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☆ TSX futures steady as oil prices recover, Fed worries cap gains
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's resources-heavy main stock index rose on Thursday as oil prices recouped early losses, while a sharp drop in gold kept gains in check after hawkish Federal Reserve commentary. Futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.1% at 6:34 a.m. ET (1134 GMT), while their U.S. peers fell after the Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates as expected but said it would keep hiking them further. Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said interest rate hikes would persist next year even as the U.S. economy faces the threat of a recession, sparking a selloff on Wall Street and also knocking down Canada shares (.GSPTSE). In a bright spot, oil prices steadied after early declines as the dollar firmed, while likely increases in interest rates by central banks also heightened demand concerns.

☆ Fact Check-Viral video promotes baseless vaccine depopulation theory
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +14 min

However, there is no evidence that mortality rates have surged or that stillbirths have increased as a result of COVID-19 vaccines. News reports about cardiac arrests and unexpected deaths are then shown on screen and are baselessly attributed to COVID-19 vaccines. There have been 55 deaths involving COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects in England between March 2020 and October 2022. While stillbirth rates remain constant, global birth or fertility rates, including in the U.S., have been declining for decades (here, here, here, here). The film does not provide evidence that the global elite are depopulating the world through COVID-19 vaccines.

☆ British transport cleaning staff to strike over pay - union
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Henry NichollsLONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Cleaners will become the latest set of transport workers to strike over pay in Britain, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union said on Saturday, adding to a wave of industrial action sweeping the country. The RMT said its members, working as cleaners throughout the transport network, had voted to hold their first national strike action. It said over 1,000 contracted out cleaners working for the likes of Churchill, Atalian Servest and Mitie (MTO.L) were eligible to strike. The RMT wants the cleaners to be paid 15 pounds ($18.14) an hour, with sick pay, holiday entitlement and better pensions. Railway workers, nurses, doctors and teachers, as well as emergency services, postal services and telecoms workers have either been on strike or plan action.

☆ Meta is promoting its VR headset with a 3D spaceman bursting out of London's most famous advertising billboard
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Meta unveiled a new 3D ad for its Meta Quest 2 VR headset on London's Piccadilly Circus. Meta's Reality Labs took over the Piccadilly Lights in the heart of London's West End to promote its Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset. Since 2019, the Facebook owner has pumped $36 billion into Reality Labs, according to an Insider analysis of Meta's financial filings. Reality Labs posted an operating loss of $9.4 billion in the first nine months of this year alone. The Meta Quest 2 ad will run until the end of the year and it will be rolled out across the US as well.

☆ Tyson Foods ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Tom Polansek | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The requirement "generally improved our ability to operate our business effectively in fiscal 2022," the report said. America's largest meatpacking union, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, said it negotiated an agreement with Arkansas-based Tyson to end the mandate. He added that Tyson kept other safety protocols like requiring workers to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms. Some Tyson workers remain worried about catching COVID-19 in chicken plants, said Magaly Licolli, director of Venceremos, an organization that advocates for poultry workers in Arkansas. "There is still the pandemic," said Licolli, who has criticized Tyson for not protecting plant employees.

☆ Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson faces off against Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Ashley Hinson is running against Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. The 2nd District covers 22 counties in Iowa's northeast corner. IA-03 HouseRepublican Rep. Ashley Hinson faces off against Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. She and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks — running for reelection in Iowa's 1st Congressional District — are the first Republican women to represent Iowa in the US House. Voting history for Iowa's 2nd Congressional DistrictIowa's 2nd Congressional District covers 22 counties in Iowa's northeast corner, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Mason City.

Canada now expects to welcome 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023, up 4% from a previous target, and 485,000 in 2024, up 7.5%. "This year's immigration levels plan will help businesses find the workers they need," said Fraser in a statement. He added the new targets would also allow Canada to fulfil commitments to help those fleeing violence and war in their home countries. A record number of Canadians are now retiring, hastening a mass exodus of Canada's most highly skilled workers and leaving businesses scrambling. In a statement on Tuesday, the Business Council of Canada called for "bolder targets" in economic immigration.

☆ Eight out of 10 Britons disapprove of Liz Truss-led government - poll
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People cross Waterloo Bridge during the evening rush-hour with skyscrapers of the City of London financial district seen behind in London, Britain, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Eight out of 10 people in Britain now disapprove of the government, a YouGov poll showed on Tuesday, as the country deals with an economic crisis inflamed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss's now-abandoned attempts at radical tax cutting reforms. The poll found that 77% Britons disapproved of the Conservative-led government, the highest in 11 years of YouGov tracking, the company said. YouGov polled 1,772 people for the Oct. 17 update of its regular series on government approval ratings, which was published on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Muvija M; editing by William JamesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

There is no evidence that any school has deployed litter boxes for students to use because they identify as cats. The rumor of litter boxes in schools appears to have begun among parents on social media, and one of the first schools to confront the falsehood was in Canada last fall. Catalina Lauf, a Republican congressional nominee in Illinois, tweeted this month that schoolchildren were using litter boxes in her state. Some say litter boxes are located in “transgender bathrooms” in schools. Meanwhile on TikTok, one video claiming “kids are now requesting litter boxes at school” collected 3 million views on the platform.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"We have announced that we will be out by the end of this week. "My message to the funds involved and all the firms involved managing those funds: You've got three days left now. Investors are nervous that Friday's halt to the BoE's bond-buying might come too soon for some pension funds. But a BoE spokesperson said it had been made "absolutely clear in contact with the banks at senior levels" that the Friday deadline would hold. On Wednesday, it said it was "closely monitoring" liability-driven investment (LDI) funds, which are key to pension funds, ahead of Friday's deadline.

☆ A sports startup that has raised $13 million is building a metaverse app for Gen Z sports fans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Colin Salao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Stadium Live is a fan-engagement app that's focused on Gen Z sports fans. He thought those pillars could also engage Stadium Live's Gen Z users. Stadium Live closed in March a Series A round worth $10 million, bringing its total funding to around $13 million. Stadium Live StudiosNext, Stadium Live is adding more sports leagues and ways to monetizeMoving forward, Stadium Live plans to expand the number of sports that fans can follow. For users, Kim said the startup will experiment with adding premium items and memberships, potentially as soon as Q1 2023.

☆ BlackBerry takes a knock as cybersecurity revenue drop clouds automotive demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A sign is displayed on the building Blackberry's offices in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 29, 2018. The company said in an earnings call that cybersecurity segment revenue in the third quarter is expected to be flat year-on-year. BlackBerry's QNX software is now embedded in over 215 million vehicles worldwide, helped by surging demand for electric vehicles and connected-car technologies. read moreTotal revenue fell 4% to $168 million for the quarter ended Aug. 31, compared with a consensus estimate of $166.7 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Excluding items, the company posted a loss of 5 cents per share, narrower than analysts' expectations of loss of 7 cents.

☆ Bank of Canada: inflation is still too high, but moving in the right direction
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada on Tuesday said inflation remained "too high" even as data showed price pressures were easing off peak levels, and pledged to continue to do whatever was needed to bring it back to target. While we're headed in the right direction, that's still too high," Beaudry said in prepared remarks provided ahead of the speech. Inflation slowed again in August, though at 7.0% it remains well above target. The three core measures of inflation, which taken together are seen as a better indicator of underlying price pressures, also eased slightly. (Reporting by Julie Gordon, editing by David Ljunggren)((Reuters Ottawa bureau, + 1 647 480 7921; david.ljunggren@tr.com))Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

OTTAWA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Inflation in Canada remains "too high" but is headed in the right direction, a Bank of Canada official said on Tuesday, adding that the central bank will do whatever is needed to bring price increases back to target. While we're headed in the right direction, that's still too high," Beaudry said in prepared remarks provided ahead of the speech. While some have argued policymakers need to engineer a recession to avoid this, Beaudry said the bank is working to convince Canadians the current period of high inflation is temporary and it will tame surging prices. Still, economists said if consumer and business surveys due out next month show inflation has become more entrenched, the Bank of Canada may have to change its tune. The Bank of Canada has boosted its policy rate by 300-basis points in six months and earlier this month signaled it was not yet done.

Share this -Link copiedThe full order of service for the funeral at Westminster Abbey The funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II is underway at Westminster Abbey. Police officers patrol outside Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, ahead of the state funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II. The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II leaves Westminster Hall for her funeral service in Westminster Abbey. Around 2,300 police officers will line the route from Westminster Abbey to Windsor Castle and 1,000 police officers will line the route from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. Share this -Link copiedBuckingham Palace releases previously unseen portrait of queen Queen Elizabeth II, photographed at Windsor Castle in May 2022.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 stores. Here are the locations confirmed so far.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing around 150 stores and laying off staff. It has now named 56 of the stores set to close across 21 states. By laying off staff and closing the stores, the company said it planned to reduce costs by $250 million in 2022. Sales in the second quarter had slumped roughly 26% compared to the same period in 2021, Bed Bath & Beyond said in preliminary earning results. The struggling retailer has now revealed the location of 56 of the stores being closed, spanning 21 states and Puerto Rico.

☆ I've won $3 million in my 7 years as a pro poker player, but it's not a life that I would ever recommend — it's a hard way to make easy money
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-30 | by ( Xuan Liu | As Told To Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since we were all a bunch of super competitive analytical type students, the school was a hotbed for poker players. From 2010 to 2017, I earned $3 million playing live and online tournaments (online under the name xx23xx). From an outsider's perspective, it may seem glamorous, but poker is also mentally and physically drainingLiu with fellow players at a poker tournament. By 2017, I didn't like the trajectory my life was heading, so after a brief marriage to a fellow player, I left the circuit to live life at a slower pace in Vancouver. Now that live events are back, I'm getting back into poker in different waysI'm doing live poker tournament commentating work in English and Mandarin because there's a broader international audience these days.

Concursul Muzical Eurovision 2021 este la cea de-a 65-a ediție. Aceasta are loc în Țările de Jos, în urma victoriei țării la ediția din 2019, organizată la Tel Aviv, cu piesa „Arcade”, interpretată de Duncan Laurence. Concursul se desfășoară la Rotterdam. Ediția din anul trecut a fost anulată din cauza pandemiei. Eurovision a fost anulat din cauza pandemiei

Persons: Concursul, în, interpretată de Duncan Laurence, Jos Țările, ” Corry, „, Jos „, Teddy Scholten, Tom Pillibi ” Jacqueline Boyer, ” Jean, Claude Pascal, amour ” Isabelle Aubret, Grethe, Jørgen Ingmann, Poupée, poupée, ” France, Austria „ Merci, Chérie ” Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens, Sandie Shaw, Lulu Țările de Jos Țările, Lenny Kuhr Franța, Frida Boccara, ” Dana, Vicky Leandros, Anne, Marie David, Jos „ Ding, ” Marie Myriam #, Israel „, Izhar Cohen și, Johnny Logan, Germania, Ein, ” Nicole, Corinne Hermès, Ley, Sandra Kim, Celine Dion, ” Riva, Toto Cutugno, ” Carola, ” Linda Martin, Niamh Kavanagh, Paul Harrington, Charlie McGettigan, ” Eimear Quinn, Dana, Charlotte Nilsson, Love ” Olsen, Padar, Dave Benton și, Marie, Helena Paparizou, Molitva, Marija Šerifović, Dima Bilan, Alexander Rybak, Satelitte, Lena, Nikki, Conchita Wurst, „ Amar, Salvador, Țările de, Duncan Laurence Organizations: la, pandemiei, ” Corry Brokken, Luxemburg, ” France Gall, Monaco, ” Séverine, Waterloo, of, Israel, Gali Atari, Herreys, Wings, Germania, Forest, Salvador Sobral, Eurovision Locations: Jos, la Tel Aviv, la Rotterdam, Ediția, Austria, Luxemburg, Israel, Gali, Estonia, Serbia, Țările de Jos

☆ Группа ABBA выпустит новые песни в этом году
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-11 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Поклонники легендарной шведской четверки смогут услышать новые музыкальные композиции уже в следующем году. Популярный шведский квартет ABBA воссоединился и записал пять новых композиций впервые за последние 27 лет. По словам солиста шведской группы, изначально музыканты рассчитывали представить две новые композиции уже в текущем году, однако планы изменились. Теперь вместо двух песен ABBA намерена представить сразу пять. При этом часть неизданных прежде композиций поклонники ABBA смогли услышать в начале 90-х.

Persons: Бьорн Ульвеус, Джефф Ллойду, Йорел Хансер, Хансер, Агнеты Фельтског, Бенни Андерссон Organizations: ТТ Locations: —, Waterloo

☆ Un fermier belgian a mutat din greșeală granița cu Franța: „A făcut Belgia mai mare și Franța mai mică”
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

În loc să provoace o revoltă internațională, incidentul a fost întâmpinat cu zâmbete pe ambele părți ale frontierei, scrie digi24. Un localnic pasionat de istorie mergea prin pădure şi a observat că piatra care marca graniţa dintre cele două ţări a fost mutată 2,29 de metri. „A făcut Belgia mai mare şi Franţa mai mică, nu e o idee bună”, a declarat David Lavaux, primarul satului Erquelinnes, pentru TF1. Dar primarul din Bousignies-sur-Roc nu a fost de acord”, a glumit edilul belgian. Piatra datează din 1819, când granița a fost marcată pentru prima dată.

Persons: David Lavaux, Napoleon, Fermierul Organizations: TF1 Locations: Belgia, ţării, Franţa, Aurélie, graniţă, Waterloo, belgian, belgiană

☆ A powerful group of lobbyists and donors pushed Mitch McConnell to take a 'hard red line' that delayed a stimulus bill for months
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

A powerful group of business organizations has pushed for the liability shields and donated generously to McConnell and other Republicans. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe Chamber of Commerce's big giveThe Chamber of Commerce has been among the most vocal proponents of liability protections. Overall, however, Walmart's workers and PAC gave about evenly to Democrats as to Republicans this election. Its PAC gave $9,000 to McConnell's campaign and gave $3,000 to Cornyn. During the past three decades, McConnell has received robust support from some of the industries lobbying hard for liability protections.

Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson şi Anni-Frid Lyngstad au venit în mare secret la Londra şi s-au închis într-un studio de înregistrări. Conform jurnaliştilor de la „The Sun”, cei patru se află în mare taină în Londra într-unul dintre studiourile de înregistrări Ealing Studios unde lucrează la câteva piese noi. „ABBA ţin secret toate detaliile legate de mult dorita lor reuniune. Trupa suedeză care a marcat atâtea generaţii s-a destrămat în 1983, după ce căsniciile dintre Benny Andersson, 73 de ani, şi Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 74 de ani, şi cea dintre Agnetha Faltskog, 70, de ani şi Bjorn Ulvaeus, 75 de ani, au eşuat. Cele mai cunoscute sunt „Mamma Mia”, „The Winner Takes It All”, „Money, Money, Money”, „Waterloo” sau „Dancing Queen”.

Persons: Agnetha, Benny Andersson, Mia Organizations: Ealing Studios, ABBA, Trupa suedeză Locations: Agnetha Faltskog, Londra, tinereţe, Waterloo

Publicația Independent a făcut un top al celor mai liniștite gări de trenuri din Europa, comparându-le cu cea mai aglomerată gară din Marea Britanie - Waterloo. Cu mai puțin de 20 de trenuri care părăsesc stația în fiecare zi, vizitatorii pot visa cu ochii deschiși adesea în singurătate. La fel cum stația Waterloo are Arca Victoriei – un monument care comemorează lucrătorii gării de trenuri care au murit în Marele Război – așa și pavilionul de la Chișinău are un monument, scrie publicația. Autorul, de asemenea, a remarcat și fațada gării feroviare. În top se mai găsesc: Gara Feroviară din Sarajevo (Bosnia și Herțegovina), Gara Feroviară din Pristina (Kosovo), Gara Feroviară din Tirana (Albania), Gările inexistente din Vaduz (Liechtenstein), Valetta (Malta) și Andorra la Vella (Andorra) sau Gara Feroviară Papală cu Duty-Free din Vatican.

Organizations: Independent Locations: Europa, Waterloo, Chișinău, Sarajevo, Bosnia și Herțegovina, Gara, Pristina, Kosovo, Gara Feroviară, Tirana, Albania, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Malta, Andorra, Vella, Feroviară, Vatican

Sezonul de toamnă: 11 cele mai decisive întrebări de la al 27-lea Maraton de Ce? Câștigătoarea maratonului a fost echipa Pokerface. Faptul că în secvența din carte este vorba anume despre malus domestica nu a fost încă demonstrat. Una dintre metodele economice de luptă ale britanicilor contra americanilor în Războiul de Independenţă a fost invadarea pieţei americane cu un anumit produs. Î: Care a fost motivul?

Persons: Onisifor Ghibu, Octavian, Asachi, Maria Stuart, scoțienilor, James Hepburn, Hepburn, Orest Dabija, Dana Lașcu, Mihai Felea, englez Robert Southey, Vasile Rotaru, George Washington, Robert Bloch ., Alfred Hitchcock, Bloch Organizations: Pokerface, Gear, Guardian, New York Society Locations: Maraton, Bothwell, Chicago, belgian, englez, Waterloo, New York, americane, Mallorca, Beleizis

☆ (video) A fost stabilit care este cel mai bun cântec din toate timpurile
▼ + stars: | 2015-10-13 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

(video) A fost stabilit care este cel mai bun cântec din toate timpurileSavantul Dr Mick Grierson a stabilit, cu ajutorul unei analize computerizate, care este cel mai bun cântec din toate timpurile. La baza cercetării au stat top chart-uri ale unor publicații cu renume și a inclus 50 de piese muzicale populare. Cea mai bună combinație a tuturor factorilor luați în considerație a fost înregistrată la piesa care a luat locul întâi – „Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Nirvana. „Știința nu poate contribui la obținerea unui cântec perfect”, a subliniat Mick Grierson. „Like A Rolling Stone”, Bob Dylan#8.

Persons: Mick Grierson, John Lenon și, bază, în, această, susține, Descoperă, jos piesa, Vezi, John Lennon, Billie Jean ”, Michael Jackson, ”, „, Jude ”, Bob Dylan, O’Mine ”, Elton John, Chubby Checker, Whitney, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen, Simon, Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, Haze ”, Jimi Hendrix, „ Jonny B, Chuck Berry, Bob Marley, Jeff Buckley, Ben E King, „ Papa’s, James Brown, Ray Charles, Martha Reeves, Sam Cooke, Ike, Tina Turner Organizations: Beatles, „, Eagles, Zeppelin, Oasis, Whitney Houston, Radiohead, Stone, Boys, Police, Vandellas, Prince Locations: jos, „, Dire Straits

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