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ECB’s Guindos Warns Market Against ‘Wishful Thinking’ on Economy
ECB’s Guindos Warns Market Against ‘Wishful Thinking’ on Economy
European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said investors may not be fully pricing the risk of
2023-11-22 19:30
Elon Musk's father Errol slams media 'hit job' after reports claim Tesla CEO uses drugs to cope with depression
Elon Musk's father Errol slams media 'hit job' after reports claim Tesla CEO uses drugs to cope with depression
Errol Musk called a recent article about his son's alleged drug habit as 'utter BS' and said it contained 'blatant inaccuracies'
2023-09-04 16:37
Basel defies forecast of art market slowdown
Basel defies forecast of art market slowdown
The Basel contemporary art fair this week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven...
2023-06-17 01:45
The Paris summit on finance and climate comes to an end. Time for concrete steps?
The Paris summit on finance and climate comes to an end. Time for concrete steps?
The aim of a two-day climate and finance summit in Paris was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries better tackle issues like poverty and climate change
2023-06-23 12:10
MTG March of the Machine: How to Pre-Order
MTG March of the Machine: How to Pre-Order
Magic's set after enxt, March of the Machine, releases April 21. Players can pre-order packs from Amazon or their local game stores.
1970-01-01 08:00
Today’s beloved meteorologist Al Roker goes missing from NBC show after hinting at retirement on-air
Today’s beloved meteorologist Al Roker goes missing from NBC show after hinting at retirement on-air
Al Roker's co-host Craig Melvin updated the fans about his whereabouts
2023-08-22 11:54
News firms seek transparency, collective negotiation over content use by AI makers - letter
News firms seek transparency, collective negotiation over content use by AI makers - letter
By Yuvraj Malik A group of the world's biggest news media organizations called for revised regulations on the
2023-08-09 23:54
Musk’s Twitter takeover sparks mass exodus of climate experts
Musk’s Twitter takeover sparks mass exodus of climate experts
Around half of the Twitter users who actively posted about climate and environmental issues have left the social media platform since Elon Musk took over, new research has found, raising concerns over the “troubling implications” of this mass exodus. The research, published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution on Tuesday, says that nearly half of Twitter users who identified as environmentally oriented had ceased being active on the platform. The authors of the study analysed the sample of 380,000 users who tweeted about climate and environment at least once in 15 days. The study found that within six months of take over by Mr Musk, around 47.5 per cent of these users became inactive. For comparison, the researchers also looked at a control group of 458,000 users who tweeted about US politics, and found that only 21 per cent of these users became inactive in the same period. The research took place between December 2022 and May 2023 and was led by Charlotte Chang, assistant professor of biology and environmental analysis at Pomona College. Researchers say this mass exodus shows the changes in Twitter’s ownership and how the platform is run has real-world impact. “Twitter has been the dominant social media platform for diverse environmental interests to communicate and organise around advocacy goals, exchange ideas and research and new opportunities for collaboration,” the authors wrote. “Currently there is nothing on the horizon to replace it, putting at risk robust idea-sharing on topics such as extreme weather disaster responses, preservation of biodiversity and climate change.” The social media giant, now called “X”, has gone through a series of shake-ups and changes since the Tesla founder bought the platform in October 2022. However, the platform has long stood as a vital source for real-time information and public mobilisation. Recent findings suggest that hate speech has increased substantially after the Twitter sale and that engagement increased much more markedly for contentious right-wing actors, the study notes. Researchers say changes since Twitter’s acquisition likely have ripple effects for other user segments as well, such as the climate policy sphere, or future disaster response after extreme weather events. Read More Google is profiting from climate misinformation on YouTube, report finds ‘Propaganda to infect children’s minds’: Climate misinformation textbook mailed to 8,000 US science teachers Fossil fuel lobby waged $4m disinformation campaign during climate summit, report finds
2023-08-16 20:40
Factbox-U.S. debt ceiling deal: Stocks that could benefit
Factbox-U.S. debt ceiling deal: Stocks that could benefit
NEW YORK Here are some stocks that could benefit, according to analysts at U.S. brokerage BTIG, if U.S.
2023-05-30 23:21
Julian Nagelsmann reveals key differences between USMNT and Mexico
Julian Nagelsmann reveals key differences between USMNT and Mexico
Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann reveals the key differences between the USMNT and Mexico.
2023-10-16 04:15
US economy adds 209,000 jobs, unemployment rate stays the same
US economy adds 209,000 jobs, unemployment rate stays the same
The US economy added 209,000 jobs in the month of June, far lower than expectations, though wage growth remained resilient, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The number comes a day after ADP said that the economy added 497,000 jobs last month, far higher than the actual number reported by the US government. In addition, the BLS revised the jobs report from April from 294,000 jobs added down to 217,000 jobs and 339,000 jobs added in May down to 306,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked down from 3.7 per cent in May to 3.6 per cent in June. At the same time, hourly earnings remained robust, increasing 0.4 per cent in June and 4.4 per cent in the past 12 months. Unemployment for white people ticked down slightly from 3.3 per cent in May to 3.1 per cent in June. But jobless rates for other major groups including adult men, adult women, teenagers, Black, Asian and Hispanic workers remained unchanged. President Joe Biden, who has in recent days been touting his economic record with a series of appearances across the US, said in a statement that the continued job growth represents “Bidenomics in action” and pointed out that the 13.2 million jobs added to the US economy since the start of his term is more than any president has overseen in a full four-year term. “The unemployment rate has now remained below 4 percent for 17 months in a row—the longest stretch since the 1960s. The share of working-age Americans who have jobs is at the highest level in over 20 years. Inflation has come down by more than half. We are seeing stable and steady growth,” he said. “That’s Bidenomics—growing the economy by creating jobs, lowering costs for hardworking families, and making smart investments in America”. The news comes despite the fact that the Federal Reserve paused raising interest rates last month after it had consistently done so to cool down a hot labour market as a way to ease inflation. Increased jobs typically coincide with higher inflation given that employed consumers have more demand in the economy. Employment in government led the job increases, adding 60,000 jobs during June followed by health care, which added 41,000 jobs and social assistance, which added 24,000 jobs. But retail trade employment shed 11,000 jobs, while building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers lost 10,000 jobs. Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers lost 5,000 jobs. The decidedly mixed jobs report comes as Mr Biden has attempted to tout his economic record, adopting the term “Bidenomics” to describe his policies such as the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed last year. On Thursday, he visited South Carolina to talk about his record and tout the fact that the United States attracted almost half a billion dollar private investment in manufacturing. “It’s historic, and it’s Bidenomics in action,” he said. “Instead of exporting jobs to cheaper labor costs -- what we did for decades -- we’re creating jobs here and exporting American product.” Read More Biden touts his economic record in fiery speech: ‘Guess what – Bidenomics is working’ Watch: Antony Blinken visits China for high-stakes meeting after ‘spy balloon’ Biden administration says judge's social media order could cause 'grave harm' Trump’s ex-press sec’y says there’s ‘no way’ White House cocaine is Hunter Biden’s NATO leaders set to offer Ukraine major support package but membership is off the table for now The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources
2023-07-07 22:30
AI Firm Cohere Raises $270 Million With Oracle, Nvidia Backing
AI Firm Cohere Raises $270 Million With Oracle, Nvidia Backing
Artificial intelligence startup Cohere has raised $270 million from a mix of venture capital and strategic investors including
2023-06-08 20:00