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☆ Market veteran Howard Marks cautions that China's economic growth target is a 'Herculean challenge'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Veteran investor Howard Marks said he was hopeful about China's economy, but cautioned that the country's growth target was a monumental challenge. China has set a growth target of "around 5%" for 2024, though Bank of America and Citigroup, among others, have projected the world's second-largest economy will grow at under 5%. The World Bank has pegged China growth in 2024 at 4.8%, and expects it to decline further to 4.3% next year, despite a recent slate measures to boost the economy. The World Bank cited headwinds such as sluggish Chinese consumer spending, a struggling property market and an ageing population as key concerns for the world's second-largest economy. "You can't produce economic growth through stimulus perpetually.

Persons: Howard Marks, Marks, CNBC's Emily Chan, it's, Donald Trump's, Xi Jinping Organizations: Oaktree Capital Management, Global Financial, Investment Summit, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank of America, Citigroup, Bank, People's Bank of China Locations: China

☆ Italian village offers $1 homes to Americans upset by the election result
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He says he loves the United States and is convinced Americans are the best people to help revive his community. “We can’t of course ban people from other countries to apply, but Americans will have a fast-track procedure. We are betting on them to help us revive the village, they are our winning card. In 2018, as first reported by CNN, the town hall started selling dilapidated empty homes for one euro. “The village remains half empty, we still have about 100 unoccupied cheap homes potentially on sale, ready to move in.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Ollolai, It’s, it’s, “, Francesco Columbu, ”, Roberto Tangianu, Columbu, he’s, Francesco Columbo, ” Columbo, cortes apertas, Casu Fiore Organizations: CNN, ” Locations: Sardinia, Italy, United States, Ollolai

☆ Apple reportedly offers $100 million investment to end iPhone 16 sales ban in the world's 4th-most-populous country
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementApple has offered a $100 million investment to lift Indonesia's iPhone 16 sales ban, Bloomberg says. Indonesia has blocked iPhone 16 sales because they do not contain 40% locally made components. Apple has reportedly offered to invest $100 million in Indonesia to reverse a ban on iPhone 16 sales in the world's fourth-most populous nation. AdvertisementIndonesia's Ministry of Industry last month blocked Apple from selling its iPhone 16, which first launched in September, for failing to comply with regulations. As the world's fourth-most populous nation with over 280 million citizens, Indonesia is an increasingly important Apple market.

Persons: —, Apple hadn't Organizations: Apple, Bloomberg, Indonesia's Ministry, Industry, Indonesia's Ministry of Industry, Business Locations: Indonesia, Cupertino, Asia's, Bandung, Jakarta

☆ I graduated a year early from high school and have no regrets. Now my daughter is doing the same.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Joy Nicholas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But I don't regret my decision to graduate a year early from high school. It was disappointing to think that the moment I always envisioned marking the end of high school would look very different. But that was overshadowed by the promise of not having to return to high school again. I finished high school at the end of July and started college a week after I turned 17. Five years ago, my daughter Skyler decided to graduate from high school early.

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☆ India central bank plans 2025 launch of cloud services, countering dominance of global firms
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

India's central bank will launch a pilot program in 2025 offering local cloud data storage to financial firms at affordable prices, according to two sources aware of the matter, who declined to be identified as conversations are confidential. The Reserve Bank of India's planned cloud platform will use local IT firms, pitting it against the likes of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and IBM Cloud, in a first-of-its-kind initiative from a major global central bank. In December last year, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das announced plans to set up a public cloud for the financial services industry. Initial work on the cloud is being driven by the research wing of the central bank called the Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services. It will then be developed further in partnership with one or more private sector technology firms, according to the sources.

Persons: Shaktikanta Das, EY Organizations: Bank, Reserve Bank of, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, IBM, International Data Corporation, Indian Financial Technology, Allied Services, Reuters

☆ Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Christian Edwards | Kostyantyn Gak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ukraine has fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia’s Bryansk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, in a major escalation on the 1,000th day of war. The attack comes just two days after the Biden administration gave Kyiv the green light to use the longer-range American weapons against targets inside Russia. The attack marks the first time Ukraine has used the longer-range American weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia, and show that Kyiv has wasted little time in making use of its newly-granted powers. ET) Tuesday, Ukraine fired six ballistic missiles at a facility in Bryansk, the ministry said. On Sunday, US President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use longer-range American missiles inside Russia, ending a months-long prohibition aiming to help Ukraine defend itself while not drastically escalating the conflict.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden, Matthew Miller, Vladimir Putin, ., Andrew Dickson, , Emmanuel Macron, Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, ” Organizations: CNN, Russia’s Defense Ministry, US State Department, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Kyiv, Bryansk –, High Mobility Artillery, U.S . Army, Missiles Locations: Ukraine, Bryansk, Russia, Russian, Ukraine’s, pummeling, Russia’s Kursk, Europe, Bryansk – Moscow, Moscow, Queensland, Australia

☆ China offers a 'unique diversification opportunity,' says Bridgewater's co-CIO
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But China offers a unique diversification opportunity, said Bridgewater Associates' co-CIO. Bridgewater's China hedge fund added local stocks after Beijing's stimulus-driven rally. AdvertisementThis is largely due to lower correlations between different markets as countries turn inward, Prince told the media outlet. They are also lowering correlations across markets, Prince told SCMP. Bloomberg reported in October that Bridgewater's onshore China hedge fund was adding local stocks after a September stock rally following Beijing's aggressive stimulus.

Persons: Asia —, Bob Prince, Prince, SCMP, Ray Dalio, Donald Trump's Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, South China Morning, Reuters, Bloomberg Locations: China, Asia, North America, Europe, Bridgewater

But the decline in support for Ms. Harris in some of the country’s most liberal areas is particularly notable. For example, in Fulton County, which contains most of Atlanta, Ms. Harris gained about 4,500 votes, but Mr. Trump gained more than 7,400. He similarly outran Ms. Harris where she made gains in Wake County, N.C., Lancaster County, Pa., and Montgomery County, Texas. In Milwaukee County in swing-state Wisconsin, Ms. Harris lost 1,200 voters compared with Mr. Biden’s total in 2020, while Mr. Trump gained more than 3,500. But he lost votes, as did Ms. Harris, in majority-Black counties, especially those in the South where turnout dropped overall.

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☆ With Elon Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Republican document said the executive order contained “radical leftwing ideas” that hindered innovation. The most advanced AI systems could, in the worst case, “pose an extinction-level threat to the human species,” the report said. A related document said AI systems could be used to implement “high-impact cyberattacks capable of crippling critical infrastructure,” among a litany of risks. However, he worries that a repeal of Biden’s executive order would spell the end of the US government’s AI Safety Institute. It is possible that that would be the subject of a future Trump executive order,” said Strait.

Persons: London CNN — Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Sandra Wachter, ”, Andrew Strait, Ada Lovelace, Strait, Kamala Harris, Musk, Steve Kramer, Dean Phillips, Biden, Phillips ’, Taylor Swift, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, ” Manoj Chaudhary, What’s, It’s “, Trump, ” Strait, Gavin Newsom, JD Vance, “, Musk’s Tesla Organizations: London CNN, White House, Republican Party, Republican, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University, CNN, Ada, Ada Lovelace Institute, US Department of Homeland Security, Democratic, US State Department, AI Safety, “ Department, Government, Trump Locations: London, United States, New Hampshire, Alexandria, Colorado, New York, ”, California

Where to watch the Davis Cup in the USThe Davis Cup is available to watch in full on the Tennis Channel in the US. Cord-cutters can live stream the channel via a live TV streaming service like Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, or Fubo. Check price at FuboWhere to watch the Davis Cup in the UKThe Tennis Channel is also the home of the Davis Cup in the UK. Where to watch the Davis Cup in AustraliaThe Davis Cup is available to watch through beIN in Australia, where subscriptions start at AU$14.99 per month after a one-week free trial. How to watch the Davis Cup from anywhereThe Davis Cup is shaping up to be a can't-miss tournament.

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☆ Nvidia's Blackwell cooling issues were resolved months ago, chip experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementNvidia's Blackwell chip presents cooling challenges for customers. First, there were chip design issues, which CEO Jensen Huang has since said are fully resolved. "I think the overheating issues have been present for months and they have largely been addressed," Patel told Insider. AdvertisementIn addition to engineering and operational challenges, liquid cooling at scale brings with it a list of environmental concerns. Despite the hard work and environmental strain, of converting to liquid cooling, the incentives are strong.

Persons: Nvidia's Blackwell, Blackwell, Jensen Huang, Dylan Patel, Patel, Meta, Eugene Kim, Semianalysis, Huang Organizations: Nvidia, Blackwell, Semianalysis, BI, Amazon Locations: Semianalysis, Blackwell

☆ Microsoft introduces PC that has one job: connect users to their computers in the cloud
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella watches from the audience during a press briefing at Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft is previewing a new PC that's designed to connect corporate workers to their programs and files in the cloud. The Windows 365 Cloud Link is available in limited use in the U.S., Canada and a handful of other countries. After years spent failing to crack the list of top PC manufacturers with its Surface product line, Microsoft is trying something new in an established category of hardware. It runs a stripped-down operating system called Windows CPC, with no local applications or local users, and has a strict application control policy that can't be disabled.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Jalleen Ringer Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC, Windows Locations: Redmond , Washington, U.S, Canada

☆ NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York AP —The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties Monday after church officials said an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement. Released on October 31, 2023, the “Feather” music video revolves around men behaving badly toward Carpenter before meeting grisly deaths. Among them is an ongoing investigation into Gigantiello’s use of a church credit card for “substantial” personal expenses, he said. Meanwhile, the commotion set off by her music video hasn’t been lost on Carpenter. She made light of it during a concert at Madison Square Garden in late September, just days after Adams became the first New York City mayor indicted while in office.

Persons: Sabrina Carpenter, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, ”, Bishop Robert Brennan, Gigantiello, Eric Adams ’, Brennan, “, Alvarez, Cromwell, Bishop Witold Mroziewski, Mroziewski “, Adriana Rodriguez, Carpenter, monsignor, Frank Carone, Adams, Carone, hasn’t, cheekily Organizations: York AP, Roman Catholic Diocese of, New York City, Marsal, Sullivan, New, Disney Channel, Federal, Madison, Garden Locations: New York City, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, Carmel, ”, Parish, Queens, “, Manhattan

☆ A lesser-known US budget airline announced 44 new routes to smaller and underserved cities. See the full list.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementBudget airline Allegiant Air announced 44 new routes to smaller cities across the US. Allegiant's new routes may pressure major airlines to lower prices on competing routes. Lesser-known budget airline Allegiant Air announced 44 new routes to smaller cities across the US. These routes aren't necessarily flashy, but they'll likely help rural communities seeking better nonstop connections to more cities across the US. For example, Allegiant's new route between Dulles and Knoxville, Tennessee, costs $139 roundtrip in late May, not including any extras.

Persons: Allegiant, Drew Wells, Allegiant's, David Neeleman, Neeleman Organizations: Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Dulles, Google Locations: Colorado, Phoenix , Orange County , California, St, Petersburg , Florida, Allegiant, Denver, Allegiant's, Washington Dulles, Phoenix, Dulles, Knoxville , Tennessee, Knoxville

☆ The Houthis appear determined to score a hit on the American and European warships in the Red Sea, US envoy says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe Houthis appear determined to strike US and allied warships in the Red Sea. The Houthis appear determined to strike American and European warships as part of their ongoing campaign of Red Sea attacks, a senior US State Department official said. The oil tanker MV Sounion on fire in the Red Sea following multiple Houthi attacks. US warships are frequently tasked with intercepting Houthi threats, including attack drones and anti-ship missiles, above the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Related storiesUS officials have routinely said that Washington is committed to fending off the Houthi attacks, which have disrupted a key global supply route.

Persons: —, Yemen Tim Lenderking, Lenderking, Pat Ryder, Washington Organizations: US State Department, European Union, US Navy, Pentagon, Houthi Media Center, Galaxy, Houthi Media, AP, US Defense Intelligence Agency Locations: Red, Europe, Yemen, Iranian, Gulf of Aden, Iran, Mandab, Russia, Gulf of Aden ., Africa

☆ Eight injured after cable car crashes at Europe’s highest ski resort
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Eight people were injured after a cable car crashed more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) above sea level at France’s Val Thorens ski resort on Tuesday, authorities said. The incident seriously injured two people, and left six others with less severe injuries, the local department said. Construction was taking place ahead of Val Thorens’ ski season. Val Thorens is one of Europe’s most popular skiing destinations, and is the continent’s highest altitude resort. The Cime Caron mountain, where the incident occurred, has an altitude of nearly 3,200 meters (10,500 feet).

Persons: Val, Caron, “, Val Thorens Organizations: CNN Locations: Val Thorens, Savoie, France, Courchevel

☆ See inside this 6-bedroom seaside mansion in Puerto Rico that just sold for $20 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementA $20 million six-bedroom seaside mansion sold in Puerto Rico this month. The 14,000-square-foot home is the most expensive property sold in Puerto Rico this year. A sprawling six-bedroom mansion has become the most expensive property sold in Puerto Rico this year. Blanca Hebe Lopez Pierluisi, boss of Corcoran Puerto Rico, the real estate agency that represented the buyer of the $20 million mansion, told Business Insider via email that Puerto Rico has "seen an incredible boom in real estate during these last five years as well as numerous new development projects that speak to the healthy demand across the island." "This record-breaking sale is a strong indicator that the real estate market in Puerto Rico is thriving and resilient," she added.

Persons: It's, Shou Zi Chew, —, Mainlanders, Blanca Hebe Lopez Pierluisi, Corcoran Organizations: Ritz Carlton Reserve, Puerto Rico —, Reuters, Puerto Locations: Puerto Rico, Dorado, San Juan, Singapore, Puerto, Corcoran Puerto Rico

☆ European tech funding declines for third consecutive year — but the sector is finally stabilizing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Still, Atomico said this shows that European tech funding levels have finally "stabilized" despite worsening global macroeconomic conditions leading to three consecutive years of declines. In the period spanning 2015 to 2024, European startups have bagged $426 billion, dwarfing the sum of investment deployed into tech firms the decade prior. Europe's first $1 trillion tech firm? Atomico said it's optimistic about the next decade in European tech. The VC firm, which was established by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, is predicting the entire European tech ecosystem combined could be valued at $8 trillion by 2034, up from around $3 trillion currently.

Persons: Reeves, Oli Scarff, Atomico, Tom Wehmeier, Wehmeier, Europe's, Rachel Reeves, techUK, Niklas Zennström Organizations: Startup Coalition, Getty Images Venture, European Tech, CNBC, VC, Skype, Spotify, Google, Apple, Facebook, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla Locations: British, State, Europe, U.S, China, Atomico, United States

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☆ Car crashes into people outside primary school in central China: state media
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Hong Kong CNN —Multiple students were injured after a car crashed into people outside a primary school in central China on Tuesday morning, state news agency Xinhua reported. In a brief report, state broadcaster CCTV said “specific casualties were being investigated.”Video circulating on social media and geolocated by CNN showed dozens of panicked school children screaming and running into the schoolyard, with a man’s voice heard yelling “quickly, quickly,” in the background. Images circulating online of the incident were quickly wiped from social media platforms. Days later, eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack on a college campus in eastern China. In October, police arrested a 50-year-old man after a stabbing attack near an elementary school in Beijing injured five people, including three children.

Persons: It’s, “, – Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Xinhua, CNN, Police Locations: Hong Kong, China, Hunan province’s Changde, Zhuhai, Beijing, Shanghai, Tai’an, Shandong province

☆ Insana: Stock market exuberance after Trump’s win could be overshadowing economic worries
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Ron Insana | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's Nov. 5th victory, the stock and bond markets have had decidedly different reactions to the news. Initially, the stock market surged, while bonds sold off and drove interest rates higher. The bond market, along with other inflation indicators, have shown some concern about the notion that tax cuts pay for themselves. There have also been worries that the Trump tax cuts, if extended, would add considerably to annual deficits and the sum of the national debt. The stock market is viewed more favorably by many, as was Zeus in "Clash of the Titans."

Persons: Donald Trump's, Biden, Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Ron Insana Organizations: Nasdaq, Trump, of Government, Social Security, Congressional, Office, CNBC Locations: U.S, Trump's, China

☆ Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Police stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building before the sentencing against the 45 convicted pro-democracy activists charged under the national security law, in Hong Kong, China November 19, 2024. Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty democracy movement and drawn criticism from the U.S. and other countries. A total of 47 pro-democracy activists were arrested and charged in 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law and had faced sentences of up to life in prison. The Chinese and Hong Kong governments say the national security laws were necessary to restore order after mass pro-democracy protests in 2019, and the democrats have been treated in accordance with local laws. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she was "gravely concerned" about the sentence, and called on China to "cease suppression of freedoms of expression, assembly, media and civil society," in Hong Kong.

Persons: Benny Tai, Gordon Ng, Owen Chow, Penny Wong, Joshua Wong, Chow, Gwyneth Ho, Hendrick Lui, Elsa Wu Organizations: Hong, Authorities, Kowloon Magistrates Locations: Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong's, U.S, Beijing

☆ Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti citing police threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Michael Rios | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), accused authorities of repeatedly stopping its vehicles and threatening its staff with violence, including death and rape. MSF cited a deadly incident on November 11, when officers and vigilantes allegedly attacked one of its ambulances as it was transporting three wounded patients to an MSF hospital in Port-au-Prince. “This series of incidents have left us with no choice but to suspend our activities in Port-au-Prince,” MSF said in a statement. Brutal gang violence in the capital has resulted in the kidnappings of hundreds of people, and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Haitians from their homes. Last week, US-based airlines suspended flights to Haiti after three of their jets were struck by bullets while flying over Port-au-Prince.

Persons: Christophe Garnier, Haiti’s, ” Organizations: CNN, MSF, United Nations Locations: Caribbean, Port, Haitian, Prince, Haiti

☆ Airbnb's idea to hold gladiator battles in Rome's Colosseum isn't going down well with some local lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAirbnb is planning to host gladiator fights in Rome's Colosseum. Some local lawmakers, meanwhile, aren't happy about Airbnb's event idea. Airbnb is attempting to kick off gladiator fights in Rome's historic Colosseum after 2,000 years, but local lawmakers in the Italian city are not impressed. The event is happening because of a $1.5 million tie-up between Airbnb and the Colosseum Archaeological Park, per CNN. However, some local lawmakers are not pleased.

Persons: Airbnb, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Tfilmvie, Lucius, Ridley Scott, Massimiliano Smeriglio, Smeriglio, Enzo Foschi, Foschi, Democratic Party of Rome didn't Organizations: CNN, Denzel, Airbnb, Democratic Party of Rome, Business Locations: candlelit, Airbnb, Rome, Barcelona, Spain, Portugal, Amsterdam

☆ I make these cheesy scalloped potatoes every year on Thanksgiving, and I'll never go back to mashed potatoes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementI grew up eating mashed potatoes yearly on Thanksgiving but secretly preferred scalloped potatoes. We've made these cheesy scalloped potatoes, and skipped the mashed, for three years now. I've never been a fan of huge mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving or any other day. Related Video An American tourist and a local find the best Sunday roast in LondonShirking what many would call a Thanksgiving staple, I've made scalloped potatoes — or potatoes au gratin — for the past three years instead. I've followed several different recipes, but Half Baked Harvest, run by cookbook author Tieghan Gerard, has a recipe for cheesy scalloped potatoes with caramelized onions that has become a go-to on practically every holiday.

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