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☆ The full moon has different names for each month. Here's the meaning and origin for the whole lunar calendar.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The next full moon will be a harvest moon, rising on September 29. AdvertisementAdvertisementSeptember: harvest moon, "corn moon," "barley moon"Amish people harvest corn in Maryland. A harvest moon sometimes occurs in October (the moon doesn't follow the Gregorian calendar), but it's always the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. The next worm moon: March 25, 2024April: "pink moon," "sprouting grass moon," "egg moon," "fish moon"Wildflowers along the California coastline in Big Sur at sunset. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe next seasonal blue moon: August 19, 2024The next monthly blue moon: August 19, 2024

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☆ What happens if you swallow gum — when it’s harmless and when you should worry
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sadie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“It’s an old wives’ tale,” said Simon Travis, professor of clinical gastroenterology at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. “If you swallow chewing gum, it’ll go through the stomach, and go through into the intestine, and pass out unchanged at the other end,” Travis said. “There are cases of chewing gum lodging in the intestines of infants and even children if they’ve swallowed a lot, and then it causes an obstruction. “Chicle is a natural latex that comes from something called the Chico sapote tree, or sapodilla tree,” Mathews explained. When to worry about swallowing gumUnless you are in pain or have swallowed a lot of gum, Travis and Carroll said you don’t need to go to the doctor if you accidentally swallow a piece whole.

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Asian shares were mixed on Friday after another slump on Wall Street driven by expectations that U.S. interest rates will stay high well into next year. Political Cartoons View All 1173 ImagesTokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.2% to 32,501.59. Why chance their big swings when Treasurys are paying higher interest. That in turn could give the Fed more reason to keep rates higher for longer. Manufacturing and the housing industry have felt the sting of higher interest rates in particular and have struggled more than the broad job market.

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☆ Biles to compete in sixth world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Gymnastics Championships at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 21 (Reuters) - Simone Biles is set to compete in her sixth world championships this month after posting the top all-around score at a U.S. qualifying competition, USA Gymnastics said on Wednesday. Biles, a four-times Olympic champion and 19-times world gold medallist, headlines the five-woman team heading to Antwerp, Belgium, where she won the first of her five world all-around titles in 2013 at the age of 16. Biles will become the first woman to represent the U.S. at six artistic world championships, according to USA Gymnastics, after earning automatic qualification by topping the all-around standings at this week's two-day selection camp in Katy, Texas. She will be joined by Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong and Skye Blakely - all part of the team that won last year's world championships - and 17-year-old Joscelyn Roberson.

Persons: Simone Biles, Kyle Terada, Biles, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Skye Blakely, Joscelyn Roberson, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: SAP Center, USA, Paris Games, Thomson Locations: San Jose , California, USA, Antwerp, Belgium, U.S, Katy , Texas, Tokyo, Hyderabad

☆ 'Insanity upside potential': A hedge fund manager up 734% since the start of 2019 highlights the best investing opportunity he's ever seen — and explains why the remarkable oil rally will gain steam
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Renewed optimism about the economy calmed demand concerns while expectations of the largest oil production cuts since 2007 started to sap supply. Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies refuse to boost oil production, much to the chagrin of the US. And so that's why I think it's just really, really interesting. Boosting uranium production takes years, he added, so it may take years to fix the shortage. Oil-adjacent stocks are the second-largest part of the Praetorian Capital Fund, Kupperman said.

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SAP Labs India Managing Director Sindhu Gangadharan hopes the Indian unit will scale up its share of global SAP patents to 50% from 25% currently, she said in an interview on the sidelines of an event in Bengaluru. SAP Labs India, which employs over 15,000 people, aims to embed generative AI across its products to cater better to the changing needs of its clients ranging from Thermax (THMX.NS) to Dabur India (DABU.NS). "Through AI, India can solidify its IT supremacy," Gangadharan had said in the event, earlier in the day. The comments come as SAP looks to "double down" on investments in India, its fastest growing region and home to 40% of its global Research and Development (R&D) activity. Gangadharan, while referring to the regulation of AI, said there should be a "great amount of responsibility barriers with flexibility to the end-user".

Persons: Arnd, Sindhu Gangadharan, Gangadharan, Sam Altman, Hritam Mukherjee, Navamya Ganesh, Dhanya Skariachan, Josie Kao Organizations: SAP, AG, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, SAP Labs India, Research, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: Regensdorf, Switzerland, Bengaluru, India

☆ EY rolls out AI-powered platform after $1.4 bln tech investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The EY company logo is seen at their headquarters in London, Britain, April 16 2023. The EY.ai platform has AI-embedded versions of the firm's products like the data management product EY Fabric, which is used by 60,000 clients, the company said. Every business is considering how it will be integrated into operations and its impact on the future," EY Global Chairman and CEO Carmine Di Sibio said. EY said it plans to train its staff in the technology and will release a large-language model (LLM) called EY.ai EYQ. Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja DesaiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Peter Nicholls, EY, Carmine Di Sibio, Thomson, Jaspreet Singh, Pooja Desai Organizations: REUTERS, KPMG, Accenture, Dell, SAP, Thomson Reuters, Reuters News, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ Fantastic Ford kicks 14-man England to win over Argentina
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"The drop-goals are always planned, it is a great weapon for us," Ford said. "We have had a bit of a rocky build-up to this World Cup but I think in the last 10 days there has been a different feeling to the place." The Pool D match had been billed as a massive challenge for England against a Pumas side who beat them at Twickenham last November. It was the fourth time in the last six games that England had had a man sent off. We have many World Cup first-timers and they will take a lesson of how we need to be ready when the whistle blows."

Persons: Ford, George Ford, Flyhalf Ford, Owen Farrell, Steve Borthwick, Curry, Cruz Mallia, Tomas Lavanni, GENERALSHIP Ford, Jonny Wilkinson’s, Borthwick, ", Rodrigo Bruni, Julian Montoya, Michael Cheika, Mitch Phillips, Ed Osmond Organizations: England, Argentina, Pumas, Twickenham, Jonny Wilkinson’s England, Ford, Thomson Locations: Argentina, MARSEILLE, France, England, Japan, Fiji, Samoa, St Etienne

☆ Higher-for-longer rate bets lift dollar, sap stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Marc Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Long-term Treasury yields hovered at a two-week high of nearly 4.28% and close to last month's post-financial crisis highs. "It all goes back to the discussion of where that magical neutral rate happens to be," he said. "While the markets are still feeling around for where that rate may be, it's going to weigh on equities and support the U.S. The dollar index - which measures the currency against six developed-market peers, including the yen and euro - ticked up 0.07% to 104.93. Reporting by Marc Jones; Additional reporting by Kevin Buckland in Tokyo; Editing by Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ SAP buys software management company LeanIX
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A logo on the SAP exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSTOCKHOLM, Sept 7 (Reuters) - German business software maker SAP (SAPG.DE) on Thursday said it has bought software management company LeanIX from investors to boost its business transformation portfolio. LeanIX investors include Insight Partners, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Capnamic Ventures, Iris Capital, Goldman Sachs and Dawn CapitalThe transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm, editing by Terje SolsvikOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Iris Capital, Goldman Sachs, Supantha Mukherjee, Terje Solsvik Organizations: Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Rights, SAP, Insight Partners, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Capnamic Ventures, Iris, Dawn, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, Rights STOCKHOLM, Stockholm

OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. Worldwide desktop and mobile website visits to the ChatGPT website decreased by 3.2% to 1.43 billion in August, following approximately 10% drops from each of the previous two months. U.S. ChatGPT traffic in August rose slightly, in concert with American schools being back in session. OpenAI also released the ChatGPT app on the iOS system in May, which could sap some traffic from its website. Besides ChatGPT, OpenAI makes money by selling access to its AI models for developers and enterprises directly and through a partnership with Microsoft, which invested over $10 billion into the company.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, ChatGPT, chatbot, David F, Carr, Similarweb, Bard chatbot, Bing, OpenAI, Anna Tong, Kenneth Li Organizations: REUTERS, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: San Francisco

☆ Japan capex growth weakens with companies wary about China slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Tetsushi Kajimoto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Capital expenditures climbed 4.5% from a year earlier and fell 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, finance ministry data showed. If that spreads to bigger cities, that will cool demand for China-bound shipments and capex," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute. If Europe and America, which have held firm so far, cave to inflation pressure, that would further sap Japanese corporate appetite for investment." The capex data will be used to calculate revised gross domestic product figures due on Sept. 8. Corporate recurring profits surged 11.6% during the second quarter from the same period a year ago to hit a record 31.6 trillion yen, while corporate revenues rose 5.8%.

Persons: Takeshi Minami, Minami, Tetsushi Kajimoto, Tom Hogue, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Norinchukin Research, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, China, Japan, U.S, Europe, America

"This quarter puts Salesforce in a league of its own and isn't being appreciated nearly enough at these prices," Jim says. CRM YTD mountain Salesforce's year-to-date stock performance. That is likely why Salesforce stock traded at a valuation "well below" its peers, Smith argued at the time. For context, here's the full list of Salesforce peers included Starboard's presentation: Club holding Microsoft 's (MSFT) productivity and business processes segment, Adobe, Club holding Oracle (ORCL), Intuit (INTU), ServiceNow, Workday and SAP (SAP). Importantly, that $265 target is strictly the result of applying current average peer valuation to Salesforce's current growth/profit mix.

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☆ Look beyond the 'Magnificent Seven' tech stocks, analyst says — and names 5 top picks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When it comes to picking stocks, Hannah Gooch-Peters of asset management firm Sanlam Investments UK avoids chasing trends. She said she believes investors need to look beyond the "Magnificent Seven," referring to Apple , Amazon , Alphabet , Meta , Microsoft , Nvidia and Tesla — tech stocks that have made massive gains this year. Sanlam's $5 billion-plus Global High Quality Fund invests in global stocks with a "high quality bias." The companies her firm picks have rather low capital expenditure as a percentage of their sales, she said. It also has a "mortgage-signing technology service which is "really, really exciting," she said.

Persons: Hannah Gooch, Peters, Gooch, We're, it's, you've, That's Organizations: Sanlam Investments, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, CNBC, Quality Fund, Peters . Services, Yum Brands, KFC, Taco Bell, Intuit, SAP, Intercontinental Exchange, Samsung Electronics

☆ Brilliant Biles wins record eighth all-around national title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] August 27, 2023; San Jose, California, USA; Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the 2023 U.S. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Acquire Licensing RightsAug 27 (Reuters) - Simone Biles won a record eighth all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California on Sunday, looking as dominant as ever despite only recently returning to competition after a two-year break. Biles won her seventh title in 2021 to tie Alfred Jochim, who won the last of his seven in 1933. read moreOn the first night of the competition in San Jose Biles executed a Yurchenko double pike, a vault so difficult that it has never been performed by another female gymnast.

Persons: Simone Biles, Kyle Terada, Biles, Alfred Jochim, I've, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, San Jose Biles, Rory Carroll, Peter Rutherford Organizations: SAP Center, U.S, Gymnastics, Olympics, Tokyo, Tokyo Games, Paris Games, Thomson Locations: San Jose , California, USA, U.S, Chicago, San Jose, Los Angeles

☆ Morgan Stanley names cash-rich global stocks with 'better downside protection'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morgan Stanley named a raft of European stocks with strong balance sheets, lots of cash or high shareholder returns. High cash flow and shareholder returns The bank also screened for companies with "resilient high free cash flow." "Self-financing companies should be better able to weather any prolonged macroeconomic weakness, deploying capital effectively and seizing opportunities that come along the way," Morgan Stanley said. "Cash-rich companies with high free cash flow yields should also have better downside protection, while providing upside potential if management is able to deploy its cash effectively," the bank said. Those firms also have "positive free cash flow and net income growth expected over the next 2 years," the bank said.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Burberry, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC, JD Sports, Sanofi, Airbus, MTU Aero Engines, SAP, WPP, Publicis Groupe, InterContinental Locations: Europe

☆ Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. Gymnastics title a full decade after her first
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ezra Shaw | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesA decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. Championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy. Biles is all but assured of returning to the gym where she captured her first world title in 2013. Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. "I like to keep (my goals) personal, just so that I know what I'm aiming for," Biles said.

Persons: Simone Biles, Ezra Shaw, Biles, newlywed, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Alfred Jochim, haven't, Biles isn't, she's, hasn't, Cheng Organizations: SAP Center, Getty, Tokyo, USA Gymnastics, Amateur Athletics Union Locations: San Jose , California, Florida

☆ It won't be easy for India to transition away from coal, but it must be done, incoming SAP chair says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt won't be easy for India to transition away from coal, but it must be done, incoming SAP chair saysPunit Renjen, CEO emeritus of Deloitte Global and the incoming chairman of SAP, says India and other countries in the Global South need to figure out how to avoid using fossil fuels in their development.

Persons: Punit Renjen Organizations: Deloitte Global, SAP Locations: India

☆ Brilliant Biles in control at U.S. Championships, eyes eighth title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] August 25, 2023; San Jose, California, USA; Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsAug 25 (Reuters) - Simone Biles delivered a stunning performance at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California, on Friday to take the lead with 59.300 points and stay on course for a record eighth national title. Jones, the runner-up at the nationals last year and a three-time world silver medallist in 2022, posted 56.550 points overall, with Blakely third at 55.700.

Persons: Simone Biles, Kyle Terada, Biles, Shilese Jones, Jones, Skye Blakely, Alfred Jochim, Blakely, Leanne Wong, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, Lee, Hritika Sharma, Robert Birsel Organizations: SAP Center, U.S, Gymnastics, Tokyo Games, NBC, Olympic, Thomson Locations: San Jose , California, USA, Chicago, Paris, U.S, Antwerp, Belgium, Hyderabad

☆ Wall St Week Ahead Historically stormy month of September may test US stock rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2022. In Septembers since 1945, the S&P 500 has declined an average of 0.7%, the worst performance of any month, according to CFRA. Of course, bullish stock investors have largely been rewarded for looking past potential pitfalls this year. "The correction started on the first day of the month, and now it has corrected the conditions that made it vulnerable," Hayes said. Reporting by David Randall; Additional reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Jack Janasiewicz, Janasiewicz, Jerome Powell, Sandy Villere, Goldman Sachs, Tim Hayes, Ned Davis, Hayes, David Randall, Lewis Krauskopf, Ira Iosebashvili, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Reserve, Natixis, Solutions, U.S, Villere, Pfizer, Abbott Laboratories, Investors, Republicans, U.S . House, Goldman, Federal, Ned, Ned Davis Research, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Jackson

☆ RBC names the Canadian stocks set to ‘materially outperform’ in the next 12 months — here are 8 on its conviction list
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Royal Bank of Canada named a raft of stocks it expects to "materially outperform" over the next 12 months. Its picks are in sectors from health to software and are named on the bank's list of small-cap conviction list stocks. 'Compelling' and 'sustainable' Lumber producer Interfor is on RBC's list for its "compelling" valuation. "On just about every key valuation metric, including on Trend EBITDA and a capacity basis, Interfor is trading at very low levels," the analysts wrote. The company's management "anticipates aging housing supply along with work-from-home trends will help to offset the impact of heightened interest rates," RBC's analysts wrote.

Persons: Jamieson, Dentalcorp, Enghouse, Interfor, Cargojet Organizations: Bank of Canada, Toronto Stock Exchange, Jamieson Wellness, RBC, Enghouse Systems, Copperleaf Technologies, SAP Locations: China, SavvyWire, Ontario

☆ Carbon accounting was red hot in 2021. Now it's facing widespread consolidation, investors say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Carbon accounting startups peaked in 2021, raising over $5 billion from investors. The rise of carbon accountingThere are around 50 European carbon accounting companies, many of which didn't exist before 2019, according to Insider's own research. Venture capitalists are typically bullish on SaaS because it can scale quickly with few overheads, which is the promise many carbon accounting companies make. Carbon accounting business models often fell short of true SaaS scalability and instead relied on employees doing tasks manually, despite touting automation, investors said. The next generation of carbon accounting companies should be hyper-focused on one niche – for example, accounting for methane in the agricultural industry or water use.

Persons: Niklas Kaskeala, Antero Vartia, grimly, Kaskeala, That's, Namrata Sandhu, Luca Schmid, ClimateTrade, Germany's, Australia's Envizi, EcoOnline, Germany's Planetly, Buyers aren't Organizations: Sequoia, Octopus Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Balderton, Investors, Venture, Germany's TeamClimate, Watershed, IBM, Sage, SoftBank, KPMG, Enterprise, SAP, Oracle Locations: Helsinki, Finnish, Coatue, Europe, Zalando, London

☆ How to find water when you're lost in the desert
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Containers can help collect moisture that forms overnight. That's why it's important to know, ahead of time, where the most likely water sources in a desert may be hiding. Prickly pear Opuntia basilaris in bloom in spring in the desert in Joshua Tree National Park California. Education Images/UIG via Getty ImagesThe University of Nevada, Reno, suggests wearing leather or rubber gloves and using tongs to harvest a prickly pear cactus. In reality, you're probably not in a situation where you're going to go through all that work, so if you find a prickly pear just be extra careful while harvesting and peeling the skin.

Organizations: Service, Phoenix, Getty, The, of Nevada, Independent Locations: Wall, Silicon, Joshua Tree, Park California, Reno

☆ Inside Otter University: How Travis Kalanick's sales boot camp for young techies went off the rails
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Meghan Morris | Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

"It seemed like a cool, innovative new company," Lam said. Starting in early 2022, the company poured millions of dollars into an experimental sales boot camp called Otter University. She joined the company in 2020 as Otter's head of sales enablement and helped dream up the idea of a sales boot camp a year later. Two former OtterU employees said that Law and another Otter executive urged managers to join their teams for late-night drinks following team dinners. But the late nights and free-flowing alcohol struck some OtterU employees as inappropriate for the workplace, especially when managers had to deal with hungover teams the next day.

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☆ Elite investor David Einhorn warns stocks may falter - and cautions the Fed's inflation fight may not be over
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

David Einhorn expects stubborn inflation and the Fed to only cut interest rates next year. If inflation sees a resurgence and rates go higher, that could threaten the current bull market, he says. They may be celebrating too soon, hedge fund boss David Einhorn warned in his quarterly letter to investors this week. He viewed the move as bullish for stocks and likely to fuel inflation at the time. "If we were 'bearish' until March and 'neutral' through June, we would now characterizeourselves as 'worried,'" the veteran investor said.

Persons: David Einhorn, he's, ValueWalk, Einhorn, Greenlight Organizations: Fed, Service, Federal Reserve, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Treasury Locations: Wall, Silicon

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