Category: Business
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China laments ‘garbage time of history’ as economy comes off peak and growth model hits dead end, expert says
[ad_1] People in China are so discouraged about the economic outlook that many have taken to social media to call it the “garbage time of history,” referring to the end of NBA games when the result is settled and players go through the motions until time runs out. Use of the phrase earned rebukes from…
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Norfolk Southern board probing CEO over alleged inappropriate workplace relationship, CNBC reports
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Norfolk Southern’s board is examining allegations that CEO Alan Shaw engaged in an inappropriate workplace relationship, CNBC reported on Sunday citing three people familiar with the matter. Norfolk Southern did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment. The probe is in its early stages, and it is possible that no…
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Here are the real filming locations used in Netflix’s new murder-mystery series ‘The Perfect Couple,’ which is set on Nantucket Island
[ad_1] Netflix’s new murder-mystery series, “The Perfect Couple,” is set on Nantucket Island, MA. However, the majority of filming took place in nearby Cape Cod. Actor Eve Hewson described filming the show as like being at a “New England summer camp.” Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re…
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‘Throuples’ dating app Feeld nearly doubles turnover to £39.5m
[ad_1] A dating app aimed at alternative relationships nearly doubled its revenues last year as non-monogamous, queer and kinky users helped the UK-based business expand its reach across the world. Feeld, founded by an entrepreneur couple in an open relationship, has said it is “on a mission to elevate the human experience of sexuality and…
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Rich Americans are taking over this part of Portugal, and home prices are soaring
[ad_1] The Algarve, the sunny southern coast of Portugal, is more popular than ever with visitors, and the region’s housing market is booming as a result. Real estate agency Savills says that in the past year, prices for prime properties in the Algarve have risen by more than 30%. Agents say the tourism wave is pushing up purchases, especially by…
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Santander to insist UK workers are in office three days a week
[ad_1] Santander has joined the ranks of employers herding reluctant British workers back to the coalface, telling office staff they must turn up in person for at least three days a week on average. While the bank’s back-office staff will still be able to work from home more regularly than before the pandemic, the minimum…
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HSBC on hiring spree to drive UK wealth division ambitions
[ad_1] HSBC is recruiting hundreds of bankers to serve rich clients in the UK as it looks to head off growing competition from British rivals and take a larger slice of the wealth management market. Europe’s biggest bank is hoping to fortify the UK arm of its wealth and private banking operations by bulking up…
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Liz Cheney urges Republicans to vote for Kamala Harris, argues not voting would help Donald Trump
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Sunday that if dissident Republicans want to defeat former President Donald Trump this fall, they should actually cast votes for Vice President Kamala Harris rather than writing in other names or not voting at all. With the race a virtual dead heat, not voting or writing…
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Trump calls Elon Musk by wrong name as his biographer says the candidate is ‘hyper-aware’ voters are doubting his mental acuity
[ad_1] Former president Donald Trump mistakenly called Elon Musk by the wrong name at a rally in Wisconsin on Saturday. The former president referred to Musk as “Leon” while praising the SpaceX CEO over his plan to bring two stranded astronauts back from the International Space Station. “Boeing had a little hard time, so they…
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‘Can’t live without it’: alarm at Musk’s Starlink dominance in Brazil’s Amazon
[ad_1] The helicopter swooped into one of the most inaccessible corners of the Amazon rainforest. Brazilian special forces commandos leaped from its metal skids into the caiman-inhabited waters below. Their target, lurking in the woodland along Brazil’s Bóia River, was a hulking steel mining dredge, caught red-handed as it drilled into the riverbed, pulverising it…