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To be sure, the April inflation data hit the UK debt market like a thunderbolt. While the headline consumer price inflation rate dropped to 8.7% from 10.1% in March, as energy prices ebbed, that was still far higher than forecast and core inflation rates hit their highest in 31 years at just under 7%. And a chief concern for many households is ongoing annual food price inflation still near 20%. Sterling and real yield spreadsNew UK gilt shock? Using 5-year real yields from the index-linked bond market, that premium jumped almost 40bp this week to its highest since last October.

☆ Rice. Half of Humanity Eats It. And Climate Change Is Wrecking It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Somini Sengupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Sometimes there’s not enough rain when seedlings need water, or too much when the plants need to keep their heads above water. Rice farmers are shifting their planting calendars. On top of that, there’s climate change: It has upended the rhythm of sunshine and rain that rice depends on. That’s a fraction of the emissions from coal, oil and gas, which together account for 35 percent of methane emissions. His experiment, carried out over seven years, concluded that by not flooding the fields continuously, farmers can reduce rice methane emissions by more than 60 percent.

☆ What Your Therapist Doesn't Tell You
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Amy X. Wang | Illustrations Liana Finck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

What Your Therapist Doesn’t Tell You A dozen counselors on what it’s really like to sit in the other armchair. “ ‘I need to pee so bad.’ Clients don’t realize that we have five minutes between sessions and sometimes making it to the bathroom is not possible.” — Jessa White, L.M.H.C.A. You can’t do psychotherapy if a person doesn’t feel safe — there’s no way that’s going to happen. But it’s frustrating too, because as a therapist, you feel you can’t really offer what you signed up for.” — Gabriela Sehinkman, Ph.D., L.I.S.W.-S. To me, therapy is very much like dating, except, you know, obviously you don’t really want to date the person.” — Thien Pham, L.M.F.T.

☆ Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

As climate change makes the region hotter and drier, years of consecutive drought have depleted groundwater reserves. CLIMATE CHANGE TRENDSouthern Europe is not alone in suffering severe water shortages this year. The Horn of Africa is enduring its worst drought in decades, while a historic drought in Argentina has hammered soy and corn crops. "In terms of the climate change signal, it very much fits with what we're expecting," said Hayley Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts at Newcastle University. Some 90% of the mainland is suffering from drought, with severe drought affecting one-fifth of the country - nearly five times the area reported a year earlier.

☆ A real-estate investor who owns 12 properties shares the 10 business, investing, and personal development books that helped him build a $2.7 million portfolio in just 4 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

These books cover real estate and investing, business, personal development, and leadership. Intrigued by real-estate investing, Rivers took the plunge and bought his first real-estate investment property in 2019. In a recent interview, Rivers shared the 10 books — spanning topics such as business, investing, and personal development — that helped him scale his portfolio quickly. "What It Takes" by Stephen A. SchwarzmanThis book, written by the billionaire investor and Blackstone CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman, is one of Rivers' personal favorites. While much of the focus for entrepreneurs is on building a business, Rivers said understanding how to sell a business was just as important.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said the law, which instructed the U.S. Circuit said the law "makes clear" that those leases are no longer subject to requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires a thorough look at environmental impacts of proposed major federal actions. Earthjustice attorney Steve Mashuda, who represented the environmental groups, said in a statement that the decision will harm Gulf communities and ecosystems. A spokesperson for the American Petroleum Institute called the order a “positive step toward more certainty and clarity for energy producers.”The Interior Department, which did not appeal the lower court decision, declined to comment. v. Debra Haaland et al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, case No.

☆ Meet Jelly Roll, the Rapper Turned Country Singer Rousing Nashville
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Alan Light | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

1 on rock radio while the mid-tempo “Son of a Sinner” topped the country radio chart, and Jelly Roll held the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s emerging artist chart for 25 straight weeks, the longest run in that ranking’s history. The Bridgestone show is chronicled in a new documentary, “Jelly Roll: Save Me,” premiering on Hulu on May 30. He’s living proof that anything is possible.”As Jelly Roll’s profile grows, he’s not slowing down his nonstop work habits. He is very strong in who he is and what he wants to say as an artist.

☆ I had a 4-day workweek at Kickstarter. I saw huge improvements in my productivity and social life — and there was only one downside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Former marketing manager Brooke McDaniel said the four-day schedule increased her productivity. She has since started a new job with a five-day schedule but says the schedule was one of her cons. The company transitioned to a four-day workweek while I was on the road. Remote work was the most important factor for a trip like mine, but knowing the four-day workweek was coming gave me additional motivation. All in all, it made me more aware of how I spend my timeThe work-life balance that a four-day workweek offered me was incredible.

☆ Ima Keithel: The world’s largest women-run market
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —At first glance, Ima Keithel is much like any other market. Priya Kharaibam, for example, is the third generation of her family’s pottery traders at Ima Keithel, following on from her grandmother. The creation of Ima Keithel dates back to the 16th century Kangleipak Kingdom, when it began as a makeshift, open-air market for bartering crops. An overhead shot of a busy afternoon at Ima Keithel. We want to be responsible mothers.”These days Ima Keithel is a microcosm of Manipur’s egalitarian society.

☆ A real estate investor who got started at age 38 explains how he built a 16-unit portfolio worth $2.7 million in just 4 years by adopting a compound growth mindset
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Dan Rivers didn't buy his first real estate property until 2019, when he was 38 years old. A late start to real estate investingWhen Rivers was 16 years old, doctors discovered he had a congenital heart murmur. Although he didn't know anybody there and had never sold real estate, Rivers decided that he wanted to capitalize on his newfound confidence by trying his hand at becoming a real estate agent. But his real estate investing journey began picking up steam in 2019, when he met a local real estate flipper. How a compound growth mindset contributed to Rivers' successIn fact, Rivers credits much of his real estate investing success to this compound growth mindset.

☆ A real estate investor who owns 12 units shares the 10 business, investing, and personal development books that helped him build a $2.7 million portfolio in just 4 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

These books cover real estate and investing, business, personal development, and leadership. Intrigued by real estate investing, in 2019 Rivers decided to take the plunge and buy his first real estate investment property. In a recent interview with Insider, Rivers recalled only making $28,000 during his first year of selling real estate. It taught him the expectations to set for his employees while he was building up his full-service real estate firm, Rivers Capital Group. While much of the focus for entrepreneurs is on building a business, Rivers believes that selling a business is just as important.

Summary Dollar index on course for fifth weekly lossesEuro touches two-month highLONDON/SINGAPORE, April 13 (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a two-month low on Thursday after data showed U.S. inflation slowed sharply in March, bolstering hopes that the Federal Reserve's rate-hiking campaign is either already finished or will be by May. The dollar dropped after the data was released and weakened further on Thursday, helping the euro rise 0.27% to a two-month high of $1.102. The dollar index , which measures the greenback against six major peer, was last down 0.2% at 101.28, its lowest since the start of February. John Hardy, head of FX strategy at Saxo Bank, said the inflation data "left the market with not much to go on". He said he expects the dollar to grind lower from here as inflation cools and the economy slows.

☆ NBA roundup: Warriors hang 157 on Blazers, glide into playoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Shaedon Sharpe added 18 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds, while Jeenathan Williams had 17 points for Portland. New Orleans' Brandon Ingram had 42 points and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum scored 23 points and Trey Murphy III had 20. Lindell Wigginton scored 17 points and Bobby Portis had 16 for the Bucks. Jaden Hardy led all scorers with 25 points, with Theo Pinson forging a triple-double (23 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) for the Mavericks. De'Aaron Fox, who scored 13 points, played less than 18 minutes.

☆ I'm a cart girl on a Las Vegas golf course who makes $500 in tips a day. You don't need experience to be successful at this job — here's how I do it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Her main tips for success are to reach out to anyone you know in the golf world and stay positive. Now I'm a cart girl on a Las Vegas golf course, and I share my experience on TikTok with my 2.1 million followers. I usually make between $400 and $500 in tips a day on top of my salary. You can have as much fun partying on the golf course as you can at a day club in Vegas. Looks and outfits get you only so far, so you have to have the personality to make the golfers' day.

☆ RBC: Buy these 30 high-conviction stocks as they continue delivering market-beating returns in an up-and-down year
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Marley Jay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

RBC's collection of 30 favorite global stocks handily outperformed US stocks in the first quarter. In the first quarter, that list of 30 stocks delivered an 11.9% total return, compared to a 7.7% return for the MSCI World Index and 7% for the S&P 500. The group also notes that since the end of 2020, the top 30 stocks have returned 37.8%, while the MSCI index has returned 24.5%. The following 30 stocks are ranked from lowest to highest based on how much RBC thinks they will deliver in returns over the next year. All of those implied upside figures were calculated based on the stocks' most recent closing prices.

☆ Even Walmart needs a side hustle. Here are 4 other ways the store chain makes its money – besides selling merchandise.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

WalmartLike Walmart Connect, Walmart Luminate — a data monetization platform — has grown in spades since its launch in October 2021. Walmart has been working hard to increase its number of sellers on Walmart Marketplace. Walmart GoLocal launched in 2021. By the end of 2022, Walmart GoLocal delivered from more than 5,000 business and retail locations. "Through Walmart GoLocal, any merchant from national retailers to small town shops can use Walmart's growing delivery platform to power their local delivery efforts.

Iraq, OPEC's second largest oil producer, exports the bulk of its oil through its southern Gulf port of Basra. An Iraqi oil ministry official with knowledge of the meeting said the aim was to reassure the companies that their deals with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) were secure. Baghdad and the KRG signed a temporary agreement on Tuesday to restart northern oil exports as part of efforts to end decades of political and economic disputes. Petraco confirmed its presence at talks in Baghdad and said it was currently awaiting further developments. Further complicating the picture, Kurdistan has borrowed billions of dollars from trading houses and oil producers, including to build a new pipeline to Turkey, pledging to repay debts from future oil exports.

[1/2] A vehicle is towed from the property as community members pray while visiting a memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. Security experts said the Covenant School apparently had good safety protocols. It was a grim reminder that any campus could be the target of gun violence, spurring educators around the country to review security protocols and try to reassure parents. Protective measures notwithstanding, Corcoran said the Covenant School shooting exposed how deadly such attacks can be even when school leaders "did everything right." It is not clear that hardening school security always works.

☆ Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's assistant shares the main reason why his schedule is so difficult to manage and how she broke into Big Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sugar-Carlsgaard is the senior executive assistant to the cofounder and CEO of Airbnb. She was headhunted to join Airbnb as the senior-executive assistant to Chesky, the CEO, in 2019, and she describes the company as "captivating." Before Sugar-Carlsgaard started, Chesky's team was beginning to transition into having "a lot of eyes" on them as Airbnb grew bigger. It's the way Airbnb functions, she said. Breaking into Big Tech was about "trusting myself and being able to sell myself and my experiences," she said.

☆ I'm a cart girl on a California golf course. The tips are great, but I sometimes have to just drive past the jerks.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lauren Balcioni is a beverage cart girl who works at a Bay Area golf course on the weekends. She decorates her cart to get extra tips, and she said dressing up for holidays also helps. Her job looked like something I could do on the weekends when my husband, who I'm separated from, looks after the baby. I was up-front that I didn't, and, to be honest, I still really don't. The training process was just shadowing the best cart girl and having her show me everything that she does.

UFC 286 will stream live on March 18, with the main card starting at 5 p.m. How to watch UFC 286You can watch the main event of UFC 286 on ESPN+ at 5 p.m. Ways to save on the UFC 286 pay-per-view priceIf you're signing up for ESPN+ to watch UFC 286, you can take advantage of a special discounted bundle. New members can buy a year-long ESPN+ membership with access to UFC 286 included for a total of $124.98. Here's the fight card for UFC 286: Edwards vs. UsmanESPNEarly Prelims — 12:30 p.m.

☆ I'm the assistant to the CEO of 23andMe. I do yoga during meetings and answer 400 messages a day — here's what it's like.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

We're always integrating exercise into our work, such as going on walks while we're meeting. One thing we do every week is team yoga, which I love. We even do it over Zoom when we're not together. Sometimes we talk about work while we're doing it. Incorporating exercise into work.

☆ FDA advisors recommend full approval of Pfizer Covid treatment Paxlovid for adults 50 and over and other high-risk people
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Food and Drug Administration's independent panel of advisors recommended full approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for high-risk adults 16-1 on Thursday, but flagged potentially harmful drug interactions. The FDA first made Paxlovid available in December 2021 for emergency use in high-risk individuals ages 12 and up. More than half of Paxlovid-eligible Medicare and Veterans Affairs patients are on medications that have drug interactions with Paxlovid, according to an FDA review of safety surveillance data. Roughly 74% of Paxlovid prescriptions were from adult primary care practitioners who may not be experienced with managing the possible adverse drug interactions, the FDA review added. To complete a full course of the drug, patients must take three Paxlovid pills twice a day for five days.

So You Want to Turn an Office Building Into a Home? There’s an appealing simplicity to the idea of converting office buildings into housing. Basically, they did this:How to Turn a 26-story Office Building Into a 30-story Apartment Building Cut a hole through 23 floors of the building. How to Turn a 26-story Office Building Into a 30-story Apartment Building Cut a hole through 23 floors of the building. That could change with tax abatements and subsidy programs, or if outdated office buildings lose so much value that the cost of acquiring them plummets.

☆ Factbox: Life and career of film and TV actor Robert Blake
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Reuters) - The following are select facts about the life and career of screen actor Robert Blake, who was acquitted in 2005 of murdering his wife but later found liable for her death in a civil trial:* Blake was about 6 years old when he started his Hollywood career. Before that, he and his brother and sister were part of an act known as "The Three Little Hillbillies" on the vaudeville circuit. Even though his earnings would provide most of his family's income, Blake said his father used him as "his punching bag." As a child he also worked with Laurel and Hardy, Jack Benny, John Wayne, John Garfield and Gene Autry. Other jailhouse visitors included musician-composer Quincy Jones, comedian Mort Sahl, and Scott Wilson, Blake's "In Cold Blood" co-star.

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