

TGI Friday's Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on November 2. Manocha said the "primary driver" of TGI Friday's financial struggles "resulted from COVID-19 and our capital structure." Few customers want to spend time and money at a casual dining restaurant, and many of them are dated." AdvertisementAhead of Saturday's announcement, TGI Friday's had faced a string of location closures as pressure on the business mounted. Business Insider has contacted TGI Friday's for comment.

Persons: —, Rohit Manocha, Manocha, Tim Powell, Powell, Friday's, TGI Friday's Organizations: Friday's Inc, Service, Inc, Northern District of Texas Locations: Northern District, COVID, sameness

☆ 4 retail stocks that look good even if the holiday shopping season is soft
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The holiday shopping season is upon us, and our retail stocks are well-positioned to thrive, according to Wall Street research firm Telsey Advisory Group. Telsey Advisory expects value-seeking to be a key theme among shoppers this year, which puts companies with reputations for good deals on solid ground. Overall, the firm expects holiday retail sales up between 3% to 3.5% this year, compared with 4.6% growth last year and a 5.4% increase in 2022. Costco has had a good year so far, and that should continue in the final months of 2024, Telsey Advisory argued. Big picture Telsey Advisory selecting these four Club stocks as preferred names this holiday season reflects their competitive chops within their respective categories.

Persons: Dana Telsey, Milton, we've, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Thomas Trutschel Organizations: Telsey Advisory, Costco, TJX Companies, Telsey, Walmart, CNBC, National Retail Federation, Hurricanes, U.S, Amazon Prime, Photothek, Getty

☆ How Russian ‘dirty money’ risks rigging this European country’s presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

If other Kremlin-friendly parties swing their support behind him, the second round will be extremely close. Both the Kremlin and Shor have denied interference, but Moldovan officials have warned the second vote could also be targeted by similar schemes. He has called for a “reset” of relations with Moscow and said he would be willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, while maintaining he is committed to joining the EU. As a result, his platform is a mix of contradictory policies, said Samurokov: “You either support European integration, or you want to promote cooperation with Moscow. Evgenia Novozhenina/ReutersStill, Moldovan officials are braced for a second round of voting marred by pro-Russian meddling.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Sandu –, Moscow –, Stoianoglo, Vladislav Culiomza, Reuters Sandu, Valeriu Pasha, Ilan Shor, Shor, ” Maksim Samorukov, Sandu’s, ”, Vladimir Putin, Evgenia Novozhenina, ” Pasha, Volodymyr Zelensky, “ Organizations: CNN, European Union, EU, Russian Party of Socialists, World Bank, Moscow, Reuters, Reuters Analysts, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Communist Locations: Soviet, Europe, Moldova, European, Ukraine, Harvard, Chisinau, Russian, Russia, Moscow, Transnistria, Georgian, ”, Georgia

☆ Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani, and his dog, steal the show at victory parade
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

They watched as superstar Shohei Ohtani held aloft his dog Decoy – who wore a No. 17 Dodgers jersey with a parade access pass clipped to his collar, and later stood patiently while being petted by young fans. Once the parade made its way to the sun-drenched field of the Dodger Stadium, Ohtani addressed the 42,000 fans there. Congratulations, Los Angeles, thank you fans.”Hundreds of thousands of Dodgers fans celebrated their team's World Series win. The legendary Dodgers pitcher died last month and was honored with a uniform patch displaying his name and number during the World Series.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Ohtani, ”, “ I’m, Etienne Laurent, perfoming “, Dave Roberts, Freddie Freeman, Max, “, Mark J, Terrill, I’ve, we’ve, Freeman, Freeman’s, Fernando Valenzuela’s, Valenzuela Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Dodger, Dodgers, Getty Locations: Los Angeles, LA’s

A decade ago, my husband and I bought a term life insurance policy worth $300,000. "We want enough to cover the mortgage and death expenses," we said to the agent who sold us our life insurance policy over a decade ago. Almost a decade later, we realized that what we planned for wasn't nearly enough life insurance to meet my needs if my husband were to die. Get Life Insurance Quotes Compare affordable life insurance options with Policygenius. The problem of not having enough life insurance seems easy enough to fix — just buy more.

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☆ Record numbers of wealthy Americans are making plans to leave the U.S. after the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A growing number of wealthy Americans are making plans to leave the country in the run-up to Tuesday's election, with many fearing political and social unrest regardless of who wins, according to immigration attorneys. While talk of moving overseas after an election is common, wealth advisors said this time many of the wealthy are already taking action. Volek said that for the first time, wealthy Americans are far and away the company's largest client base, accounting for 20% of its business, or more than any other nationality. He said the number of Americans making plans to move abroad is up at least 30% over last year. A survey by Arton Capital, which advises the wealthy on immigration programs, found that 53% of American millionaires say they're more likely to leave the U.S. after the election, no matter who wins.

Persons: Robert Frank, We've, Dominic Volek, Volek, David Lesperance, Lesperance, it's Organizations: Henley & Partners, Associates, Arton

☆ Biden is beating Trump on stocks. History shows markets do better under Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The S&P 500 enjoyed a compound annual growth rate of 12.1% from Trump’s surprise election in November 2016 through Biden’s 2020 victory, according to CFRA. “The Trump market was so strong because of a combination of very low inflation, very low interest rates and tax cuts,” said Stovall. The S&P 500’s growth rate under Democrats is 10% compared with 6.7% under Republicans, according to CFRA. In those six years since 1945, where such a dynamic has been in place, the S&P 500 has enjoyed a sizzling growth rate of 16.8%. In fact, the market has generally performed better during times of higher, not lower, tax rates across changes in all three categories, BMO found.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump, Biden, Sam Stovall, Stovall, Bill Clinton, Kamala Harris, “ Biden, ” Stovall, Trump, Clinton, “, ”, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CFRA, ” Brian Belski, Richard M, Nixon, George W, Bush, . Bush, –, Richard Nixon, Bush –, ” Belski, Gridlock, Harris, BMO’s Belski Organizations: New, New York CNN, Biden’s, CFRA Research, Biden, Trump, Wall, “, Democrats, Republicans, Gross, Democratic, BMO Capital Markets, Clinton, Congress, Investors, Republican, White, BMO Locations: New York

☆ A new way for Russia to cement its hold on Ukraine: dirt-cheap mortgages
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A major Russian bank launched a 2% mortgage rate that is available only in occupied Ukraine. The incentive is in keeping with other Russian attempts to cement its hold on occupied Ukraine. AdvertisementRussia is debuting a rock-bottom mortgage rate with a catch: it's only available if you live in a warzone. "The aim is to consolidate Russia's long-term presence — through 30-year loans, which is highly unusual in Russia — in the occupied Ukrainian regions," she told Business Insider. Ukraine says Russia has offered financial incentives, up to 5 million rubles or $51,000, to Russians who move there.

Persons: —, VTB, Agathe Demarais, topsy Organizations: Service, Russia's VTB Bank, NATO, geoeconomics, European Council, Foreign Relations, Reuters Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Luhansk, Donetsk, Ukrainian

☆ A woman died after being told it would be a ‘crime’ to intervene in her miscarriage at a Texas hospital
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Cassandra Jaramillo | Kavitha Surana | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

The company did not respond to a detailed list of questions about Barnica’s care. When Barnica’s husband arrived, she told him doctors couldn’t intervene until there was no heartbeat. The law did not account for the possibility of a future emergency, one that could develop in hours or days without intervention, doctors told ProPublica. As the hours passed in the Houston hospital, Barnica couldn’t find relief. Meanwhile, Lima was pulling up Barnica’s medical chart to make an addition to her records.

Persons: ProPublica, Josseli Barnica, Barnica’s, “, ”, Barnica, Susan Mann, Amber Thurman, Candi Miller, Brian Kemp, Donald Trump, Sen, Ted Cruz, Roe, Wade, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Paxton, ” Paxton, ‘, ” Barnica, couldn’t, Shirley Lima, Steven Porter, Leilah, hadn’t, Rosa Elda Calix, Lima, Joel Ross, abetted, Dobbs, Jackson, Biden, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Sherif Zaafran, doesn’t, can’t, he’s, Mariam Elba, Doris Burke, Lizzie Presser Organizations: Barnica’s, Houston Healthcare, Healthcare, Harvard University, Georgia Gov, Fox News, U.S, Supreme, El Salvadoran, OB, ”, HCA Healthcare, HCA, GYN, Texas Medical, CNN, CNN Health Locations: Houston, Texas, Massachusetts, Ohio, Ireland, United States, Georgia, —, U.S, Honduras, Cleveland, But Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, America, Dallas, El Salvador

Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he made “criminally false statements” during closed-door testimony in June 2024. In the Republican-led committee’s referral, it says Cuomo “knowingly and willfully made materially false statements” to the panel during its investigation into the New York’s Covid-19 response. Cuomo also denied having discussions about the July 6 report being peer reviewed, according to the panel, which said documents show otherwise. The panel said Cuomo was not under oath during his testimony but was required to answer questions truthfully to Congress. Cuomo’s plan to centralize the pandemic response in the governor’s office also has received criticism, including from an independent report commissioned by his successor, Gov.

Persons: Andrew Cuomo, General Merrick Garland, Cuomo “, ”, Cuomo, “, Rich Azzopardi, ” Azzopardi, Rita Galvin, Galvin, Elise Stefanik, Brad Wenstrup, ” Wenstrup, “ You’re, Trump, ” Cuomo, Kathy Hochul Organizations: U.S, New York Gov, Department of Justice, Republican, of Health, U.S . Rep, ”, Ohio Republican Locations: New York, “

☆ How Elon Musk turned X into a pro-Trump echo chamber
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

And in recent months, Musk has become one of Trump’s biggest donors and most energetic supporters, turning X into an unofficial house organ for his campaign. On Tuesday, Musk promoted an X Community — a large group of users — called the Election Integrity Community, which was created by his super PAC, America PAC. Musk and X did not respond to requests for comment. Musk has personally boosted many of them, such as @libsoftiktok and the account of conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who was suspended from Twitter before Musk bought it. Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, but X may be his highest-profile political asset.

Persons: Elon Musk, ” Musk, hasn’t, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Musk, Kamala Harris, —, ”, Giulio Corsi, Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi, Weeks, Ron DeSantis, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, misgendering, it’s, newsbrokers, Laura Loomer, Mert Bayar, Corsi, ” Corsi Organizations: Elon, Twitter, NBC News, PAC, America PAC, U.S, University of Cambridge, Trump, Republican, Florida Gov, GOP, University of Washington, UW Center, SpaceX Locations: Pennsylvania, Haiti

☆ I left my Big Tech job to bootstrap my own business. I went from making nearly $300,000 to not paying myself a salary.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Pooja Shah | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In October 2023, Soni Mehra left her Big Tech job to focus on her own home decor business. I was accustomed to working with larger teams in Big Tech, so I've had to get used to balancing multiple tasks. Thankfully, I can rely on savings from my prior Big Tech roles. I no longer make the same salary as I did in Big Tech, but still prioritize spending money on things my partner and I value, like travel. People ask me if I'd ever return to Big Tech.

Persons: Soni Mehra, Mehra, —, Gabrielle Wesley, Uber, I'd, I've, I'm Organizations: Big Tech, Service, Uber, Marble Lotus, Business, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Environmental, University of California, Mars, LinkedIn, Marble, Big, Entrepreneurs Locations: Delhi, India, San Francisco Bay, Berkeley, Mars Wrigley North America, COVID, Big Tech, Bay

☆ Inside Realtors' Fight for Control of America's for-Sale Home Listings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Agents might be emboldened to share listings among private networks of in-the-know brokers rather than market them to everyone. And if the goal is a transparent market that prioritizes consumers, the clear-cooperation policy is a flawed tool. Redfin estimated that in the second quarter of 2019, about 1.7% of listings, or some 18,000 homes, were likely pocketed. In a hot market, it's easier for brokers to market a home off the databases and still get it sold. What has changed since the rule went into effect is brokerages' eagerness to control access to home listings.

Persons: Smart, —, they'll, Brian Boero, Goliath, Davids, MLSes, doesn't, weren't, Joe Schmo, Saul Klein, Howard Hanna's, Howard Hanna IV, Robert Reffkin, Mauricio Umansky, Redfin, Glenn Kelman, Kelman, haven't, Victor Lund, There's, Buckle Organizations: MLS, National Association of Realtors, NAR, Coldwell, Network, San Diego, Compass, Service, of Justice

☆ U.S. Treasury yields edge higher as traders await key inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( April Roach | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%. The 10-year Treasury yield was less than one basis point higher at 4.27%. The 2-year Treasury note yield added one basis point to 4.16%. U.S. Treasury bond yields rose as traders reviewed the gross domestic product reading for the third quarter and looked ahead to key inflation data out later in the session. A report on weekly jobless claims and the third-quarter reading on the employment cost index are also scheduled for release on Thursday.

Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: U.S, Treasury, Federal, Traders, Fed Locations: U.S

☆ China has a lot at stake in the US election. So why aren’t they rooting for a winner?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“(It) doesn’t matter who it is (that wins),” one social media user wrote in a popular comment on China’s X-like platform Weibo. “There’s no perfect system, but at least they allow people to question them,” one social media user said on Weibo. Both Harris and Trump have been hot topics on Chinese social media platforms. Harris appeared to be relatively unknown to Chinese social media users prior to becoming the Democratic candidate after Biden’s July withdrawal from the race. But Trump is still seen in Beijing’s policy circles as likely to drive a more fractious relationship with China than Harris would.

Persons: Li Shuo, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump’s, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Brendan Smialowski, hashtag, ”, China’s, “, Harris, Trump, Chuan, “ Trump, can’t, Wu Xinbo, ” Wu, Shi Yinhong, Biden, Vladimir Putin, Wu, Gan Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, Huawei, Biden, Economic Cooperation, Getty, China Daily, Xinhua, Weibo, American, Communist Party, Democratic, Washington, Center for American Studies, Shanghai’s Fudan University, Renmin University Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taiwan, Asia, California, AFP, Weibo, Liberty, United States, US, Europe, Ukraine –, Russia, Shanghai

☆ Europe’s biggest economy narrowly avoids recession
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

London CNN —Germany escaped a recession in the third quarter, official data showed Wednesday, offering some relief to Europe’s biggest economy as its fortunes falter. Destatis revised down GDP figures for the second quarter from -0.1% previously. Germany’s economy shrank last year for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The outlook isn’t much brighter: the International Monetary Fund sees zero economic growth this year, marking the weakest performance among major economies. A sharp drop in profit at Volkswagen only intensified the bad news on economic growth.

Persons: London CNN —, Destatis Organizations: London CNN, Gross, Federal, Office, International Monetary Fund, Volkswagen Locations: London CNN — Germany

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