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Stock Markets Today: US markets cool from records - Fortune U.S. markets were less sunny at close on Friday than in Asia, where stocks continued to rally on economic stimulus measures out of Beijing amid news that Japan’s former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba would become the country’s next prime minister. Still, all U.S. indexes were up from where they were five days ago as optimism on cooling inflation and consumer spending have portfolios on the move.
The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 riseThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.33% Friday on Federal Reserve news about inflation as well as economic data showing strong sentiment among U.S. consumers. But the Nasdaq closed down 0.39% and the S&P 500 was down 0.13%, after hitting all-time-highs yesterday. Shares of Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) slid significantly Friday after the Justice Department announced that the company would pay nearly $20 million to settle allegations of improper billing. The company also broke the news to investors today that it was sent a request for information by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and it received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri related to its admissions, length of stay and billing practices. Popular stock Nvidia was down 2.13% on Friday, while Rocket Lab USA Inc. climbed 12.54% following news it completed its second Pioneer spacecraft.
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IndiaIndia is the next great cheese frontier - WSJ I was in my early teens in the early 1990s when I began pestering my mother for a treat that everyone in America, from President Clinton to Spider-Man, seemed to eat pretty much daily. Living in Bombay (now Mumbai), my understanding of American mores came almost entirely from comic books and news reports, but I could be persuasive. Finally, my mother relented. We would make pizza. India
IndiaWorkout burnout, extreme diets: The pressure to stay fit is making Gen Z illYou might disagree, but the truth is that many of us don’t hit the gym or push ourselves during workout sessions solely for fitness. A significant part of our motivation revolves around our image. More than just staying healthy, we often focus on how others perceive us, the likes a ripped photo can garner on social media, and the compliments that come our way because of our hard work. IndiaEat your water too, not just drink itFrom your mom to social media influencers to even your smartphone, it seems like everyone's constantly reminding you to stay hydrated. But let's be honest—how much water do you actually drink each day? Probably not enough, right?
IndiaTirupati: The famed holy sweet in an unsavoury row in IndiaThe controversy erupted last week when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that lab reports had shown that laddus offered to the deity and then distributed to devotees every day at the famous Tirupati temple in the state were contaminated with animal and vegetable fat. India
IndiaAviation boom | India set to see three new homegrown airlines take the skies in 2025 - CNBC TV18Here's some great news for domestic travellers. Indian is set to see three new homegrown airlines take the skies. The domestic civil aviation sector will see three new passenger air carriers launch operations early next year and it purely to cash on the boom in air travel, which posted a healthy 23.57% year-on-year growth, propelled primarily by domestic departures in 2023. Over the past two months, three companies — Air Kerala, Alhindair, both from the Southern Indian state of Kerala and Shankh Air in Uttar Pradesh have been granted the necessary No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Civil Aviation Ministry and are now in the process of getting the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) or flying permit which will allow them to start commercial flight services on scheduled routes. IndiaRicha Chadha, Guneet Monga, and Kiran Rao on the stories of women, by womenHeeramandi and Laapataa Ladies seemingly have little in common. Sure, they are primarily women-led projects. But, while one is a period drama about the lives of courtesans set in its namesake red-light district in Lahore, the other is a modern-day satire set in fictional Nirmal Pradesh, following the journey of two women who get swapped in a train because of their veiled wedding attire. One thing they do have in common, however, is that at their centre is the idea of freedom—specifically, of women wanting to create their own destiny.
IndiaWho was Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah? Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli attack - Times of IndiaAt TOI World Desk, our dedicated team of seasoned journalists and passionate writers tirelessly sifts through the vast tapestry of global events to bring you the latest news and diverse perspectives round the clock. With an unwavering commitment to accuracy, depth, and timeliness, we strive to keep you informed about the ever-evolving world, delivering a nuanced understanding of international affairs to our readers. Join us on a journey across continents as we unravel the stories that shape our interconnected world.Read More Work
WorkWorkHow to Work for a Boss Who Always Changes Their Mind - Harvard Business Review Working for a leader who always changes their mind is a maddening yet common experience. When the strategy is perpetually changing, its challenging to be enthusiastic about the strategy du jour. When rework is viewed as inevitable, high effort is difficult to justify. A leader who constantly changes their mind will often leave behind an emotional wake of resentment. While you cant control your bosss behavior, five strategies can help you decrease the number of unwelcome pivots.
WorkThe Malcolm Gladwell rule: how to succeed while annoying critics - The Economist YOU KNOW what youre getting when you open a book by Malcolm Gladwell. It will centre around a modestly counterintuitive argument: being huge and strong is often a disadvantage, for instance, or talent and genius are overrated. Evidence for this thesis will be broken into around ten chapters, each containing a combination of briskly written reportage, historical anecdote and social science that draws out unexpected connectionsbetween, for instance, Lawrence of Arabia and a girls basketball team, or a high-achieving school district and the wild-cheetah population. Readers will finish the book feeling better informed about how the world works. Work WorkWorkSmall Businesses Will Play Key Roles in Rebounding From Hurricane Helene - Inc.com Owners and employees of small companies across Florida and Georgia are among the millions of people now seeking shelter from Hurricane Helene, which began battering residents with winds of up to 140 mph when it made landfall late Thursday. Having now weakened to a still powerful tropical storm, the extreme weather system will continue moving north. When it breaks up, the ensuing calm will eventually allow entrepreneurs to begin the work of digging themselves out -- and helping their communities return to normal life. WorkWorkThe cultural power of the anti-woke tech broIf, in the year 2010, someone asked you to conjure an image of the average libertarian, theres a good chance youd envision former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who was, for decades, the ideologys most famous representative. WorkHow AlphaChip transformed computer chip designToday, we’re publishing a Nature addendum that describes more about our method and its impact on the field of chip design. We’re also releasing a pre-trained checkpoint, sharing the model weights and announcing its name: AlphaChip. WorkWorkWorkMeta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintextMeta officials said at the time that the error was found during a routine security review of the company’s internal network data storage practices. They went on to say that they uncovered no evidence that anyone internally improperly accessed the passcodes or that the passcodes were ever accessible to people outside the company. WorkWhat I tell people new to on-call | nicole@webThe first time I went on call as a software engineer, it was exciting—and ultimately traumatic.Since then, I've had on-call experiences at multiple other jobs and have grown to really appreciate it as part of the role.As I've progressed through my career, I've gotten to help establish on-call processes and run some related trainings. WorkMoving Bricks: Money-Laundering Practices in the Online Scam IndustryJingjing invited me to her office and asked me to wait for her to finish work before we headed out to dinner together.[1] At the time, she was working in a third-party payment company—what, in the jargon of the money-laundering industry, is known as a ‘gateway’ (通道, tongdao). Like another similar enterprise I had previously visited, their premises was in a dozen hotel rooms above a casino in Sihanoukville that were rented monthly. The managers had replaced the beds with desks and now the business was up and running. As I sat on the couch waiting for Jingjing, the office was filled with the rapid and frequent tapping of keyboards and the constant notification alerts of new Telegram messages. It felt like I had entered the trading hall of a traditional stock exchange, but the work being performed here was very different. The job of Jingjing and her colleagues was to match the right buyers (‘clients’, 客户) and sellers (‘account providers’, 账户供应商) and facilitate transactions in exchange for a commission. WorkWorkWill Plants Grow on the Moon?The plants—a mustard cress, a type of brassica, and a duckweed that grows in ponds—are part of the LEAF project, and will be placed on the moon’s surface when NASA’s Artemis III mission arrives there in the near future—possibly as soon as 2026. The plants will be transported in a “growth chamber” containing air, heat, and internal lights, but they will be exposed to lunar gravity and most types of lunar radiation. WorkThe sexiest mens fragrance in 2024 isfloral? - WSJ Women stop Jacob Jiang, a fashion-design student, on the streets of London all the time. Not to inquire about his Rick Owens jeans, but about his scent—Do Son, by Diptyque—which they want for themselves and the men in their lives. “I think they like it because it’s not a scent used by most dudes," Jiang, 25, said of the unisex fragrance he picked up three years ago. Featuring tuberose, a white bloom with an intense aroma, it reminds him of “a bamboo forest." WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkA Psychologist Debunks 3 Unhelpful Myths About Gentle ParentingIf you have ever ventured into parent social media or “Parent Tok,” you have undoubtedly heard the term gentle parenting. Theoretically, this balanced parenting style centers around respecting your child’s individuality while setting age-appropriate boundaries. WorkCan AI show compassion? Teaching AI to care may teach us to be more human ourselvesIn 1859, Charles Darwin unveiled a theory of Evolution that shook the scientific world: the survival of the fittest, where nature thrives on ruthless competition and efficiency. This dog-eat-dog approach profoundly influenced how millions perceive progress for over a century—we celebrated competition (at the expense of compassion) as the engine of evolution. WorkThe Download: safer space travel, and generative AI in video gamesLong-distance space travel can wreak havoc on human health. There’s radiation and microgravity to contend with, as well as the psychological toll of isolation and confinement. Research on identical twin astronauts has also revealed a slew of genetic changes that happen when a person spends a year in space.That’s why some bioethicists are exploring the idea of radical treatments for future astronauts. Once we’ve figured out all the health impacts of space travel, they argue, we should edit the genomes of astronauts ahead of launch to offer them the best protection. Some have even suggested this might result in the creation of an all-new species: Homo spatialis. WorkWorkCleared by Fire - The New Yorker 2024 Cond Nast. All rights reserved. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Ad Choices WorkWorkIran, Trump, and the Third Assassination PlotAsif Merchant was arrested on July 12. He had just loaded his luggage into his ride to the airport, commencing a journey either to his wife and children in Iran or to a different wife and children in his native Pakistan. In weeks of secretly recorded conversations with a federal informant, Merchant had confided that he had families in both countries. He also, according to an FBI affidavit, said he had come to America to arrange the assassination of a political person. WorkWork'An unmistakable stab at the USSR': Could Amadeus be the most misunderstood Oscar winner ever?For his part, Abraham is candid about what he believes are the more contemporary political stakes of the film, as he told the BBC in June. "Think about how many Americans now idolise Putin. These autocrats are suddenly celebrated again. It's disheartening, truly demoralising, but if Amadeus can help us see our current predicament through fresh eyes, that shows you how powerfully its message still resonates." WorkWorkThe True Costs of America's Gun ObsessionEconomists have a word for such unintended consequences: “externalities.” The classic example in Econ 101 is pollution. Oil and coal power much of the world (a direct benefit), but burning them also emits pollution that makes people sick and warms the planet (a negative externality). To weigh the costs and benefits of burning fossil fuels, we need to appreciate their externalities. WorkThe American Drug Mules Smuggling Fentanyl Into the U.S.Since 2019, when Mexico overtook China to become the dominant supplier of fentanyl in the United States, cartels have been flooding the country with the synthetic opioid. The amount of fentanyl crossing the border has increased tenfold in the past five years. Mexico has been the source of almost all of the fentanyl seized by U.S. law enforcement in recent years. WorkWorkWorkWorkWarren Buffett Sold 11 Stocks in Q2. But 1 Is Still a No-Brainer Buy for Income Investors.Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Chevron, and ExxonMobil. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Chevron, and Snowflake. The Motley Fool recommends T-Mobile US. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. WorkOpenAI changes policy to allow military applications | TechCrunchOur policy does not allow our tools to be used to harm people, develop weapons, for communications surveillance, or to injure others or destroy property. There are, however, national security use cases that align with our mission. For example, we are already working with DARPA to spur the creation of new cybersecurity tools to secure open source software that critical infrastructure and industry depend on. It was not clear whether these beneficial use cases would have been allowed under “military” in our previous policies. So the goal with our policy update is to provide clarity and the ability to have these discussions. |
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