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☆ Japan in Talks to Provide Artillery Shells to U.S. to Boost Stocks for Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Alastair Gale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Curiosity rover captures colorful postcard of Mars
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Curiosity rover has captured a stunning new mosaic that reveals the dramatic, colorful hues of morning and afternoon light on the surface of Mars. One panorama was taken at 9:20 a.m., while the other was taken at 3:40 p.m., both local Mars time. The image is similar to another postcard taken by Curiosity in November 2021. Curiosity has been exploring the foothills of the 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer) Mount Sharp at the center of Gale Crater since it landed in 2012. “Mars’ shadows get sharper and deeper when there’s low dust and softer when there’s lots of dust,” Ellison said.

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☆ Best cheap car options in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —You’ve probably seen shocking headlines saying the average price of a new car has reached about $48,000, according to industry analysts like Edmunds.com. The Chevrolet Trax, with a starting price around $20,000, garnered compliments on a recent test drive. The 2023 Kia Rio was rated as the best overall value by Cars.com. “The Nissan Versa [with a manual transmission] is like sixteen and change, and that’s a really, really pretty nice car,” said Quiroga. “But if you’re if you’re willing to persist and stick to your budget, you absolutely can [find a good inexpensive car] if you can keep an open mind.”

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☆ China’s Missile Threat Drives New U.S. Approach in Asia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Alastair Gale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Photos: Inside $33.5 Million Mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A $33.5 million home is for sale in Brookville, Long Island. Brookville is the second-most affluent neighborhood in the US, Insider previously reported. One of these properties is a $33.5 million mansion nicknamed "Shangri-La." It's located in the small village of Brookville, which Insider previously named the second most affluent neighborhood in the US. Keep scrolling to see inside this expansive property in one of the country's most affluent neighborhoods.

☆ New York City teachers say students are increasingly coming to school high: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New York City teachers say children are increasingly coming to school high, per The New York Times. But the proliferation of unlicensed smoke shops has become a major issue among city officials. Gale Brewer, a New York City council member, pointed to the growing number of unregulated vape shops in the city — using her own Upper West Side district as a barometer. New York City Eric Adams has pledged to go after unlicensed smoke shops, but he has not yet taken broad steps do so, per The Times. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. has also taken a firm stance against unlicensed shops by floating evictions, but his office has not yet gone through with such actions.

☆ Rising Nuclear-Weapons Risks Overshadow G-7’s Push for Disarmament at Hiroshima
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Alastair Gale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Zelensky Takes Center Stage on Final Day of G-7 Summit in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Alastair Gale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Zelensky Arrives in Japan to Attend G-7, Meet Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Alastair Gale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Perseverance rover captures new images of ancient river evidence
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Perseverance rover has captured new images that appear to reveal geologic evidence of a fast-flowing river that fed into Jezero Crater, the site of an ancient Martian lake. The bands of rocks in this image of "Skrinkle Haven" taken by the Perseverance rover may have been formed by a fast-flowing river. The rover also captured a mosaic of "Pinestand," where layers of sedimentary rock could have been formed by a deep, fast-flowing river. The Perseverance team is also analyzing other images taken by the rover. We struggle even with early Earth rocks to answer this question.

☆ After a Gale Blew Off Their Roof, They Decided It Was Time for a More Durable Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | Photographs Leia Morrison For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The weather in Wales is notoriously wild and windy, and Tracey and Paul Morris’s family home by the sea was feeling the strain. Decades of wind and rain rolling in from the North Atlantic Ocean had left the 1920s house suffering from damp and both wet and dry rot. After a section of its roof blew off during a gale, they decided to cut their losses, and replace it with something much more durable. “A fortress was what we wanted. Something really robust, with clean lines and open-plan space,” said Mrs. Morris.

The drug, donanemab, met all goals of the trial. "These are the strongest phase 3 data for an Alzheimer's treatment to date," said Maria Carrillo, chief science officer for the Alzheimer's Association. In the donanemab treatment group, Lilly said brain swelling, a known side effect of drugs of this type, occurred in 24% of the participants, with 6.1% experiencing symptoms. In the Leqembi Phase 3 trial, the drug was associated with brain swelling in nearly 13% of its study participants. It also said 47% of donanemab patients in the 18-month trial had no disease progression at 12 months, compared with 29% of the placebo group.

HONG KONG, April 27 (Reuters) - Embattled property developer China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) will get a signal on Thursday of the level of creditor backing for its offshore debt restructuring proposal, with investors to be given an incentive for early support. While some major creditors have already agreed to support the restructuring proposal, others are eager to cut ties with the debt-laden company and move on. The proposal requires approval from more than 75% in creditor value in each debt class in order to pass. A Chinese institutional investor said the restructuring terms were unappealing but his firm planned to accept the offer because its holding was small and it could not see a better option to quickly wrap up dealings and move on. Houlihan Lokey's Gale said the restructuring terms were more complex than other property sector deals because Evergrande had "a lot of voices and a fragmented holder base".

[1/2] A surveillance camera is seen near the logo of the China Evergrande Group at the Evergrande Center in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoHONG KONG, April 27 (Reuters) - Embattled property developer China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) said on Thursday it would extend the deadline for receiving an incentive for its debt restructuring proposal to May 18 as the company disclosed levels of support from offshore debt-holders for its proposal. Evergrande said that 77% holders of class-A debts and 30% holders of class-C debts have submitted their respective support for the restructuring proposal, among others. While some major creditors have already agreed to support the restructuring proposal, others are eager to cut ties with the debt-laden company and move on. Houlihan Lokey's Gale said the restructuring terms were more complex than other property sector deals because Evergrande had "a lot of voices and a fragmented holder base".

☆ Bears, Binoculars and Bucket-List Birds: A 15-Day Tour in Ecuador
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Dorothy Spears | Alexis Rockman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After a 4:30 a.m. breakfast at the Sani Lodge, where our group was staying, my husband, Alexis, and I pulled on our rubber boots. Our birding guide, Jeison Gualinga, whistled for a canoe while flashing his light among the reeds by the main dock. Our birding trip in Ecuador arose like a bird call, by word of mouth. Our friend Olaf Soltau, a devout birder, was tipped off by a respected birder friend to enlist Pablo Barrera of Adventures Columbia to coordinate a tour. Our trip would culminate with five days in the Yasuní National Park, whose humid green jungles are a birding paradise.

☆ The banking crisis is having a slow-burn impact on the economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

That's a credit hit on Middle America, on Main Street," said Steven Blitz, chief U.S. economist at TS Lombard. Watching growth aheadIn the immediate future, the reading on first-quarter economic growth is expected to be largely positive despite the banking problems. In fact, the most recent recession was just two years ago in the early days of the Covid crisis. Consumer spending has seemed to hold up fairly well in the face of the banking crisis, with Citigroup estimating excess savings of about $1 trillion still available. [The banking situation] is a headwind, but it's not a gale-force headwind, it's just kind of a nuisance."

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☆ Congressional Democrats bash Ron DeSantis for alienating Florida job creator Disney World in service of a 'flailing presidential campaign'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Warren Rojas | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ron DeSantis's Tuesday swing through DC, calling it ill-timed, his political resume goofy, and his ongoing fight with Walt Disney World a devastating vanity project. Walt Disney World has roughly 80,000 employees in Florida and is the state's biggest tourist attraction. The Florida governor wasn't being offered much cover by Florida Republicans on Capitol Hill. When another reporter asked whether DeSantis had gone too far by threatening Disney with state prisoners for neighbors, Scott claimed ignorance. "Ron DeSantis is out campaigning outside of the state of Florida and picking fights with Mickey Mouse," Fried said.

☆ In Beijing, Japan’s Foreign Minister Warns Over Russia-China Military Ties
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Alastair Gale | Austin Ramzy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, left, discussed a range of issues with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing Sunday. TOKYO—Japan’s foreign minister raised concerns in Beijing about increasing Russian and Chinese joint military activity on a day when Tokyo formally opened its closest missile base to China. Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told his Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, that China should play a responsible international role and called for the release of a Japanese citizen detained in China, according to Tokyo’s account of the meeting.

☆ He Saved His Father’s Rare Car From the Junkyard, and Built a Museum Around It
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( A.J. Baime | Photographs David Williams For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Terry Gale , 62, a retired restaurant and maintenance company owner living in Elizabeth, Colo., on his 1954 Nash Ambassador, as told to A.J. When I was growing up, my dad worked at a Nash car dealership in Price, Utah, where our family lived. In 1971, he traded in his car for a Nash Ambassador, paying an additional $50. He drove the car for a few years, then, one day, my sister-in-law was driving it and the oil pump went out. We had the car towed to our farm and it sat there for 18 years.

Diverse hiring helps life insurance companies connect with underserved communities. Life insurance companies are focusing on community and product development. Many of the largest insurance companies have historically denied Black applicants, given them lower-value life insurance than white applicants who paid the same amount, and engaged in other discriminatory activity. Research from William G. Gale, a Brookings Institution economics expert and co-author of "Racial Discrimination in Life Insurance," found that while Black families were 3% more likely than their white counterparts to have a life insurance policy, the differences in inheritances (often including life insurance payouts) accounted for 10-20% of the wealth gap. Aside from eliminating blatantly discriminatory underwriting, Guardian Life has opened the door to life insurance for people with HIV.

☆ I Visited Miami After the Stock Market Crash, Crypto Bubble Pop
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

And if any city is the city where you can see just how remarkably things have shifted, it's also Miami. If the draw in the 1920s was imaginary land, Miami's bubble in the 2020s was driven by imaginary money — crypto. The newcomers — and the crypto kids, especially — believed they could master Miami as easily as they had mastered the markets. The new Miami money party started to run out of libations. "There were a lot of true believers in the Miami crypto scene.

☆ South Korea’s President Yoon Arrives in Japan for Rare Summit Talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Alastair Gale | Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Tokyo on Thursday. TOKYO—South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Tokyo on Thursday for the first formal summit between the leaders of South Korea and Japan since 2011, with trade and intelligence sharing on the agenda. Mr. Yoon’s visit comes after his administration last week proposed a plan to resolve a standoff over payments for Koreans forced to work for Japanese companies during World War II, one of the most contentious of an array of disputes between two countries.

March 13 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields tumbled on Monday as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) sent investors rushing into safe-haven assets and caused traders to bet on a smaller rate hike from the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday. SVB's collapse sparked a massive rally in European and global bond markets on Monday. The German 2-year bond yield was last down 34 basis points (bps) at 2.746%, on track for its biggest one-day drop since 1995. Market pricing showed traders thought a 25 bp hike is now the more likely outcome, despite 50 bps appearing almost certain last week. The European Central Bank is not planning an emergency meeting of its banking supervisory board on Monday after the collapse of SVB, a senior source told Reuters.

☆ South Korea, Japan to Hold First Two-Way Summit Talks in More Than a Decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Alastair Gale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, greeting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Cambodia last year. TOKYO—South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Tokyo for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida next week, a resumption of two-way summit diplomacy after more than a decade as tensions with North Korea and China drive the U.S. allies to work more closely together. The trip, announced by both sides on Thursday, comes after the South Korean government released a plan earlier this week for paying compensation to Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese companies during World War II. Under the plan, the companies themselves wouldn’t have to pay.

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