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☆ Transit workers who lost jobs when they didn't get Covid vaccines are awarded $1M
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A federal jury awarded the six ex-BART workers between $1.1 million and more than $1.5 million each, court records show. Kevin Snider, who served as lead attorney, said the workers didn’t compromise their religious convictions for their jobs. A class-action lawsuit filed in October 2022 said BART granted the vaccine religious exemption for some, but denied accommodations in every instance. Between then and February 2022, about 179 employees submitted requests for religious exemptions, and 70 were approved, the suit said. However, one in three BART employees seeking medical exemptions were granted an accommodation, according to the suit.

Persons: ”, Kevin Snider Organizations: Bay, Rapid Transit, BART, Northern, Northern District of, The Pacific Justice Institute, Covid Locations: California, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California

Asian Americans now make up 12% of the electorate in Nevada, with Filipinos being the largest subgroup. In 2020, President Joe Biden won 64% of the state’s Asian American vote, while Trump took 35%. But in 2022, support in the Nevada governor’s race was more split among the local Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community, which only voted blue by an 8% margin. But frankly, Covid, or as I call it, ‘the China virus,’ was a step too far,” he said. Trump took a moment to praise the Filipino community, saying he likes their clothes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, Vivek Ramaswamy, ” Trump, Joe Biden, Xi, ’, ”, Eli Michaels, “, ” Vivek Ramaswamy, Patrick T, Fallon, Harris, Trump’s, Charlie Kirk, Kamala Harris, Ramaswamy, Gabbard, “ He’s, Vivek Organizations: American, Pacific, Change, Hawaii Rep, GOP, Hispanic, NBC News, Getty, Nevada’s, Las, Indian American, Trump Locations: Las Vegas, “, Pacific Islander, Nevada, Hawaiian, China, AFP

WASHINGTON — As Speaker Mike Johnson marks one year on the job Friday, he’s fighting hard to preserve House Republicans’ razor-thin majority — and his speakership. I’m going to be the speaker of the House,” Johnson said in a recent sit-down interview with NBC News at a campaign stop in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. "It's going to be a free-for-all" if Republicans lose the House and Trump loses the White House, a third House GOP lawmaker added. 2 GOP leader, Scalise also has not spoken publicly about what he’d run for in the minority. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is expected to run for minority leader if Republicans lose the House.

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☆ Breakfast with Ohtani: In Japan, watching this World Series may be the national pastime
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Rustin Dodd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

At World Series Media Day on Thursday, no one was a bigger draw than Ohtani. Ninomiya, 59, grew up in the city of Oita, obsessing over books about Japanese baseball history. The comings and goings of Mamiko Tanaka and Ohtani are regular fodder for Japanese morning shows. In Japan, Ohtani is the face of countless advertising campaigns. Ohtani’s presence — along with starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto — could help the Japanese World Series audience approach those heights.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Tatsuo Shinke, Ohtani, Shinke, Emiko, ” Shinke, “, She’s, Katharine Lotze, Michael Jordan, David Beckham, doesn’t, ”, Robert Whiting, —, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago ”, Jordan, ” Emanuel, Whiting, Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Nomo, Japan — Whiting, Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Tomoki Negishi, I’ve, ” Negishi, Masanori, Negishi, I’m, Chen Liang, Ninomiya, ” Ninomiya, ” Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, Mizuhara, It’s, Mamiko Tanaka, Stringer, Hiroshi Kitamura, William & Mary, Aaron, Judge, Fernando, Tatis, Ronald, Acuna, Foster Griffin, Griffin, ” Griffin, Ryan Yamazaki, Bobby Valentine, Yoshinobu Yamamoto —, Rob Manfred, “ Smart, ” Yamazaki, Shigeru Ishiba, Machiko Kondo, Kondo, Ichiro, ” Whiting, she’s, Andy McCullough, Sam Blum, Dan Goldfarb, Jayne Kamin Organizations: Mint, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani’s Dodgers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Dodgers, Padres, National League, Nikkei, Yankees, Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s Pacific League, Ninomiya, UCLA, NHK, Hokkaido, Ham Fighters, Angels, MLB, Pacific, William &, Kansas City Royals, Yomiuri Giants, Mets, Chiba Lotte Marines, Baseball, WBC, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Athletic, Fuji, United Nations Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Ohtani, United States, America, American, U.S, Chicago, —, Ōta, Oita, ”, Hokkaido Nippon, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, South Korea

☆ Xi undercut the West by negotiating a truce in China's long feud with India
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Tom Porter | Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

China's Xi Jinping negotiated a truce with India's leader, Narendra Modi. AdvertisementAt the BRICS summit in Russia this week, China's leader Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands for the first time in five years. AdvertisementAfter their meeting at the summit hosted by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Xi and Modi said they would continue discussions on resolving the issue. AdvertisementIn any case, its a setback in US attempts to include India in a deeper security alliance, he said. "For a long time, the US has tried to develop security and defense ties with India," said Panda.

Persons: China's Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, that's, —, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Xi, Modi, Jagannath Panda, Putin, Zhiqun Zhu, Zhu, Yawar Nazir, Praveen Donthi, there's, Rahul Bhatia, Donthi, it's Organizations: Service, India's, Russia's, US, Stockholm Center, South, Pacific Affairs, Bucknell University, America, Reuters, Quad Alliance, Getty, Eurasia Group Locations: China, Russia, Washington ,, India, Japan, Australia, United States, Beijing, Asia, Pacific, Indian, Leh, South Asia, Europe, Ukraine, Taiwan

☆ Asia-Pacific markets mixed ahead of Japan elections; Tokyo inflation slows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday, with investors awaiting Japan's general election over the weekend. Japan also released its October inflation numbers for the capital city of Tokyo on Friday, its last key economic data before the election. Tokyo's inflation is widely considered a leading indicator of nationwide trends. The city's headline inflation rate fell to 1.8% in October from 2.2% the month before, with core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food — also coming in at 1.8%, down from 2%. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the core inflation rate in Tokyo to slow to 1.7% in October.

Persons: Japan's Organizations: Reuters Locations: Asia, Pacific, Japan, Tokyo

☆ IMF's Asia director compares Japan & China's fiscal challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | 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 EmailIMF's Asia director compares Japan & China's fiscal challengesKrishna Srinivasan, Director of IMF of Asia and Pacific Department, talks to CNBC's Martin Soong about Japan and China's fiscal positions, as the Bank of Japan normalizes its monetary policy and China embarks on measures to prop up the country's economy.

Persons: Krishna Srinivasan, CNBC's Martin Soong Organizations: IMF's, Japan, Pacific Department, Bank of Japan Locations: IMF's Asia, Asia, Japan, China

☆ North Korea is cozying up to Russia. For China, that may be no bad thing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

North Korea is solidifying ties with Russia, a change from its usual focus on China. AdvertisementRussian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday appeared to confirm reports that North Korea had sent thousands of troops to eastern Russia. "But the Chinese are waiting for an opportunity where North Korea, Russia, and China can come stronger together, and I think North Korea sending the troops to Russia is a testimony to that." AdvertisementFor North Korea, China has long been its most important ally, providing trade, diplomatic support, and military aid to Kim Jong Un. Jim Hoare, a former UK diplomat who was posted to North Korea, told BI that even if China was frustrated by North Korea's increasing closeness to Russia, it should bide its time.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Victor Cha, Jagannath Panda, Sari Arho Havrén, Kim Jong, Havrén, Ali Wyne, Jim Hoare, Hoare Organizations: Analysts, Service, Center for Strategic, International Studies, New York Times, Experts, Stockholm Center, South, Pacific Affairs, Royal United Services Institute, NATO Locations: Korea, Russia, China, North Korea, Ukraine, Washington, Beijing, South Korea, Japan, Eurasia, Pyongyang

☆ European stocks set to slip at open; Mercedes car earnings plummet
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

European stock markets are heading for a lower open Friday, rounding off a largely negative week for global stocks as third-quarter earnings season has ramped up. The pan-European Stoxx 600 has shed 1.14% in the week to date, though managed a slight gain Thursday. Corporate results have proven a mixed bag, with many banks beating expectations but investor sentiment remaining wary. On Friday, Mercedes reported a 64% plunge in operating profit in its core cars division, blaming "weaker macroeconomic conditions and fierce competition, mainly in Asia." High-end European drinks firms are being hit by higher duties on their Chinese exports, in a retaliatory move for European Union tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

Persons: Mercedes, Remy Cointreau Organizations: European Locations: Asia, U.S

☆ Leaders meet at Commonwealth summit with slavery reparations on agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

APIA, Samoa — The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks on climate change and the question of reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. More than half of the Commonwealth’s members are small nations, many of them low-lying islands at risk from rising sea levels caused by climate change. Among them is Tuvalu, whose climate change minister, Maina Vakafua Talia, urged the grouping to strive for the Paris Accord’s warming goal of 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F), calling new fossil fuel projects a “death sentence” for his country. Island leaders are expected to issue a declaration on ocean protection at the summit, with climate change being a central topic of discussion. “Climate change is an existential threat,” Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong told a press conference after a meeting with counterparts.

Persons: Samoa —, King Charles, Maina Vakafua Talia, ”, Penny Wong, ” King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Chris Jackson, Charles, Antonio Guterres, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Anthony Albanese, Keir Starmer, Starmer, Eric Phillips, Kingsley Abbott, Frederick Mitchell, ” Abbott Organizations: Commonwealth, Government, Getty, United Nations, Australian, Caribbean Community, African Union, London University’s Institute of Commonwealth Studies, BBC, CARICOM Locations: APIA, Samoa, Commonwealth, South Pacific, Tuvalu, Paris, Apia, Zambia, Britain, France, Portugal, Bahamas, Americas, Brazil, Caribbean

BEIJING — The United States will judge China “on its actions, not just its words,” U.S. “It’s very important that we have these channels of communication,” Burns said in an exclusive interview in Beijing on Wednesday. “We want to be responsible for our own people, but also for the world as we conduct this relationship,” Burns said. During their summit last year, the two leaders said there should be more people-to-people exchanges between their countries, including in academics, business and tourism. It’s a very challenging relationship,” Burns said.

Persons: China “, China Nicholas Burns, Burns, ” Burns, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Xi Jinping, It’s, ” Janis Mackey Frayer, Jennifer Jett Organizations: China, U.S, NBC, Pacific, Ukraine, Chinese Commerce Ministry, United Nations, Biden, Embassy, Foreign Ministry, American Chamber of Commerce Locations: BEIJING, United States, China, U.S, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Asia, Pacific, South, Taiwan, Washington, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Gaza, Israel, California, Shanghai

☆ Boeing machinists reject new labor contract, extending strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Boeing machinists voted against a new labor deal that included 35% wage increases over four years, their union said Wednesday, extending a more than five-week strike that has halted most of the company’s aircraft production, which is centered in the Seattle area. The strike is costing the company about $1 billion a month, according to S&P Global Ratings. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union had originally sought wage increases of 40%. The strike began as Boeing was working to ramp up production of the 737 and other aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems last week said it would temporarily furlough about 700 workers and that layoffs or other furloughs are possible if Boeing machinists’ strike continues.

Persons: Boeing machinists, Kelly Ortberg, machinists, ” Ortberg, CNBC’s “, Ortberg’s, “, ”, Jon Holden, AeroSystems Organizations: Boeing, Puget, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Workers, IAM Locations: Seattle, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, South Carolina

☆ Things aren't looking great at Gucci, and Kering says its Asia Pacific slump is to blame
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gucci had a challenging third quarter partly due to its Asia Pacific slump, per Kering's latest earnings call. AdvertisementGucci just had a bad quarter, and Kering is attributing the lackluster performance to a slump in its Asia Pacific market. According to a third-quarter revenue infographic by Kering, sales in the Asia Pacific region were down 38% compared to the previous year. According to Kering, Gucci saw a 7% increase in sales in Japan in the third quarter compared to the start of 2024. AdvertisementApart from Gucci, Kering's other brand, Yves Saint Laurent, also suffered a loss.

Persons: Gucci, It's, —, Henri Pinault, James Grzinic, LVMH, Kering, Amrita Banta, Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Cantino, Cantino Organizations: Service, Gucci, RBC, Reuters, mojo, Jefferies, Research, Strategy, Business Insider Locations: Asia, China, Asia Pacific, Japan, Europe

☆ As North Korea, Iran and China support Russia’s war, is a ‘new axis’ emerging?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The remains of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities claimed to be made in North Korea, is seen at a site of a Russian strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine on January 2. China, Russia and Iran have also held four joint naval drills since 2019, and China is by far Iran’s largest energy buyer. Beijing also carefully manages its relationship with North Korea – which is almost wholly economically and diplomatically dependent on China. “Russia, North Korea, Iran is the type of grouping that China least wants to openly associate itself with,” said Tong Zhao, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. An Iranian military boat patrols ahead of the start of a joint naval drill of Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean in May.

Persons: They’ve, Lloyd Austin, George W, Bush’s, ”, Kim Jong, Kim, there’s, what’s, Bashar al, Assad, Israel –, Xi Jinping, Putin, Alex Gabuev, Sofiia Gatilova, Xi, Loup, “, Tong Zhao, Zhao, Sydney Seiler Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Korean, Moscow’s, US, North, West, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, China’s, National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Iranian Army, AP, UN, National Defense Strategy, NATO, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Hong Kong, Russia, Ukraine, United States, Tehran, China, Iran, North Korea, Washington, Europe, Pacific, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan, Iraq, South Korea, Pyongyang, Syria, Beijing, Moscow, Berlin, Kharkiv, Kazan, Israel, Jean, South, Taiwan, “ Russia, ”, Iranian, Asia, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North Asia, Sydney

Tech billionaire Darwin Deason has spent about $86 million creating his own personal Versailles. It took years to finish the Sand Castle, his Pacific Ocean-front estate in La Jolla, California. The tech billionaire has listed his opulent estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, California, for $108 million. AdvertisementOver about six years, the Journal said, Deason spent about $60 million turning the lots into a sandy-colored, balcony-laden 13,000-square-foot mansion. Deason mainly uses the 10-bedroom property, located at 1900 Spindrift Drive and dubbed the Sand Castle, as a vacation retreat.

Persons: Darwin Deason, Deason, —, Darwin, Egon Durban, Forbes, Brett Dickinson, Ross Clark Organizations: Tech, Service, Affiliated Computer Services, Xerox, Wall Street, of, Compass Locations: Versailles, La Jolla , California, Diego County, of Versailles, South of France, Dallas, Texas, Mexico, La Jolla

☆ King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Rob Picheta | Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Britain’s government and King Charles III are bracing for a heated conversation about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, as the issue looks set to overshadow a summit of Commonwealth leaders in Samoa. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters on his journey to the Pacific island nation: “I think we should be facing forward. Successive British governments have resisted calls to formally apologize for the slave trade, or to entertain the prospect of reparations. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, at a state banquet opening the summit on Thursday. Also in attendance in Samoa is King Charles III, who arrived in the capital of Apia on Wednesday from Australia, and will formally open the summit as head of the organization.

Persons: London CNN —, King Charles III, Keir Starmer, “ I’ve, Patrick Robinson, Anthony Albanese, Stefan Rousseau, Charles, ”, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, King Charles Organizations: London CNN, UK, National Archives, Brattle Group, University of West, Court, Britain's, Commonwealth, Reuters Locations: Commonwealth, Samoa, Pacific, Historic England, Caribbean, University of West Indies, Britain, Apia, Australia, British, Kenya, ’, Rwanda, Jamaica

☆ Asia markets mostly fall after Wall Street extends declines; South Korea avoids technical recession
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Commercial and residential buildings are illuminated at dawn in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. South Korea has prepared a financial support program of 75.9 trillion won ($56.97 billion) for companies increasing investment in key sectors as well as small businesses struggling with the impact of high interest rates. Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Thursday after U.S. stocks dropped overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its worst day in more than a month. In Asia, South Korea narrowly avoided a technical recession with its third-quarter GDP growing 0.1% quarter on quarter, following a 0.2% contraction in the second quarter. On a year-on-year basis, South Korea's economy grew 1.5%, also slower than the 2% increase expected by economists.

Organizations: Dow Jones Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Asia, Pacific

☆ Boeing had a tough 24 hours, but with CEO Kelly Ortberg's turnaround plan, analysts remain hopeful
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

CEO Kelly Ortberg has vowed to turn around the company and laid out a four-point plan. CEO Kelly Ortberg vowed to "return Boeing to its former legacy" and said the company would focus on changing its culture. However, restoring the traditional defined-benefit pension plan — replaced with a 401(k) in 2014 negotiations — has been a key issue for many on the picket lines. Bank of America analysts estimated that restoring this pension plan would cost up to $400 million annually. Boeing's production has been limited as it faces supply-chain constraints and renewed scrutiny from regulators in the wake of January's Alaska Airlines blowout.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg, —, Manuel Valdes, William Blair, Peter McNally, China's, McNally, Morningstar's Nicolas Owens, Ortberg Organizations: Boeing, Service, CNBC, Wall Street, Labor, Seattle Times, Bank of America, Anderson Economic Group, AP, Alaska Airlines, Airbus Locations: Seattle, Pacific Northwest

☆ Our software stocks jump, and industrial earnings teach an investment lesson
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

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Persons: Jim Cramer, it's, Tesla, ServiceNow, Salesforce, Oppenheimer, Textron, It's, We're, Richard Tobin, Tobin, Edwards Lifesciences, Dexcom, Newell, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, ., Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Palo Alto Networks, Honeywell, Dover, Carrier Global, Aerospace, Union Pacific, United Parcel Service, Barclays, UPS, Federal Reserve, Boston Beer, Abbott Laboratories, Colgate, Palmolive, Centene, Newell Brands, New York Community Bancorp, Commerce Department, University of, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Palo, Dover

As part of his efforts leading up to Election Day, former President Donald Trump will address the Asian American and Pacific Islander community at a rally in Nevada on Thursday. Trump will take the stage in Las Vegas alongside former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii in one of his first events geared toward Asian American communities. Organizers say they aim to bring Asian voters into the conservative movement and convince them Trump is the best choice for them. Exit polling after the 2020 election showed 58% of eligible voters in the community supported Joe Biden, while 40% supported Trump. Progressive Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders take issue with Kirk’s characterization that Asians in the state are aligning with Trump, saying their observation has been the opposite.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tulsi Gabbard, Charlie Kirk, “, Trump’s, Joe Biden, Harris, ”, Eric Jeng, Steven Cheung, President Trump Organizations: American, Pacific, GOP, Change, Trump, Organizers, Progressive Locations: Pacific Islander, Nevada, Las Vegas, Hawaii, American, APIA Nevada

☆ Lonely Planet’s top places to go in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Grab your passport and your sunscreen, Lonely Planet has just revealed its 30 must-visit destinations for 2025 as well as a brand-new rundown of top 10 travel trends. Cameroon, Lithuania and Fiji got nods as country destinations and Chiriqui in Panama and Valais in Switzerland were classed as regions with rizz. For cities, “number one on the list this year is Toulouse, France,” Nitya Chambers, Lonely Planet’s SVP, content and executive editor, tells CNN. Train-hopping is the top travel trend identified by Lonely Planet in this 15th edition of its best-selling “Best in Travel” book. Christopher Horsley/Getty ImagesLocal flavors and outdoor adventureThe northern Thai city of Chiang Mai weaves into Lonely Planet’s local flavors travel trend.

Persons: ” Nitya Chambers, It’s, Chambers, ”, Christopher Horsley, Chiang Mai, “, rawness, it’s, –, Justin Foulkes, Bulgaria Chiang Mai Organizations: CNN, Lonely Planet’s, Lonely, Getty, Sustainable Development, ”, Regions, Cities, Brazil Palma de Mallorca, Cameroon Lithuania Fiji Laos Kazakhstan Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago Vanuatu Slovakia Armenia Regions Low, Coastal Locations: Bansko, Bulgaria, Osaka, Japan, Edmonton, Canada, Cameroon, Lithuania, Fiji, Chiriqui, Panama, Valais, Switzerland, Toulouse, France, Puducherry, Pondicherry, Chennai, Vanuatu, Ambrym, Christopher, Thai, Pacific Islands, England, East Anglia, Turkey, Giresun, Coastal Georgia, Cities Toulouse, France Pondicherry, India Bansko, Thailand Genoa, Italy Pittsburgh, USA Osaka, Japan Curitiba, Brazil, Spain Edmonton, Cameroon Lithuania Fiji Laos Kazakhstan Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago Vanuatu Slovakia, Nepal Chiriqui, Panama Launceston, Valley, Australia Valais, Turkiye Bavaria, Germany, Anglia, Hood, Columbia, Oregon

☆ Boba tea startup rejected by 'Shark Tank' pitches Simu Liu after cultural appropriation debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The Twrl founders say they hope the initiative they took moves those conversations forward and educates some people along the way. Later, Taiwan would claim to be the birthplace of the boba drink concept, a sweet concoction of an aromatic tea, milk and boba balls. The first U.S. boba drink shops opened in the 1990s but there’s conflicting reports on whether the San Francisco Bay Area or Southern California was the starting point, Phun said. But it didn’t come from a place of, ‘I really love boba tea,’” she said. Meanwhile, the “Dragons’ Den” episode led to some significant fallout.

Persons: Olivia Chen, Pauline Ang, Simu Liu, Liu, Chi, Twrl, “, ”, Chen, ” Liu, Juily, South America . Colonization, boba, Phun, ” Phun, “ It’s, ” Megan Ruan, they’re, ” Chen, ‘, ” Ruan, it’s, Ang, Manjit Minhas Organizations: ABC, San, Bobba, American, Cal State, South America ., San Francisco Bay Area, Gold House Ventures, Foods Locations: San Francisco Bay, “, Quebec, Taiwan, South America, Pacific Islands, Asia, U.S, Southern California, American, Japan, China

☆ Coca-Cola tops earnings estimates, as higher prices offset sluggish demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Coca-Cola on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations, thanks to a boost from higher prices that offset sluggish demand. Unit case volume fell 1% in the quarter, driven by weakening demand in some international markets. Consumer companies, including Coke, have reported in recent months that customers are more price sensitive, leading to sluggish demand for its products as prices remain high. Pepsi said volume for its North American beverage business fell 3% in its third quarter, fueled by weakening demand for energy drinks. Coke is projecting a low-single-digit headwind for comparable revenue and a mid-single-digit headwind for earnings per share.

Persons: Coke, Quincey Organizations: LSEG, Consumer, PepsiCo, Quaker Foods, Pepsi, CPI Locations: U.S, North America, Chico, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Pacific, China, Turkey, Latin America, Argentina

☆ Defensive stocks offer solid dividend yields. Bank of America likes these names
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The natural gas liquids midstream space is "relatively defensive," she added. Here are a few of the stocks that Salisbury's team highlighted with buy recommendations. "Even in softening oil environment, still surprisingly cheap compared to how much cash could be paid out if capex/acquisitions ever slow even a little bit," Salisbury's team noted. Finally, Bank of America called out Kinder Morgan , saying it is among the "key beneficiaries of long-term U.S. gas demand inflection in 2025." As gas demand rises, Bank of America sees a positive catalyst for brownfield gas pipelines — as in, pipelines that are already part of an existing facility, rather than those that are newly built.

Persons: Jean Ann Salisbury, Kinder Morgan Organizations: Bank of America, Enterprise Products Partners, Bank of, Enterprise, Enterprise Products, Williams Locations: Lake Charles , Louisiana, Arizona, East Coast, Pacific

☆ Ron Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dead at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Los Angeles Associated Press —Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86. While Ron Ely was not quite as well-known as Johnny Weismuller, the Olympic swimmer who played Tarzan in movies in the 1930s and 1940s, Ely helped form the image of the shirtless, loincloth-wearing character further immortalized by Disney. “He was an actor, writer, coach, mentor, family man and leader,” Kirsten Ely said in an Instagram post. Ron Ely, who was home during the stabbing, challenged the prosecutor’s report that his son’s shooting was justified. You do Tarzan and you are stamped for life’,” Ely told the Daily Express.

Persons: Ron Ely, ”, Ely’s, Kirsten Casale Ely, Johnny Weismuller, Ely, ” Kirsten Ely, Valerie Lundeen Ely, Santa Barbara, Cameron Ely, John Burris, “, that’s, Valerie, I, didn’t, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Mike Henry, ” Ely, Henry, ’, Doc Savage, Jake Sands, Kaitland Ely Organizations: Angeles Associated Press, NBC, Associated Press, Disney, Miss America, London’s Daily Express, Daily Express Locations: Los Alamos , California, Santa Barbara County, Santa, Miss Florida, American, Brazil, Beach, ”, Hereford , Texas, Amarillo

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