DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

Mr. Dintzer said that the Justice Department case was “built on documents that capture exactly” what Google did. The opening statement offered clues to how the Justice Department will paint the relationship between Google and Apple. Mr. Dintzer said that Google was insistent that it would not share revenue with Apple without “default placement” on its devices. Later, Mr. Dintzer said, Google worked to make sure that Apple couldn’t redirect searches to its Siri assistant product. “They turned history off, your honor, so they could rewrite it here in this courtroom,” Mr. Dintzer said.

Persons: Kenneth Dintzer, ” Mr, Dintzer, ”, Bing, Amit P, Mehta, Achilles, Google, Siri, Sundar Pichai, “ Organizations: Justice, Google, Apple, Justice Department, Yahoo, MSN

The National Book Foundation, the nonprofit which presents the book awards, announced Friday that Dove is this year’s winner of its medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, an honor previously given to Toni Morrison, Edmund White and Art Spiegelman among others. She is best known for her poetry, but has worked in other art forms and is currently planning a memoir. “Dove’s work transforms the everyday into the remarkable, brilliantly blending music, politics, and, let’s not forget, pleasure.”Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesThe National Book Award ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 15 in Manhattan, with Drew Barrymore hosting. Dove has received so many previous honors, lifetime and competitive, that it’s almost surprising the book foundation didn’t get around to her sooner. A fellow Pulitzer winner, poet Jericho Brown, will introduce Dove at the National Book Awards.

Persons: —, Rita Dove, I’m, Toni Morrison, Edmund White, Spiegelman, “ Thomas, Beulah, ”, Oscar, John Williams, Rita Dove’s, ” Ruth Dickey, “, let’s, Drew Barrymore, Dove, Paul Yamazaki, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ruth Lilly, Jericho Brown, Shakespeare, William Blake, Rosa Parks, Fred Viebahn, Cave Organizations: Book Foundation, Luck, Lights Booksellers & Publishers, Poet, City, Presidential, University of Miami, University of Iowa, Pulitzer, Humanities, of Arts, NAACP, Poetry Foundation, Library of Congress, American Academy of Arts and, University of Virginia Locations: Ivory, Manhattan, San Francisco's, Akron , Ohio, Ohio, Charlottesville , Virginia, New York City

☆ Australian economy grows modestly in Q2, eases recession fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Stella Qiu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.4% in the second quarter, slightly beating forecasts of 0.3%. The world's 12th largest economy got a boost from net exports, with the return of students and tourists, and public investment. "For all its challenges, the Aussie economy remains remarkably resilient," said Harry Murphy Cruise, an economist at Moody's Analytics. Government consumption will also moderate from its elevated levels, and business investment will ease on the back of squeezed profits." Household consumption, which used to be the engine of growth, remained subdued with just a 0.1% gain in the quarter due to spending on essential goods and services.

Persons: Harry Murphy Cruise, Jim Chalmers, Chalmers, Sean Langcake, Stella Qiu, Jacqueline Wong, Lincoln Organizations: SYDNEY, Australian Bureau, Statistics, Moody's, Consumers, Reserve Bank of Australia, BIS Oxford, Thomson Locations: China

So I'll admit I got The Platinum Card® from American Express for the clout. Getting an Amex didn't change my finances or my life, and I knew it wouldn'tI held my Amex Platinum card as I did with my driver's license when I was 16. Financial therapist Aja Evans says my Amex credit card is one way of coping with self-esteem issues, but it's a bandage. Apply and select your preferred metal Card design: classic Platinum Card®, Platinum x Kehinde Wiley, or Platinum x Julie Mehretu. Products in this post: The Platinum Card® from American Express, American Express® Gold Card

Persons: Achilles, I've, wouldn't, I'm, Aja Evans, Evans, it's, Uber, Wiley, Julie Mehretu, Peacock, Uber Cash Organizations: Service, American Express, Yorker, Express, Hilton, Marriott, Saks, Entertainment, Disney, ESPN, The New York Times, Street, Walmart, TSA, Global, Saks Fifth, Shipping, American, Products Locations: Wall, Silicon, Hulu

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:Aug. 31The Washington Post on sexism in the U.S. militaryNearly eight years ago, the United States opened up all military combat roles to women, clearing a pathway for female service members to join the most elite military forces. Women at multiple military bases reported that other soldiers would bang on their doors in the middle of the night. Even a program that once represented the highest ideals of the United States — its compassion, its expertise and its resources — is becoming a casualty of the country’s most destructive and divisive forces. Lack of adequate cooling during hot summers has plagued Southern states for decades, but climate change has now made it a problem in Northern states as well — Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, Indiana. Ukraine received the first batch of uranium munitions from the United Kingdom in March to use in its UK-made Challenger 2 tanks.

Persons: Soldiers, “, ”, George W, Bush, Anthony Fauci, Mark Dybul, PEPFAR, Henry Hyde, Dave Weldon, H.I.V, Hyde, Weldon, Biden, MAGA, Biden’s, Mr, Chris Smith of, Smith, Roe, Wade, Tommy Tuberville, Susan B, Anthony Pro, ” Nyserda, Don’t, Louisianans, it’s, commissaries, Joe Arpaio, let’s, perceptibly Organizations: Washington, Green, Ranger Regiment, Green Berets, Army Rangers, Special Operations, Army Special Operations Command, Special Forces, Army, Command, New York Times, Democrats, Republicans, Catholic Church, Republican Party, AIDS Relief, Republican, Heritage Foundation, Biden, Mr, PEPFAR, America, Family Research, United, New York State Energy Research, Development Authority, Alliance, Clean Energy, Alliance for Clean Energy, Developers, Micron Technology, Los Angeles Times, Staff, Prisons, US State Department, US Locations: United States, U.S, Afghanistan, Africa, Illinois, Florida, Chris Smith of New Jersey, Alabama, New York, Ukraine, California , Connecticut, Hawaii , Indiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts, Michigan , New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Louisiana, Angola, Texas, Southern, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota , Indiana, Maricopa County, Ariz, Los Angeles, California, Corcoran, Tulare Lake, China, Russia, United Kingdom, Moscow, Belarus, Washington, Europe, Asia, Brazil, Indonesia

☆ Best High-Yield Savings Accounts of September 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Martha C. White | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +18 min

With the Federal Reserve steadily raising interest rates to fight inflation, high-yield savings account payouts have steadily risen, too. After years of near-zero returns, the average savings account rate has risen to 0.43%, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Unlike some high-yield online savings accounts, you earn a high APY—currently 5%—on every dollar in your account. You can conduct immediate electronic transfers between your brokerage account and savings account, and manage both savings and investment activities on a single platform. How we pickedTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s Best Savings Accounts, we looked for accounts that offered the best APY on deposited funds without restrictions.

Persons: Martha C, it’s, JPMorgan Chase, Wells, Wells Fargo, Ally, Synchrony, Foster, Alliant, —, Ivy, Achilles, We’ve, Morgan Stanley, Marcus, Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Bank Charles Schwab Organizations: Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Capital, National, One’s, JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase &, Chase Savings, Ally, Synchrony, CIT, First Citizens, Bank, Foster Care, Navy, Navy Federal, Bask Bank, Texas Capital Bank, Savings, LendingClub, Alliance Data Systems, Comenity Capital Bank, FDIC, Morgan Stanley Private, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Bloomberg, Trade, Charles, Charles Schwab Bank, Best Bank, National Credit Union Administration, dateline Locations: Chase, Zelle, Ally’s, Chicago, U.S, Utah, .

“We sat down on Monday night as a team,” the paper’s student print managing editor, Caitlyn Yaede, told CNN in a phone interview. The Wednesday, August 30, 2023 front page of the Daily Tar Heel, shared to the student newspaper's Instagram account. The student newspaper published a string of the community's texts amid an lockdown during which a graduate student allegedly killed a professor. Rebecca Wright/CNNThe idea to compile text messages came from the paper’s Editor-in-Chief Emmy Martin, Yaede said. But I think we told a story of a community that was startled, of a community that was scarred, and a community that is angry, and a community that is grieving,” Yaede said.

Persons: “, Caitlyn Yaede, Yaede, Rebecca Wright, Martin, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, ” Yaede Organizations: CNN, University of North, Chapel, UNC, ”, Laboratories, “ Locations: University of North Carolina

Joseph Biggs, the former second-in-command of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, and Zach Riehl, who presided over the Proud Boys’ Philadelphia chapter, received a 15-year sentence. “I definitely don't want to be a person affiliated with any more groups unless it's my daughter's PTA," he said. “My curiosity got the best of me, and I’m going to have to live with that for the rest of my life." "I let it consume my life and I lost track of who and what mattered most.”“It wasn’t just January 6th. “That day broke our tradition of peacefully transferring power, which is among the most precious things we had as Americans.

Persons: Joseph Biggs, Zach Riehl, Riehl, perjured, Enrique Tarrio, Donald Trump, Biggs, Timothy Kelly, “, ”, ” Riehl, Kelly, Biggs –, Riehl –, Jan, ‘, Biggs ’ Organizations: Capitol, U.S, Trump Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Joe Biggs was convicted by a Washington, DC jury of several charges including seditious conspiracy for attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. “People around the world would give anything for these rights.”But January 6, 2021, Kelly said, “broke our tradition of the peaceful transferring of power” in the United States. The hefty sentence is the second longest sentence handed down for a defendant convicted as part of the Capitol attack. Oath Keeper leader and founder Stewart Rhodes has received the longest sentence of 18 years in prison. Four of the defendants, Biggs, Tarrio, Nordean and Rehl, were convicted of seditious conspiracy, while Pezzola was acquitted of that charge.

Persons: Joe Biggs, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, “, ”, Prosecutors, Biggs, –, Stewart Rhodes, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio –, Nordean, Rehl, Dominic Pezzola –, Tarrio, Pezzola, ” Biggs, Jason McCullough, ” McCullough Organizations: CNN, Capitol, The Locations: Washington, ”, United States

☆ Rate hike odds build as Fed's Powell gets set to speak
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 25 (Reuters) - As investors wait anxiously for any hint of guidance on the interest rate outlook from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, they have been increasingly positioning for the central bank to deliver another interest rate hike by year end. Powell is set to deliver the keynote speech on Friday morning at the annual economic symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Fed has jacked up its policy rate from near zero in March 2022 to the current range of 5.25% to 5.50%, but unemployment remains at a historically low 3.5% and overall economic growth has defied expectations that it would falter. Alongside the rise in bond yields, rate futures have notably repriced as well. Reporting By Dan Burns; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell, Jackson, Dan Burns, Chizu Organizations: Federal, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Fed, Thomson Locations: Jackson Hole , Wyoming

☆ Google's Achilles' heel: The tech giant's struggles in augmented reality highlight a much bigger weakness
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But the tech giant's struggles in AR highlight a bigger weakness at the company: hardware. The tech giant has struggled to gain momentum in the mixed-reality sector despite numerous efforts, Insider's Hugh Langley reports. AdvertisementAdvertisementFrom Iris to Alius to Betty, Google's code-named AR projects rival a millennial parent's baby-name list. But in the world of AR, hardware is the most critical piece of the puzzle. Of course, the tech giant might argue it has bigger fish to fry.

Persons: It's, Insider's Hugh Langley, Alius, Betty, Hugh, —, Google's, it's Organizations: Google, — Apple, Apple Vision, Samsung, Meta Locations: Google's

☆ Look of the Week: Olivia Rodrigo wears fashion’s most subversive shoe
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“It’s for a tiny group of women, and not everyone will like it,” Margiela reportedly said after his second show in 1989. Olivia Rodrigo's simple and chic outfit on August 14 in London was elevated by the polarizing heeled flat. This week, Tabis unlocked a new level of mainstream popularity when Gen Z popstar Olivia Rodrigo donned a pair of black 30mm heel ballet pumps. In a paparazzi photo snapped on Monday, Rodrigo delicately maneuvers her dainty shoes across an unforgiving cobbled London street. In June, Zendaya snapped a picture of her classic white Tabis and posted the shoe-selfie to her 184 million Instagram followers.

Persons: Martin Margiela, ” Margiela, “, Olivia Rodrigo's, Ricky Vigil, Justin E Palmer, ’, Gen Z, Olivia Rodrigo, Rodrigo, Maison, Dua Lipa, Tabis, Rodrigo isn’t, Zendaya Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: Belgian, London, Maison Margiela, Dua

☆ The England World Cup Coach Who Used to Be a Tar Heel
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/england-spain-womens-world-cup-sarina-wiegman-coach-north-carolina-ee539c7e

Persons: Dow Jones, ee539c7e Organizations: womens Locations: england, spain, carolina

☆ Here are 13 stocks Jim Cramer is watching Tuesday, including Ollie's and Norfolk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Workday (WDAY): Jefferies raises price target to $275 from $250, another positive call on enterprise software, which has been the Achilles heel of the Nasdaq. Deckers Outdoor (DECK) price target to $618 from $564 at TD Cowen. Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) PT raised to $83 from $67 at Wells Fargo, sees significant surge in bargain shopping. Substack meets MasterClass meets The Economist meets The New Yorker ... XPO Logistics (XPO) is out of penalty box. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jefferies, Oppenheimer, Buffett, LEN, Horton, Cowen, OLLI, Substack, MasterClass, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Andrew Harrer Organizations: Southern, Getty Images, Hollywood, Barclays, Nasdaq, Textron, Bank of America, PayPal, XPO Logistics, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Norfolk Southern Corp, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Susquehanna, Wells Fargo, Singapore, Norfolk , Virginia

☆ Dollar steady after CPI data bolsters Fed pause bets; yen nears 145
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. The Japanese yen eased 0.10% to 144.89 per dollar in early Asian hours, its lowest since June 30, when it also briefly breached 145 per dollar level, stoking investor fears of another round of interventions from the Japanese authorities. Japan intervened in September last year when the dollar rose past 145 yen, pushing the pair to around 140 yen as the Ministry of Finance bought the yen to weaken the dollar. "Market pricing currently favours a pause, but the market has underpriced the Fed’s actions before," Brandham cautioned. The Australian dollar rose 0.20% to $0.6534.

Persons: Florence Lo, Ryan Brandham, Brandham, Philip Lowe, Sterling, Ankur Banerjee, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Federal, Ministry of Finance, Saxo Markets, Reuters, North America, Validus Risk, Reserve Bank of Australia, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Japan, U.S, Singapore

☆ Dollar steady after CPI data bolsters Fed pause bets, yen nears 145
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Japanese 10,000 yen and U.S. 100 dollar banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 7, 2017. The Japanese yen eased 0.10% to 144.89 per dollar in early Asian hours, its lowest since June 30, when it also briefly breached 145 per dollar level, stoking investor fears of another round of interventions from the Japanese authorities. Japan intervened in September last year when the dollar rose past 145 yen, pushing the pair to around 140 yen as the Ministry of Finance bought the yen to weaken the dollar. The Australian dollar rose 0.20% to $0.6534. Sterling was last at $1.2684, up 0.07% on the day, looking to snap its three-day losing streak ahead of GDP data.

Persons: Ryan Brandham, Brandham, Philip Lowe, Sterling Organizations: Federal, Ministry of Finance, Saxo Markets, Reuters, North America, Validus Risk, Reserve Bank of Australia Locations: Tokyo, Japan, U.S

☆ Xi Remade China’s Military to His Liking. Now a Purge Threatens Its Image.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Chris Buckley | More About Chris Buckley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As Xi Jinping has entrenched his hold on power in China, he has likened himself to a physician, eradicating the toxins of corruption and disloyalty that threaten the rule of the Communist Party. And his signature project for over a decade has been bringing to heel the once extravagantly corrupt military leadership. But recent upheavals at high levels of the People’s Liberation Army forces suggest that Mr. Xi’s cure has not endured. “It’s like a virus in the system that has come back. It’s a deep-rooted problem, and it has survived in the system.”

Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi’s, ”, Andrew N.D, Yang, “ Organizations: Communist Party, People’s Liberation Army, Rocket Force Locations: China

This account of how Niger's coup unfolded is based on 15 interviews with Nigerien security officials, politicians, as well as current and former Western government officials. In his first address following the July 26 coup, Tiani said he had ousted the president for the good of the country. But in recent months, Bazoum had curtailed the size of the presidential guard, which was about 700-strong at the time of the coup, and started to scrutinize its budget. Issoufou was elected in 2011, a year after a previous military coup. Almost all the different branches of Niger's security apparatus had a member in the group, including the police, army, air force and presidential guard.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Mahamadou Issoufou, Regis, Mohamed Bazoum, Bazoum, Abdourahamane Tiani, Tiani, Keen, Issoufou, Spokespeople, swirled, Salifou Mody, Mody, Hassoumi Massaoudou, Amadou Abdramane, Ahmad Sidien, Moussa Aksar, David Lewis, David Gauthier, Michel Rose, Edward McAllister, Alexandra Zavis, David Clarke Organizations: Niger, REUTERS, Nigerien, Reuters, West African States, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Western, Niger Armed Forces, United Arab Emirates, National Guard, Thomson Locations: Sahel, French, Pau, France, NIAMEY, United States, Niamey, Diffa, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Russia, West Africa, Tiani, Nairobi, Villars, Istanbul, Paris, Dakar

☆ Burned by the European heat, travelers are seeking new destinations this summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

'Scandi summer' trendInterest in visiting the Mediterranean dropped by 10% from June to November this year, according to data published by the European Travel Commission. watch nowA "Scandi summer" trend is evident among summer home renters too, according to Expedia Group. Shifts in SpainSpain is the most popular travel destination in the European Travel Commission's poll of more than 6,000 European travelers. A spring poll of more than 6,000 European travelers showed the No. 1 reason for choosing a travel destination was "pleasant weather conditions," according to the European Travel Commission.

Persons: Tom Marchant, Marchant, Evia, Will Vassilopoulos, Cynthia Nerangis, Peter Tomlinson, Tomlinson, InsureMyTrip, hasn't Organizations: CNBC, European Travel Commission, Expedia Group, Expedia, Costa de Cantabria, Afp, Getty, National Parks, Swiss, Istock, Travelers, LemonLime, CNBC Travel Locations: Europe, London, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Scandinavia, Swedish, Skane, Blekinge, Edinburgh, Scotland, Riga, Latvia, Tallinn, Estonia, Smaland, Tenerife, Rimini, Spain Spain, Costa Blanca, Costa Brava, Mallorca, Costa Verde, Costa de, Basque, Greece, Rhodes, Corfu, Lofoten, Croatian, Canada, U.S, Slovenia, Italy, Puglia, Sicily, North Africa, Austrian, Lucerne, Solden, Switzerland, Morocco, Marrakech, France, Athens, Crete

☆ DeSantis says he'd slash federal bureaucratic jobs on his first day as president: 'We are going to start slitting throats'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis railed against the US for having too many federal bureaucrats at a recent campaign stop. "We are going to start slitting throats on day one," he said. Ron DeSantis continued on his tirade against federal bureaucrats while speaking on the campaign trail Wednesday. "We are going to start slitting throats on day one," DeSantis said about federal bureaucrats, leading to some dissatisfaction among the crowd at the campaign stop in New Hampshire, according to New Hampshire Public Radio. In a recent New York Times survey, DeSantis finished second among currently declared Republican presidential candidates, trailing behind former President Donald Trump by 37 percentage points.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Maria Bartiromo, Donald Trump, he'll, Gavin Newsom, who's Organizations: Service, Florida Gov, New Hampshire Public Radio, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of Education, Fox News, New York Times, Republican, GOP Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Hampshire, Washington, California

☆ I own a village of tiny homes in the Arizona desert that were built to feel like treehouses — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Urban planner Darin Dinsmore created a camp in Sedona, Arizona, with four tiny homes. My background in urban planning was one of the things that led me to start the TinyCamp project in Sedona and Cottonwood, Arizona. They're all permanent tiny houses with foundations and fire sprinklers, and they each have their own hot tubs and fireplaces. It shocks people, but tiny houses are expensiveA ladder leading up to the loft bed area of the TinyCamp home. The Achilles heel of the tiny house movement is that it's $10,000 for a sewer hookup.

Persons: Darin Dinsmore, I'm, Danielle Holman, We've, we've, It's, Jane Ferrell, Clarkdale Organizations: Service, Sedona, Google, TinyCamp Sedona Locations: Sedona , Arizona, Wall, Silicon, Sedona, Cottonwood , Arizona, California, Coconino County, Cottonwood, Sausalito , California, Sausalito, Arizona, Los Angeles, Northern Arizona, Clarkdale , Arizona

☆ Slowing Australia Q2 inflation lessens rate hike pressure
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Stella Qiu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

In the first quarter, inflation was at 1.4%. That was balanced by a sharp fall in goods inflation, which slowed to an annual rate of 5.8% from 7.6% the quarter before. Adelaide Timbrell, senior economist at ANZ, said both headline and trimmed mean inflation are tracking below the RBA's forecast for the second quarter. "(The data) highlight that a 4.1% cash rate may be restrictive enough to bring inflation down. The RBA has warned that some further tightening may be required to bring inflation to heel.

Persons: Robert Carnell, Carnell, Adelaide Timbrell, Stella Qiu, Wayne Cole, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian Bureau, Statistics, Wednesday, ING, ANZ, Thomson Locations: SYDNEY, Asia, Pacific

☆ Sinead O’Connor’s Life in Pictures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

With her short hair and wide eyes, the Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who has died at the age of 56, cast a powerful silhouette onstage during her music career. The height of her power came in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including a divisive 1992 appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in which she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II to protest sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. O’Connor told Rolling Stone in 1991 that her record company, Ensign, wanted her to wear high-heel boots and tight jeans and grow her hair out. “I decided that they were so pathetic,” she said, “that I shaved my head.”

Persons: Sinead O’Connor, Pope John Paul II, O’Connor, Stone, “, ” Organizations: Roman Catholic Church

☆ Who is Ken, really? The history of the world’s most misunderstood doll
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

March 11, 1961: When Ken met BarbieThis original Ken doll from 1961 was supposed to be so handsome and magnetic that Barbie fell instantly in love. 1970s -1990s: Ken tries to be trendyEven with an ever-fashionable companion like Barbie, Ken could never quite crack it when it came to personal style, though he certainly tried. Mod Hair Ken: A quintessentially ‘70s doll with a massive mop of hair, extra-long sideburns and bonus facial hair made for mixing and matching. Totally Hair Ken: It looks how it sounds — this ’90s Ken came with a long, unkempt mane, real hair gel and a small comb his owners could use to style him however they wanted. Mattel introduced a “new and improved” Ken doll almost two years to the day after his break-up with Barbie.

Persons: CNN — “ Barbie, Ken, Barbie, He’s, cinephiles, “ Barbie, Kenneth Carson, Ryan Gosling, Ruth Handler, ”, They’d, Ken wasn’t, diehard Barbie, ” M.G, Yvonne Hemsey, “ hipper, Dan Savage, ” Savage, Mattel, Savage, they’d, —, Russell Arons, Barbie “, ” Arons, Barbie – Blaine, Phillip Bloch, Bloch, Matthew McConaughey, Orlando Bloom, “ Ken, ” Bloch, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Michael Keaton, hadn’t, “, Valentine’s, Ryan Gosling cheesing, Gosling, Greta Gerwig, Robbie, Kenergy ”, ” Gosling, Ken’s, he’s, Jimmy Fallon, I’m, Ken —, Barbie ” Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Discovery, Mattel, New, Historical Society, New York Times, Pixar, ascot, Valentine’s, ” CNN, Facebook, Venice Locations: Barbie’s, Willows , Wisconsin, Cali, Europe, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Australia central bank hit pause as policy clearly restrictive, risking growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) at the central bank's building in Sydney, Australia on May 2, 2022. Australia's central bank decided to keep interest rates steady this month as policy was clearly restrictive and there was a risk a squeeze on household finances could lead to a sharp downturn and higher unemployment. Minutes of the July 4 policy meeting out on Tuesday showed the Reserve Bank of Australia's, or RBA, board considered raising the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.35%, before deciding on a pause, acknowledging that both set of arguments were strong. The stance of monetary policy was already restrictive and is set to tighten further given the significant resets of low-fixed rate loans ahead. Mortgage interest payments were already at a record share of household disposable income in May.

Organizations: Bank of Australia, Reserve Bank of Australia's Locations: Sydney, Australia, Australia's

Search resuls for: "Heel"

25 mentions found