Category: News
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ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: BOJ: loose policy still needed. HK stocks pullback.
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High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading involves a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates more risk and exposure to loss. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience and risk tolerance. You may lose some or…
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Billionaire Investor Who Predicted 2000, 2008 Crashes Says Market Euphoria Will Top Soon, Warns Of ‘Black Swan Event’
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Billionaire investor who predicted crashes in 2000 and 2008 says market euphoria will peak soon, warns of ‘black swan event’ Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Mark SpitznagelThe co-founder of Universa Investments believes that the stock market is in…
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AI will radically change every job in the next year, Indeed CEO says
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On this episode of Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast, host Diane Brady talks to Indeed CEO Chris Hyams. The interview was conducted live in front of an audience at Deloitte’s Next Generation CEO Program. During the discussion, the conversation covered Hyams’ nontraditional route to the C-suite, which included jobs at an adolescent psychiatric hospital and…
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145 factories face closure over Nairobi River pollution
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The Ministry of Environment has warned that it will close 145 factories and slaughterhouses over dumping solid waste into the Nairobi River. This comes as Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Aden Duale, announced the recruitment of 10,000 youth to clean up the polluted Nairobi River. Duale told the National Assembly’s Defence,…
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Why Hiring People with ADHD is a Smart Business Move
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Earlier this year, John Higginson was diagnosed with adult-onset ADHD. Getting a diagnosis of neurodivergence was a big step for him. It took a long process and input from family members dating back to his childhood. But when telling people his big news, the most common reaction was to tell…
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Israel’s population almost 10m on eve of 5785
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Israel’s population rose by 1.2%, or 118,000, over the past year to just over 9.9 million, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports. Israel’s population rose by 1.2%, or 118,000, over the past year to just over 9.9 million, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports. 7.689 million (78.6%) of Israel’s citizens…
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Colombia stocks lower at close of trade; COLCAP down 0.44% By Investing.com
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Investing.com – Shares in Colombia rose after the close on Wednesday, as losses in sectors led shares lower. At the end of trading in Colombia, it fell by 0.44%, reaching its lowest level in a month. The best performers of the session were etb (BVC:), which rose in value by…
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US port strike disrupts hamburger supplies, frozen seafood
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By Tom Polancik and P.J. Hofstadter CHICAGO (Reuters) – A strike by dockworkers at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports is blocking imports of beef that restaurants and retailers increasingly rely on to make hamburgers because of limited domestic supplies, traders and industry members said. The labor strike is…
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How Biden could use a 1947 law to suspend the dockworkers’ strike
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Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke the 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dock workers that has led to… Closing 36 American ports From Maine to Texas. At issue is Section 206 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, commonly…
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Emerging key issues in new university funding model
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On September 16, President William Ruto appointed a 129-member committee to address problems fueling resistance to the new university funding model. The committee, chaired by Professor Japheth Meshini Ntiba – former Principal Secretary, was tasked with reviewing the new funding model, analyzing student appeals, assessing the structure of student loans…
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Birmingham Makes History with Its First-Ever Legal Whiskey: Spirit of Birmingham
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Birmingham has reached a historic milestone with the launch of its first ever legal whisky, made by brothers Anthony Dillon and Joanie Doyle. After years of dedication and overcoming challenges, their distillery, Spirit of Birmingham, has officially put the city in the global whiskey spotlight. Founded during the early days…
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California governor signs law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes
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Starting next year, restaurant patrons in the western US state of California will be able to smoke cannabis in certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing the establishment of “cannabis cafes” similar to those spread in the Netherlands. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Monday allowing…
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California governor signs law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes
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Starting next year, restaurant patrons in the western US state of California will be able to smoke cannabis in certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing the establishment of “cannabis cafes” similar to those spread in the Netherlands. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Monday allowing…
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Court sides with KRA in Mombasa land ownership row with trader
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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been given a reprieve after the Environment and Lands Court declared it the legal owner of a piece of land in Mombasa, which was also claimed by an individual and charged to a bank for a Sh42 million loan. . Justice Nelly Mathika directed…
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Innovate UK urged to shift focus from grants to strategic investments in tech firms
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Innovate UK’s incoming interim chief executive, Stella Pace, is being encouraged to transform the £1.1bn-a-year innovation agency into a more investment-focused body, according to Cambridge University-based entrepreneur Euan Kirk. Kirk, who also serves on the board of BAE Systems and heads Deeptech Labs in Cambridge, suggests Innovate UK should move…
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Innovate UK urged to shift focus from grants to strategic investments in tech firms
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Innovate UK’s incoming interim chief executive, Stella Pace, is being encouraged to transform the £1.1bn-a-year innovation agency into a more investment-focused body, according to Cambridge University-based entrepreneur Euan Kirk. Kirk, who also serves on the board of BAE Systems and heads Deeptech Labs in Cambridge, suggests Innovate UK should move…