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☆ A veteran chartmaster expects the bear market to continue into 2023 after the latest rally fizzles — but these 4 types of stocks appear to be set up for strong gains next year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

David Keller, StockCharts.comThe S&P 500 has pulled back from the critical technical resistance level of 4,000, Keller noted. A round number like that is not only seen as a significant milestone for psychological reasons, but it's also a key Fibonacci retracement level, Keller said. The S&P 500 will likely retest the 3,200 level at some point and will be hovering around current levels by the middle of next year, the veteran chartmaster said. It's currently at 24, down from 33.6 when the S&P 500 was at its mid-October lows. The S&P 500 can hit new highs and break the 5,000 mark by late 2023, Keller said, though he doubts a breakthrough will come any earlier than that.

Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERSWASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Biden administration ruled on Thursday that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, drawing immediate condemnation from the slain journalist's former fiancee. In late September, Saudi King Salman named Prince Mohammed prime minister in a royal decree which a Saudi official said was in line with responsibilities that the crown prince was already exercising. FIST-BUMPBiden was criticized for fist-bumping the crown prince on a visit to Saudi Arabia in July to discuss energy and security issues. The White House said Biden had told Prince Mohammed that he considered him responsible for Khashoggi's killing. In a highly charged global atmosphere, the United States is keen to prevent its long-time ally from further distancing itself.

☆ Israel's Ben-Gvir booed as he disavows far-right rabbi
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli TV aired his eulogy for Kahane, who was shot by an Egyptian-American militant in Manhattan 32 years ago this week. Ben-Gvir also supports Jewish prayer on a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site that houses al-Aqsa mosque and which is a vestige of ancient Jewish temples. "We'll see who gets to be in these positions and what positions they take vis-a-vis their positions," U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides told Israel's Kan radio when asked about Ben-Gvir during a Wednesday interview broadcast on Thursday. Reporting by Dan Williams; Additional reporting by Henriette Chacar; Editing by Howard GollerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The US is quietly extracting concessions from Saudi Arabia after Mohammed bin Salman humiliated Biden
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Saudi Arabia has made moves to placate the US after a recent feud over oil. Diplomatic ties between the Biden White House and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, are being tested as never before in a series of high-stakes diplomatic encounters. Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Moscow in May 2017. Biden himself said there would be "consequences" for Saudi Arabia, though did not specify what they'd be. "These are mutual interests keeping the US and Saudi Arabia interested in the bilateral partnership.

☆ Microsoft's $69 bln Activision bid faces EU antitrust probe
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"The preliminary investigation suggests that Microsoft may have the ability, as well as a potential economic incentive, to engage in foreclosure strategies vis-à-vis Microsoft's rival distributors of console video games," it added. Microsoft said it would work with the EU antitrust watchdog to address valid marketplace concerns. The EU competition enforcer said it would decide by March 23, 2023 whether to clear or block the deal. Reuters reported on Oct. 31 that Microsoft would face an extensive EU probe after declining to offer remedies during the preliminary EU review of the deal. Britain's antitrust watchdog is also investigating the acquisition, with similar concerns to its EU peer.

☆ Iran's plans for its drones may be much different than how Russia is using them in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Shahryar Pasandideh | World Politics Review | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Russia's use of Iranian drones in Ukraine has been framed as Iran trying to test out its hardware. But Russia has so far been using those drones in a manner different than Iran would likely use them. For all the attention given to Iran's ballistic missiles, the country has spent more than a decade diversifying its strike capabilities. Iranian drones were notably employed alongside cruise missiles in the attacks on Saudi oil facilities in September 2019. Second, the propeller-driven Iranian drones that Russia is now using are slow and, if detected while in transit, provide ample warning for defenders to activate defenses.

☆ Hu's dramatic China congress exit fuels speculation, official silence
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Martin Quin Pollard | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

During the once-in-five-years congress, Xi solidified his grip on power by appointing a Standing Committee made up entirely of loyalists - and excluding the three most senior members of Hu's once-powerful Communist Youth League faction. State TV's Saturday night news broadcasts included images of Hu at the congress, before his exit. Chinese politics, always opaque, have become even more secretive under Xi's decade-long tenure. "Despite the plausibility of a mundane explanation of ill-health, the CCP's secretiveness vis-à-vis senior Chinese leaders and elite Chinese politics lends itself to many more salacious explanations," he said. On China's Twitter-like Weibo, a few social media users alluded to the incident by commenting on old posts featuring Hu.

The previous day, the 27 EU leaders locked horns over a joint response to the acute energy crunch that has engulfed the bloc since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Smaller countries also appealed for a united EU front vis-a-vis Beijing, pointing to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's planned visit to China next month. "Germany's industrial strategy, and its economic model that feeds it, is toxic for the EU," Eurointelligence said in a commentary on Thursday. Germany, the EU's biggest economy, also leads the small EU camp opposed to capping gas prices, with Scholz defending himself on Thursday against accusations from other EU leaders that Berlin is pursuing selfish and unfair energy policies. Some EU countries want wider sanctions imposed on Iran, and the summit will also condemn Tehran's use of force against protests.

☆ EU leaders seek united front on China dependency
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - European Union leaders expressed increasing concern on Friday about economic reliance on China, mindful of the gas dependency built up with Russia that Moscow has exploited, and said they needed a united stance towards Beijing. The EU has regarded China since 2019 as a partner, economic competitor and systemic rival. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz did not speak to reporters before Friday's summit session, but the EU leaders that did agreed the 27 EU members needed to present a common front. "China is best dealt with when we are 27, not when we are one on one vis-à-vis China," he said. Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin stressed the EU needed to avoid building future dependencies and instead promote stronger cooperation between democratic countries.

☆ Trump's yearslong crusade against Ukraine has finally come home to roost as Republicans call for abandoning Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( John Haltiwanger | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

US aid to Ukraine could be in jeopardy if Republicans win the House in the midterms. Several GOP lawmakers and candidates have signaled they would support reducing or cutting off Ukraine aid. In April, 10 House Republicans voted against a bill allowing the Biden administration to more easily lend military equipment to Ukraine. The following month, 57 House Republicans voted "no" on a nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine. Some GOP opposition to continuing aid to Ukraine is tied to Trump's "America First" policy vis-a-vis foreign affairs.

☆ Two Finnish guys 'annexed' a Russian diplomat's parking spot by painting it with the Ukrainian flag
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two Finnish men painted a Russian consul's parking spot with Ukrainian flag colors on Wednesday. The idea first came from Virtala, who told Insider he showed up in a hi-vis jacket to appear more like a maintenance worker. Mattson, whose partner is Ukrainian, wrote on social media: "We held a two-man referendum on annexing the parking spot to Ukraine." Virtala, a self-employed property manager, told Insider that after the paint dried, the diplomat's car returned. "If Ukrainians ask me to, I'd be happy to do my part in washing off the colors," Mattson told Insider.

☆ Biden's national security plan identifies Russia as imminent danger, China as long-term threat
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Christina Wilkie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden released his first national security strategy plan on Wednesday, outlining how the United States would "effectively compete" with China in the coming years, "while constraining a dangerous Russia." "Russia and [China] pose different challenges," wrote Biden. In light of America's urgent and ongoing involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine, Biden's strategy for countering Russia struck a pragmatic note. Damage to the Russian military caused by the protracted conflict "will likely increase Moscow's reliance on nuclear weapons in its military planning," Biden wrote. And while Russia poses a regional threat to Europe and a threat to global markets, wrote Biden, the Kremlin "lacks the across the spectrum capabilities of the PRC."

☆ U.S. economy is 'doing well' amid global economic uncertainty, says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during an armchair discussion at the Rotman School of Management in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Monday, June 20, 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the U.S. economy was "doing very well" as rising energy prices, Covid-19 variants and Russia's war with Ukraine have caught global markets in a vice grip. "From the perspective of the United States, I think the United States is doing very well," Yellen told CNBC's Sara Eisen Tuesday. Yellen acknowledged that inflation is too high and that lowering it is a priority for the Biden administration. "The dollar is a safe haven, so when times are uncertain, we experience capital inflows into our safe markets," Yellen said.

☆ Australia's house prices fall, interest rates soar but analysts say there's no crash yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Su-Lin Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Mortgage rates have fallen to below 2% in recent years, but interest rates are rising rapidly in Australia. Home prices fallNational house prices have fallen for a fourth straight month as demand for homes start to slide due to higher costs of borrowing, according to Corelogic. In Sydney, Australia's biggest city, home prices have fallen over 7% since prices started unwinding at the start of the year, just before interest rates lifted. Since hitting peak prices earlier this year, house prices in Melbourne have fallen nearly 5%. Since hitting peak prices earlier this year, house prices in Melbourne have fallen nearly 5%.

☆ Bank analysts have two big reasons to be bullish on the Singapore dollar
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Why bet on the Singapore dollar? "I believe that investors also associate the strong [Singapore dollar] with Singapore's competence and reliability, as a partner and gateway to the region," Wee said. The Singapore dollar is not as widely traded as currencies of larger economies, Maybank's Supaat pointed out. The Singapore currency is not immune to the strength of the U.S. dollar either, said Wee, who warned that the Singapore dollar could lose its footing as Asia's outperformer should there be a global recession. "This is the main risk, or chief risk, for investors seeking [the Singapore dollar] as a haven," Wee added.

☆ Fanatics is staffing up as it expands into collectibles, sports betting, and more. Pay data reveals how much the merch giant offers for dozens of tech and data jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Colin Salao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Sports-merch giant Fanatics is expanding into collectibles, sports betting, and other areas. Salaries in the data ranged from $57,000 to $233,200 for mainly tech jobs in its retail division. Fanatics is also sleeping giant in the sports-betting industry, with the potential to combine collectibles, NFTs, and gambling into one platform. Still, the data offer insight into certain salary levels across the company, which ranged from $57,138 to $233,200 per year. For example, the data included a pay rate of $125,486 to $130,000 for an experimentation strategist position.

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☆ Novak Djokovic este de neoprit! Sârbul s-a calificat în semifinala turneului de la Wimbledon
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sârbul s-a calificat în semifinala turneului de la WimbledonJucătorul sârb de tenis Novak Djokovic, liderul ATP şi principal favorit, s-a calificat miercuri în semifinalele turneului de la Wimbledon, al treilea de Mare Şlem al anului. Djokovic şi-a adjudecat partida după două ore şi 20 de minute, şi va juca în penultima rundă a competiţiei împotriva canadianului Denis Shapovalov (12 ATP, favorit nr. Shapovalov s-a impus cu greu, după cinci seturi şi 3 ore şi jumătate de joc, în faţa rusului Karen Hacianov (29 ATP, favorit nr. Cealaltă semifinală a turneului de la Wimbledon se va disputa între Hubert Hurkacz (Polonia, 18 ATP, favorit nr. 7), cel care l-a învins pe Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada, 19 ATP, favorit nr.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Sârbul, Djokovic, Fucsovics, All England Club . Djokovic, Denis Shapovalov, Shapovalov, Karen Hacianov, Hubert Hurkacz, Roger Federer, Matteo Berrettini, Felix, Roger Organizations: Novak, All England Club . Locations: Wimbledon, Polonia, Elveția, Italia, Aliassime, Canada

☆ O familie din Chişinău dă concerte în centrul oraşului, ca să adune bani pentru visul lor. Ce îşi doresc cei şase copii
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Așa și le-a venit ideea ingenioasă cum să câștige bani cu toată familia. Prin urmare, își doresc o mașină nouă din motive raționale – deja nu mai încap în cea veche. "Vrem să adunăm bani pentru un microbuz, ca întreaga familie să poată călători. Ei dau concerte deja de o luna și jumătate, de două sau trei ori pe săptămână. Timp de o jumătate de oră de concert improvizat ei își depun toate eforturile.

Persons: Tata, Vladislav Locations: Nistru

☆ Petru Macovei: Unele portaluri continuă să favorizează deschis unii concurenţi electorali
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +4 min

Petru Macovei: Unele portaluri continuă să favorizează deschis unii concurenţi electoraliDouă din 10 publicații online monitorizate, Actualitati.md și Kp.md, au avut, în perioada 21-30 iunie, un comportament editorial asemănător. Acest portal a avut în continuare o politică editorială tendențioasă, evenimentele electorale și concurenții fiind prezentați selectiv și cu o atitudine lipsită de echidistanță jurnalistică. Agora.md și Newsmaker.md au avut o politică editorială echilibrată în raport cu toți concurenții electorali, fără a favoriza sau defavoriza pe cineva. Agora.md a avut cea mai echidistantă atitudine în raport cu evenimentele electorale și concurenții. Newsmaker.md, la rândul său, a fost singura publicație care a citat în materialele publicate toți concurenții electorali înscriși în cursa pentru alegerile parlamentare anticipate.

Persons: Petru Macovei, Maia Sandu, Gagauzinfo.md, macovei Organizations: Asociația Presei, Coaliției Civice, Alegeri Locations: Republicii Moldova, Coaliției, IPN, defavorizând, favorizări, Kp.md, redacţia

☆ BAC 2021: Lista celor 16 absolvenți cu 10 pe linie la examenele de bacalaureat
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-04 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +12 min

Echipa #diez a vorbit cu toți cei 16 absolvenți cu 10 pe linie (înainte de rezultatele contestațiilor) la examenele de bacalaureat din acest an. În 2021, avem 16 elevi și eleve care au obținut nota 10 pe linie la BAC (până la aflarea rezultatelor de la contestații). Mădălina Costețchi, absolventă a Liceul Teoretic Republican „Aristotel” din Capitală, este un exemplu al perseverenței, pentru care 10 pe linie la bacalaureat, deși a fost o surpriză plăcută, a fost și o așteptare realizată. # Mădălina Avornicița, Liceul Teoretic „Gheorghe Asachi” din Chișinău10 pe linie la examenul de bacalaureat pare o reușită din domeniul fantasticului. Tatiana Sviriniuc e una dintre tinerii și tinerele (16) care a luat 10 la toate examenele de bacalaureat.

Persons: Dana Țopa, Mircea Eliade, Chișinău Dana Țopa, Dana, Laura Gherman, Laura, Andreea, Gheorghe Asachi, Chișinău Andreea Stici, Dan Negru, Vasile Alecsandri, Vlada Caraman, Ion Creangă, Vlada, Cristina, Boris Cazacu, Cristina Tîmbur, Tânăra, Mădălina, Aristotel, Mădălina Costețchi, Irina Cojocaru, Chișinău Cojocaru Irina, Irina, Eduard, Alexandru cel Bun, Eduard Mititiuc, Bogdan Petriceicu - Hasdeu, Mihai Viteazul, Cristina Dumitraș, Petre, Daria, Cornelia, Cornelia Cobîlaș, Alina, Mădălina Avornicița, Tatiana, Mihai Eminescu, Tatiana Sviriniuc Organizations: Vlada Locations: Chișinău Dana, Capitală, Chișinău Andreea, Ungheni, Chișinău, Nisporeni, Chișinău Cojocaru, Sângera, Drochia, Ialoveni, Bălți

☆ Victor Chironda, despre demiterea sa din funcția de viceprimar al municipiului Chișinău: era clar de ceva timp ca nu mă încadrez în această „echipă de vis” a corupților din Primărie
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( Mudrii Elena | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

„Ceea ce s-a întâmplat astăzi în ședința CMC a fost o răfuiala politică tipică. Și nu este atât o răfuială a primarului cât a celor care controleaza domeniul construcțiilor în oraș”, declară Victor Chironda, după ce majoritatea consilierilor municipali au votat pentru demiterea lui din funcția de viceprimar. Era clar de ceva timp ca nu ma încadrez în această „echipă de vis” a corupților din Primărie. Victor Chironda a fost demis din funcție după ce un grup de lucru, compus din șase funcționari de la Primăria Chișinău a ajuns la concluzia că viceprimarul municipiului Victor Chironda a lipsit nemotivat de la locul de muncă, începând cu 31 mai și până pe 4 iunie. În replică, primarul capitalei, Ion Ceban, a menționat că „era bine dacă viceprimarul nu lipsea nemotivat de la lucru”, declarând că viceprimarul „are restanțe la capitolul comunicare cu responsabilii din alte direcții”.

Persons: Victor Chironda, Svetlana Dogotaru, Ilie Ceban, Ion Organizations: Primăria, Funciare Locations: Primărie, Primăria Chișinău

☆ Un elev de nota 10 „nu trebuie să stea doar cu nasul în carte”. Irina Cojocaru, despre „jackpotul” său de la BAC
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

Un elev de nota 10 „nu trebuie să stea doar cu nasul în carte”. Irina ne-a povestit despre procesul său de studiu, despre interesele și viziunile sale de viitor, dar și despre modul în care a reușit să îmbine învățatul cu timpul personal. Irina spune că toate materiile școlare i s-au părut interesante și a cules din fiecare lecție informația care i-ar putea ajuta în viitorul profesional. Irina a fost de acord să ne ofere una dintre creațiile sale pe care o puteți savura în cele ce urmează. Pentru Irina, liceul a fost o treaptă a vieții plină de trăiri, urcușuri și coborâșuri, bucurii și dezamăgiri.

Persons: Irina Cojocaru, Irina, Aristotel, James Sylvester, Irina ., absolventa, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu Organizations: Bibliotecii Locations: Chișinău, Republica Moldova

☆ Victor Chironda a fost demis din funcția de viceprimar
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +2 min

Victor Chironda a fost demis din funcția de viceprimarVictor Chironda a fost demis din funcția de viceprimar pe domeniul urbanism și mobilitate urbană. După mai multe solicitări din partea unor consilieri, lui Victor Chironda i-a fost acordat dreptul de a ține un discurs de la tribună. Mai devreme, Victor Chironda a spus că demolarea hotelului ar fi ilegală şi neargumentată. După demisie, Victor Chironda a calificat ceea ce s-a întâmplat în ședința CMC „o răfuiala politică tipică”. Victor Chironda a fost ales viceprimar al municipiului Chișinău în noiembrie 2019, cu votul a 41 de consilieri.

Persons: Victor Chironda, Nedelea, Ceban Organizations: Facebook Locations: Chişinău, Național, Primărie, Chișinău

Vreau să spun că cineva mi-a scris că - ieși la tribună și vorbește de această execuție, cred că e o banală răfuială politică și nu este o răfuială că am îndrăznit să mă opun evident, nu este o răfuială a primarului sau a consilierilor cât a celor care controlează domeniul construcțiilor în oraș. Nu e un grup, dar un sistem, această caracatiță a construcțiilor este foarte mare și are reprezentanți inclusiv în Primărie. Vreau să vă mulțumesc pentru oportunitatea de a activa în acest domeniu, era clar că nu mă încadrez în această echipă de vis din Primărie. Vă mulțumesc pentru susținere și înțelegereViceprimarul Victor Chironda a fost demis din funcție. Decizia a fost luată de aleșii locali cu 28 de voturi „pentru”.

Persons: Chironda Locations: Primărie

☆ Chironda, despre demisia acestuia: Pentru mine nu este o tragedie. Este o răfuială a celor care controlează domeniul construcțiilor din oraș
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Ion Ceban | ) unimedia.info time to read: +1 min

Persons: Chironda Locations: Primărie

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